Lead Penetration Testing & Red Team Manager

Risk Associates Pvt. Ltd.; Karachi Division; On-site; PKR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Risk Associates Pvt. Ltd. in Pakistan seeks an Assistant Manager to lead end-to-end penetration testing and red team engagements for national and international clients.

You will oversee resource planning, project delivery, and practice management across Banking, Oil & Gas, Telecom, and Government sectors, applying PCI-DSS, SWIFT, NIST CSF, and ISO/IEC 27001 standards. Strong leadership and stakeholder communication are essential for executive reports.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in vulnerability assessment and penetration testing (VAPT).
• Knowledge of PCI-DSS, SWIFT, NIST CSF, ISO/IEC 27001.
• Expertise with security tools and developing custom scripts.
• Experience leading IT security consulting teams and projects.
• Strong written and verbal communication for executive reports.
• Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/Info Security.
• 4–6 years of experience.
• Required: OSCP, CRTP, GPEN, or LPT. Preferred: CRTA, CEH.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end penetration testing and red teaming engagements.
• Oversee resource planning, project delivery, and practice management.
• Conduct assessments against global standards and frameworks.
• Develop technical roadmaps and future-state defences for clients.
• Engage with technical and executive stakeholders across industries.

Skills

VAPT expertise

Attack vectors

Stakeholder comms

Team leadership

Executive reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/Info Security

Tools

Burp Suite

Metasploit

Nessus

Kali Linux

Job description

Risk Associates Pvt. Ltd. in Pakistan seeks an Assistant Manager to lead end-to-end penetration testing and red team engagements for national and international clients.

You will oversee resource planning, project delivery, and practice management across Banking, Oil & Gas, Telecom, and Government sectors, applying PCI-DSS, SWIFT, NIST CSF, and ISO/IEC 27001 standards. Strong leadership and stakeholder communication are essential for executive reports.