Penetration Tester - up to £750 a day inside ir35 - 14 months (extension highly likely) - Gloucestershire - one stage interview - fully onsite working - Sector: Aerospace & Defence

Yolk Recruitment are recruiting for a penetration tester too work with a global leader at the forefront of defence technology.

This is an exciting opportunity to work on a variety of projects at the forefront of pen testing.

Due to the security nature of the role the candidate must hold a current eDV security clearance on submission.

Reasonability's:

• Perform tests on applications, network devices, and cloud infrastructures
• Design and conduct simulated social engineering attacks
• Research and experiment with different types of attacks
• Develop methodologies for penetration testing
• Review code for security vulnerabilities
• Automate common testing techniques to improve efficiency
• Write technical and executive reports
• Validate security improvements with additional testing
• Analyse the overall business model and feedback areas of improvement

Core Skills:

• Hold a current eDV security clearance.
• Past or current experience in the CHECK scheme or a company that adheres to CHECK standards.
• Experience Reverse engineer malware or spam
• Demonstrable experience in security assessment methodologies. Proficient in the use of security assessment tools, including vulnerability assessment and security scanning tools.
• Strong knowledge of networking principles

Desirable Skills:

• Previous experience in the defence or aerospace industry