CyberCX - Penetration Tester - Canberra

The Penetration Tester is responsible for carrying out penetration testing, vulnerability assessment activities, and any other security activities with oversight/support from a more senior team member and providing security expertise to CyberCX clients.

Key Roles & Responsibilities

Deliver application, network, systems, and infrastructure penetration tests for customers. Able to perform the top five and emerging STA services offered by the Practice to a high standard with adequate supervision

Prepare high quality reports detailing security issues, making recommendations, and identifying solutions, contribute to presentations and discussions with customers around testing performed, key results, recommendations, and the next steps

Build and promote strong, long-lasting relationships with a diverse range of customers, and identify and explore opportunities within existing and new customers

Ensure that KPIs around client expectation management, delivery deadlines, quality of work and deliverables etc are met, including conducting quality management

Share knowledge and support STA team members to up/cross skill in hard and soft skills

Contribute to a culture of empowerment, collaboration, and accountability through consistent employee engagement

Assist with R&D, innovation, and practice improvement activities, under supervision

Actively collaborate across CyberCX, and continuously look for ways to add value. Facilitate communication, partnerships and cross-pollination across the business to allow teams to better engage and service customers

Meet utilisation targets and ensure on-budget delivery

Preferred Qualifications, Experience & Skills

Tertiary qualification in information systems, software development or a similar field, or equivalent industry experience

Penetration testing certifications such as OSCP preferred but not essential

A minimum of 2 years as a security testing practitioner / cyber practitioner in which you have developed capability in managing client expectations, time management, technical delivery and report writing

Effective stakeholder engagement and communication skills

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Skilled in responding to setbacks in an agile and resilient manner