Penetration Tester

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What you'll do: 

As Sky continue to innovate and evolve its products and services, cyber security testing is required to ensure a proactive approach to identifying and managing weaknesses in the physical and logical technology infrastructure, applications, people, or processes through techniques such as penetration testing and Red Team exercises. 

This role is an exciting opportunity to join us and work within our Cyber Security Testing Team. The successful candidate will be managing large projects, conducting QA on security testing reports, improving processes and procedures of the department and being technical point of contact for security issues.  

• Presents exciting opportunity for an ambitious individual looking to broaden their technical skills. 

• There will be a strong focus on infrastructure and application penetration tests including web, mobile, and desktop applications, wireless network testing, VoIP, IoT, network devices, and cloud rule set review across different Sky products and services. 

• The candidate will manage security test projects, working closely with the requestors to understand the scope and overall risk, deliver the security test, report, and help teams remediate security findings. 

• Manage security related projects and be able to delegate tasks within these projects. 

• Become a subject matter expert within different areas of penetration testing. 

• Create new penetration testing methods and write scripts to identify vulnerabilities. 

• Work on personal security related projects of your choosing including contributing to technical blogs and other internal resources. 

• Help build and maintain the team though internal training, building our infrastructure and tooling or helping to plan and execute engagements. 

What you'll bring: 

• Passionate about Cyber Security. 

• 6+ years practical experience with Penetration Testing. 

• Efficient spoken, written communication and presentation skills with strong attention to detail and accuracy. 

• Proactive and able to work independently and as part of a team. 

• Excellent teamwork skills to collaborate, share and support colleagues. 

• Ethical integrity to be trusted with confidential information. 

• Unique problem-solving skills, analytical with a can-do attitude and the ability to think laterally. Able to think creatively and strategically to penetrate security systems. 

• Strong understanding of open source, freeware, and commercial penetration testing and vulnerability assessment tools. 

• Experience with penetration testing frameworks. 

• Good time management and organisational skills to meet strict deadlines. 

• Self-motivation with a commitment to continued development. 

• Commitment to continuously update and improve internal processes and technical knowledge base. 

• Able to explain your methods to a technical and non-technical audience. 

Knowledge of common pen tests and application security tools, such as: 

• Kali Linux 

• Burpsuite 

• Metasploit 

• Wireshark 

• Nipper 

• Nmap 

• Nessus, and others. 

Qualifications 

To qualify for the role, you should have either one or more of the following: 

• Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP (PEN200), OSEP (PEN300), WEB200 (OSWA), WEB300 (OSWE), PEN-210 (OSWP)) 

• CREST Certificated Tester (CCT APP and/or CCT INF) 

• CREST Practitioner Security Analyst (CPSA) 

• Cyber Scheme Team Member (CSTM) 

• GIAC 

Team overview 

Cyber Security 

Our products, platforms and technologies are constantly evolving that’s why keeping Sky safe from cyber-attacks is one of our top priorities. Our Cyber Security team helps the business grow while protecting our customers, colleagues and partners from increasingly sophisticated cyber threats. Our team includes Cyber Fusion Centre, Security Services, Risk and Compliance, Programme Delivery and Business Security, and we work across the UK, Italy and Germany. Join us and you’ll get involved in tackling challenges and future threats in an ever-changing cyber landscape.  

The rewards  

There's one thing people can't stop talking about when it comes to #LifeAtSky: the perks. Here’s a taster: 

• Sky Q, for the TV you love all in one place 

• The magic of Sky Glass at an exclusive rate 

• A generous pension package 

• Private healthcare 

• Discounted mobile and broadband 

• A wide range of Sky VIP rewards and experiences 

Inclusion & how you'll work 

We are a Disability Confident Employer, and welcome and encourage applications from all candidates. We will look to ensure a fair and consistent experience for all, and will make reasonable adjustments to support you where appropriate. Please flag any adjustments you need to your recruiter as early as you can. 

We’ve embraced hybrid working and split our time between unique office spaces and the convenience of working from home. You’ll find out more about what hybrid working looks like for your role later in the recruitment process. 

Your office space  

Osterley 

Our Osterley Campus is a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station. Or you can hop on one of our free shuttle buses that run to and from Osterley, Gunnersbury, Ealing Broadway and South Ealing tube stations. There are also plenty of bike shelters and showers. 

On campus, you’ll find 13 subsidised restaurants, cafes, and a Waitrose. You can keep in shape at our subsidised gym, catch the latest shows and movies at our cinema, get your car washed, and even get pampered at our beauty salon.

We'd love to hear from you  

Inventive, forward-thinking minds come together to work in Tech, Product and Data at Sky. It’s a place where you can explore what if, how far, and what next.  

But better doesn’t stop at what we do, it’s how we do it, too. We embrace each other’s differences. We support our community and contribute to a sustainable future for our business and the planet. 

If you believe in better, we’ll back you all the way. 

Just so you know: if your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a criminal record check. And depending on the role you have applied for and the nature of any convictions you may have, we might have to withdraw the offer.