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Offensive Security Tester Red Team

Hiring Organisation
Client Server
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
Salary
£50,000
Offensive Security Tester (Red Team) London/WFH to £70k Opportunity to progress your career as an Offensive Security Tester at a rapidly expanding scale-up software house that is developing a highly complex network cyber security platform; you'll be working on Greenfield projects, collaborating with … discover any issues with customer infrastructure and web applications. You'll be pro-active and will have the opportunity within Red Team testing to try anything and everything to outmanoeuvre the defenders and gain access to customer networks. WFH Policy: There's a remote interview/onboarding ...

Penetration Tester

Hiring Organisation
Ncounter
Location
Corsham, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£550 - £600 per day
Red Team Operator/Penetration Tester Ncounter is supporting a specialist Defence consultancy on two upcoming Red Team engagements within a major Defence programme. These are initial 3-month contracts, with a strong likelihood of extension, forming the first wave of a wider pipeline … focus of these engagements is true adversary simulation. Working from standard user credentials, you will help define and execute realistic Red Team activity, assessing how an attacker could infiltrate, move laterally, escalate privileges, and exfiltrate data within sensitive environments. You will play a key role in shaping ...

Penetration Tester

Hiring Organisation
Ncounter LTD
Location
Corsham, Wiltshire, South West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Red Team Operator/Penetration Tester (SC or DV Cleared) £550-600 p/d Ncounter is supporting a specialist Defence consultancy on two upcoming Red Team engagements within a major Defence programme. These are initial 3-month contracts, with a strong likelihood … focus of these engagements is true adversary simulation. Working from standard user credentials, you will help define and execute realistic Red Team activity, assessing how an attacker could infiltrate, move laterally, escalate privileges, and exfiltrate data within sensitive environments. You will play a key role in shaping ...

Penetration Tester - 6 months - Hybrid (Reading) - Inside IR35

Hiring Organisation
Hamilton Barnes
Location
Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
GBP Daily
client applications, wireless, social engineering, and physical security. Execute penetration testing projects using established methodologies, tools, and rules of engagement. Conduct red team assessments to identify gaps and weaknesses impacting organisational security posture. Identify, validate, and exploit security vulnerabilities across a wide range of systems and environments. … findings to industry standards. Essential Skills & Experience Strong hands-on experience delivering professional penetration testing engagements. Proficiency with penetration testing and red team tooling including Cobalt Strike, Caldera, Atomic Red Team, Pentera, Nessus, Burp Suite, Nmap, Kali Linux, and OSINT tools. Solid understanding ...

Pen Tester

Hiring Organisation
Stackstudio Digital Ltd
Location
Reading, Berkshire, South East, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
From £400 to £410 per day
Role We're looking for a Security Consultant/Senior Security Consultant with expertise in penetration testing. As part of our Cyber Security team, you shall perform penetration testing which includes internet, intranet, wireless, web application, social engineering and physical penetration testing. You shall also perform in-depth analysis … Wireless, Social Engineering and Physical Penetration Testing. Execute penetration testing projects using the established methodology, tools and rules of engagement. Execute red team assessments to highlight gaps impacting organizations' security postures. Identify and exploit security vulnerabilities in a wide array of systems in a variety of situations. ...

Offensive Security Analyst

Hiring Organisation
GAP Talent
Location
London Area, United Kingdom
excellent platform to develop technical depth while contributing to high-impact security engagements. The Role You will deliver penetration testing and red team engagements across client systems and applications, helping organisations identify vulnerabilities, strengthen their security posture and improve resilience against cyber threats. You’ll work closely … deliver clear, actionable security insight. Key Responsibilities Conduct penetration testing and offensive security engagements across networks, applications and platforms Support red team activities and adversary simulation exercises Identify, validate and communicate security vulnerabilities and associated business risk Contribute to vulnerability management and remediation support Stay ...

Penetration Tester

Hiring Organisation
Ncounter LTD
Location
Corsham, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
GBP Annual
Red Team Operator/Penetration Tester (SC or DV Cleared) £550-600 p/d Ncounter is supporting a specialist Defence consultancy on two upcoming Red Team engagements within a major Defence programme. These are initial 3-month contracts, with a strong likelihood ...

Lead Cybersecurity Incident Responder - IR, Cyber, - London

Hiring Organisation
Adecco
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Microsoft Defender/Sentinel, EDR platforms, timeline analysis, and cloud environments (Azure, AWS, or GCP). Exposure to penetration testing, including red team or purple team exercises, is advantageous. Ability to script or automate using Bash, Perl, Python, or PowerShell. Strong analytical mindset and familiarity with ...

Senior Offensive Security Engineers

Hiring Organisation
Lynx Recruitment Limited
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
Salary
£80,000
penetration testing tools (Burp Suite, Metasploit, custom scripts) Excellent communication and report writing skills Desirable: OSCP, CREST certifications Bug bounty participation Red team experience Cloud security testing (AWS, Azure, GCP) Active involvement in security community (CTFs, conferences, research) Company Culture: Technical excellence and deep fundamentals valued over ...

SC Cleared Business Analyst

Hiring Organisation
IO Associates
Location
Wiltshire, South West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract, Work From Home
Contract Rate
£400 - £425 per day + Hybrid Working and Outside IR35.
investment appraisal Required experience Strong Business Analysis background Some defence and cyber exposure High-level understanding of cyber & infrastructure concepts (e.g. red team/blue team, cyber ranges) Procurement/tendering experience highly desirable Target start: early January (post-BPSS) SC Cleared Business Analyst - Defence Location ...

Penetration Tester

Hiring Organisation
BPM Tech
Location
Bristol, Avon, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£30,000 - £65,000 per annum
most critical and challenging projects in the UK and beyond. The Role They’re looking for an experienced Penetration Tester to join their expert team in Bristol. You’ll be responsible for conducting advanced penetration tests, red team exercises, and vulnerability assessments, helping clients strengthen their … mobile app testing, reverse engineering, or malware analysis Audit experience (ISO27001, CTAS, CAS(T)) Mentoring or leadership capability Why Apply? Join a highly skilled team tackling complex cybersecurity challenges. This role offers real technical variety, professional growth, and the chance to make a tangible impact in the cyber sector.Interested ...

Senior Detection & Response Consultant

Hiring Organisation
Hamilton Barnes 🌳
Location
United Kingdom
networking, operating systems (Windows/Linux), and cloud security fundamentals. Experience auditing, testing, and verifying security posture across enterprise environments. Offensive security mindset (red teaming or pentesting knowledge) to inform defensive strategies. Comfortable operating as a senior, client-facing technical consultant. 3+ years’ relevant experience (Senior Consultant ...

PERM GCP Cloud Security Engineer - GCP, AWS, Azure, Python, Bash, IAM, Terraform, Automation

Hiring Organisation
Scope AT Limited
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
GBP Annual
current risks and threats to Cloud infrastructure and/or IT infrastructures at technical and managerial levels. Ability to conduct Red Team security testing tasks in GCP to continuously assess security posture in GCP platform Drive Identity and Access Management (IAM), configuration management, and monitoring strategy ...

Senior Security Researcher

Hiring Organisation
Xact Placements Limited
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£70,000 - £95,000 per annum
TTPs and attack modern infrastructure Researching cutting-edge attack vectors across cloud, SaaS, web stacks, and internet-exposed infrastructure Partnering with Red Team Engineers to scale and automate your discoveries so nothing gets wasted (Optional but encouraged) Presenting your research at industry conferences — with full company support … enabled to do your best work Huge growth – this scale-up is in hypergrowth mode, with internal promotion baked into the culture World-class team – collaborate with some of the sharpest offensive minds in the industry This isn’t just another pentesting job. It’s your chance to push ...

Senior Security Consultant

Hiring Organisation
Xact Placements Limited
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£70,000 - £95,000 per annum
TTPs and attack modern infrastructure Researching cutting-edge attack vectors across cloud, SaaS, web stacks, and internet-exposed infrastructure Partnering with Red Team Engineers to scale and automate your discoveries so nothing gets wasted (Optional but encouraged) Presenting your research at industry conferences — with full company support … enabled to do your best work Huge growth – this scale-up is in hypergrowth mode, with internal promotion baked into the culture World-class team – collaborate with some of the sharpest offensive minds in the industry This isn’t just another pentesting job. It’s your chance to push ...

Cyber Security Consultant

Hiring Organisation
Get Staffed Online Recruitment
Location
Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, East Midlands, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
Salary
£45,000
Perform vulnerability assessments and risk-based testing using industry best practices. Validate findings, reproduce issues, and advise on realistic remediation. Support red team/adversarial simulation exercises where appropriate. Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus: Conduct Cyber Essentials readiness reviews , gap assessments, and remediation guidance. Lead Cyber … security testing (esp. Cyber Essentials/CE+). Full UK Driving Licence. Desirable Skills and Certifications: CREST CRT/CCRT/CCT or CHECK Team Member . OSCP/OSWE/OSEP/GPEN/eCPPT/similar. Experience with secure code review, SAST/DAST pipelines, or DevSecOps. ...

Penetration Tester

Hiring Organisation
Damia Group Ltd
Location
Wokingham, Berkshire, South East, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£400 - £500 per day
applications, networks, APIs, and mobile platforms Identify, exploit, and document security vulnerabilities with detailed risk assessment Develop and execute red team exercises and threat simulations Collaborate with development and infrastructure teams to remediate findings Prepare comprehensive reports outlining findings, impact, and mitigation strategies Stay current with latest … internal education efforts Contribute to security policies and best practices development Required Skills & Qualifications Proven experience in penetration testing, ethical hacking, or red teaming Strong understanding of OWASP Top 10, MITRE ATT&CK, and CVSS scoring Proficiency with tools like Burp Suite, Metasploit, Nmap, Wireshark, Kali Linux Familiarity ...

AI Safety Researcher - London (Fully Remote)

Hiring Organisation
Randstad Digital
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract, Work From Home
Contract Rate
£480 - £725 per day
PAYE £550 - £610 per day on RUPAYE £650 - £725 per day INSIDE IR35 Umbrella What You'll Do Red-Teaming: Lead adversarial campaigns to identify system gaps using automated frameworks and LLM-as-a-judge. System Alignment: Use Preference Tuning, automatic prompt optimization, and context engineering to align ...

Responsible AI Solutions Architect

Hiring Organisation
Accenture
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
Competitive salary
such as biases, ensuring fairness and transparency. Creating test patterns, frameworks and testing processes for testing of AI systems. Developing test harnesses for red teaming, adversarial testing, and evaluation of multi-modal AI systems Spearheading Responsible AI related technology thought leadership and PoV, staying abreast of emerging technologies. ...

Penetration Tester

Hiring Organisation
Opus Recruitment Solutions
Location
United Kingdom
deep technical capability, research driven approach, and highly complex offensive security engagements. With increasing demand across the UK, they are building a specialist team of top tier testers who want to work on meaningful, challenging, and genuinely exciting projects. If you’re a CHECK certified tester who thrives … environments (infrastructure, cloud, applications, mobile, and more) Leading and contributing to CHECK engagements for high‐profile clients Supporting and participating in red team and threat led operations Producing high quality, actionable reporting and technical debriefs Working closely with clients to understand objectives and deliver meaningful security outcomes ...

Microsoft Defender Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Experis
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£500 - £550 per day
rules, AV baselines, and KQL analytics. Desirable Skills Experience with Microsoft Sentinel. Understanding of MITRE ATT and CK. Exposure to red team activities. Familiarity with automation using PowerShell. Professional Attributes Analytical thinker. Resilient and proactive. Strong communicator. Collaborative mindset. Qualifications Microsoft security certifications such ...

Security Architect - AI / Agentic - Remote

Hiring Organisation
Experis
Location
Nationwide, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
aligned to regulatory requirements. You will lead threat modelling, risk assessments, and security testing for AI components, including adversarial testing and red team exercises. You will embed security into the AI software development lifecycle and support continuous monitoring and incident response. What We're Looking For - Security ...

Head of Security Testing and Vulnerability Management

Hiring Organisation
Oscar Associates (UK) Limited
Location
Leeds, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
£85,000
vulnerability management strategy aligned to enterprise risk objectives. Establish governance, metrics, and reporting for security testing and remediation activities. Oversee penetration testing, red teaming, and application security testing programmes. Manage vulnerability scanning, prioritisation, and remediation processes across on-prem, cloud, and application environments. Partner with IT, engineering ...

Junior Security Testing Consultant

Hiring Organisation
Anson McCade
Location
England, United Kingdom
critical systems, supported by experienced security testers and established delivery processes. The role offers clear progression into senior security testing and red team roles, strong technical mentoring, and experience that carries weight in the UK cyber market. It suits someone who wants to build long-term credibility ...

CCAAS Platform Tester

Hiring Organisation
Stackstudio Digital Ltd
Location
Reading, Berkshire, South East, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
From £400 to £410 per day
Familiarity with knowledge base evaluation methods and tools for assessing LLM performance (precision, recall, consistency). Ability to design and execute adversarial testing, red-teaming, and stress-testing for LLMs. Knowledge of LLM security vulnerabilities, ethical AI principles, and AI compliance frameworks. Experience in prompt engineering, and analyzing ...