Description
Role: Penetration Tester
Type: Contract
Location: Mons, Belgium
Clearance: NATO SECRET
Rate: £Competitive
This role will require you to perform a high amount of penetration tests in short time scales (almost one per week where you will need to provide detailed analysis). All of these have to be made with high precision and using various technologies (which requires a wide and detailed knowledge of many IT areas). Pressure for each of the tests is very high because of the risk placed in case of any vulnerability missed (especially at the operational level).
Essential Skills:
The successful candidate is required to meet the following mandatory requirements:
- Last 3-4 years as a Full time Penetration Tester
- Hands-on experience in script development related to penetration testing activities
- Experience in testing cryptographic implementations
- Up to date with latest penetration testing tools and technologies
- Ability to conduct penetration testing techniques, exploitation and post-exploitation
- Ability to define and scope penetration testing requirements
- Strong knowledge in Web application penetration testing
- Strong knowledge in Network penetration testing
- Source Code assessment skills in multiple language such as C, C#, PHP, ASP, Java etc
- Teamwork and adaptability with high integrity and work ethics; and a good communicator
Desirable Skills:
- Certified CHECK team member/leader or equivalent (Crest or TIGER or SANS GPEN or GXPN)
- Published security research/vulnerabilities (possibly with CVE attribution) or winner of CTF/bug bounty programs
- Tools Development (Shell Scripting, Python, Ruby, etc)
- Social Engineering skills
- Exploit development experience and ability to defeat protection mechanisms
- MUST HAVE CURRENT NATO SECRET CLEARANCE ideally with CTS in place, or you have the ability to obtain this
Candidates must hold valid UK Security Clearance or be able to attain the level of Clearance specified.
To apply please send a CV and covering letter outlining your suitability, salary requirements and availability to (see below)
In line with Asylum & Immigration Legislation, all applicants must be eligible to live and work in the EU. Documented evidence of eligibility will be required from candidates as part of the recruitment process. Furthermore, in view of the nature of the work, all potential employees will undergo stringent reference and identity checks.
CND Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.