Pen Tester – 7 Safe Permanent

Job Description

7Safe, a PA Group company, has an established pedigree in providing university accredited training courses and is looking for a talented and ambitious individual who is capable of developing and delivering our Ethical Hacking curriculum. The role is based near Cambridge, UK and you will be required to:

• Develop and maintain course material for five interactive, classroom training courses in application, infrastructure, and wireless hacking.
• Deliver the above courses either from our purpose built training centre near Cambridge or at client site in the UK or abroad.
• Develop and deliver customised training / workshops for clients, tailored to meet their specific requirements.
• Enhance our on-line training program, by providing the technical direction and input required to extend our reach across the globe.
• Work alongside 7Safe’s established penetration testing team performing client security assessments both in the UK and abroad.
• Keep up-to-date with top security techniques, trends and best practices.
• Research and Develop new security technologies and techniques.

What 7Safe  /PA can offer you:

• An opportunity to deal with a variety of clients across virtually all industry sectors with a requirement for both customised and out-of-the-box IT security training.
• The opportunity to develop and enhance an established and growing training practice.
• Daily interaction with a dedicated team of passionate penetration testing experts, as well as senior IT consulting experts within 7Safe and PA Consulting Group.
• An opportunity for an adaptable career development and training plan that can be fine-tuned to your personal needs.
• A transparent career path where your advancement is measured objectively, enabling you to achieve your full potential.

Job Requirements

Requirements

• Proven competence in the design, delivery and evaluation of training and development material.
• A thorough understanding of the principles of all aspects of ethical hacking for applications, infrastructure and wireless networks. Knowledge of networking & communications protocols and hardware, web technologies, foot-printing and exploitation techniques, common vulnerabilities, malware and exploits (this list is not exhaustive!).
• An enthusiastic and proactive approach, not only to the technical aspects of the course material, but also to ensuring that our clients are educated and motivated sufficiently to improve their own security posture.
• An ability to relate technical content to current cyber incidents or headlines and to support that content with anecdotal evidence from previous experiences.
• A minimum of three years’ proven experience of performing a variety of penetration tests, ideally combined with delivering interactive training in a class-room environment.
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills and the desire to teach, capability of working with staff at all levels.
• Demonstrable relevant soft skills and / or vocational experience.
• University degree in software engineering, computer forensics, IT security, computer science or equivalent.
• Ability to adapt to changing circumstances and cope with stressful situations.
• Good problem solving skills and a ‘can do’ attitude.
• The flexibility to work with people of different nationalities and cultures.
• CREST or any other equivalent certification would be an advantage.
• Ability to travel in the UK and overseas if needed, as courses will sometimes be delivered at the customer’s premises.
• The flexibility and willingness to ‘go the extra mile’ to meet challenging deadlines.

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