Penetration Tester

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We’ve amassed some of the best and brightest minds in cyber security who are passionate about protecting the digital world. Our team blends advanced technology alongside deep expertise to tackle the toughest cyber threats out there. Put simply, our mission is to stay ahead of the curve and create a safer digital landscape for our partners, and we think adding a Penetration Tester will up our cyber game.

SilverSky’s Cyber Security Advisory team consists of dedicated security professionals providing a strategic direction to our customers on the current state of their cyber security program and landscape. SilverSky is looking for a talented, passionate and adaptable individual to assist with our goal of providing valuable security engagements.

As part of SilverSky’s Cyber Security Advisory team, this position will primarily hold responsibility for supporting SilverSky’s consultancy services and our Pentest as a Service (PTaaS) offerings.

This is a remote-first opportunity that may include on-site opportunities in the UK, USA, and APAC.

What You'll Be Doing

• Deliver a wide range of services (dependent on skills and experience) and produce professional reports that stand out from the status quo.
• Support the delivery of our Cyber Security Program and PTaaS offerings.
• Work collaboratively and independently to provide professional services to our clients.
• Assist in team responsibilities such as (but not limited to) scoping, internal quality assurance of documents and client reports.
• Manage workload, which will consist of managing your pipeline of billed and unbilled projects.
• Shadow team members to gain exposure and training on broader testing services and skillsets.
• Conduct or assist with Capability Development projects for the team.
• Conduct approved research projects with the aim of progressing internal capabilities and/or disclosing reasonably with the vendor.

Additional duties may be assigned as required.

What Does it Take to Succeed in This Role

• Previous experience in cyber security and/or IT.
• Passionate about any of the following: hacking, cyber security, IT, application development, R&D, OSINT, CTFs.
• Knowledge of industry standard tools such as BurpSuite, Nessus Professional, NMAP, NetExec, and Metasploit.
• Pipeline/workload management (clients and projects).
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).

In addition to your technical expertise, we expect respect, opinions, and thoughtful input. 

What Would Be Great to Have

• Experience of scoping work.
• Client-facing experience.
• Delivered consultant-led services such as Internal and External Infrastructure Assessments, Web/API/Mobile Application Security Assessments, Cloud Security Reviews, Simulated Breach Assessments (VDI, Cloud, Physical Device).
• Deep knowledge on any of the following: IT, networking, operating systems, applications, programming paradigms, cloud, architecture.
• Self-sufficient/motivated/inquisitive/problem solver.

How We Work

Our three values define how we operate internally as well as externally:

• Vision - We embrace a forward-thinking mindset. Our team has a clear and inspiring picture of the future that helps drive our decisions towards creating and delivering world-class security services.
• Velocity - We have a bias for action. We move swiftly and with purpose toward our goals and objectives and can easily adapt (and adjust) along the way.
• Vigilance - We foster a culture of proactive awareness for our company and our customers, who trust us to be an extension of their team. We are always looking for areas where we can innovate, improve, fix, transform and revolutionize, which ensures the protection, safety and success of everyone at SilverSky.

Individuals that can act intelligently and confidently without an ego will thrive.

If this opportunity sounds interesting and you are passionate about redefining how the world thinks about cyber security, we want to hear from you. Apply now if you are interested in learning more about how we can change the rules of engagement, together.

About SilverSky

We are a global cyber security company with more than 20 years of professional experience in the industry. Our 300+ employees are on a mission to protect our customers with comprehensive, adaptive security services that maximize technology and automate responses, while empowering security analysts to hunt for threats, react and respond immediately. It’s the human enhanced response that differentiates SilverSky and allows us to create the most comprehensive managed detection and response (MxDR) solution in the industry by delivering on our Vision, Velocity, Vigilance philosophy. Follow us on X and LinkedIn to learn more.