Interim Security Testing Consultant Remote Working - Up to £1000 per day Inside IR35 - Initial 6 Month Contract

Hays Technology are working with a large complex logistics organisation working apart of a small team specialising in offensive cybersecurity techniques and responsible for the security testing of the products and services.

Reporting to the Head of Cyber Security Risk & Advisory you will be providing technical security expertise and judgement ensuring that security testing gives a high degree of confidence that the organisation is resilient within a dynamic threat landscape.

• Coordinate with third party providers to deliver technical security testing, including vulnerability assessments and penetration tests. This involves:
• Management of the penetration test process, including threat modelling, scoping of tests, and working with relevant internal and external stakeholders to schedule tests.
• Working proactively with internal and external stakeholders to communicate discovered vulnerabilities in both technical and non-technical business language.
• Management of third-party security testing providers, ensuring that security testing outputs are of a high quality and are delivered on time and within budget.
• Prioritise security testing activities according to business requirements and the organisation's threat profile.
• Maintain knowledge of emerging technologies and any associated vulnerabilities and risks and provide input to the Senior Leadership Team where these may impact the business.
• Track key security testing data points and produce all required Management information and reporting.

What we're looking for:

• Experience in planning, coordinating and ensuring the successful and safe completion of penetration tests within an enterprise environment.
• Experience in working with a third-party testing provider and managing the supplier relationship.
• Experience in working collaboratively with technical and non-technical stakeholders and in communicating the risk and impact of vulnerabilities and how to mitigate them.
• Strong understanding of infrastructure, application and cloud security and related threats and vulnerabilities, and the ability to apply this knowledge to threat modelling
• Strong understanding of the penetration testing lifecycle, how it supports the information assurance process and its intersections with development and service lifecycles.
• Hands-on penetration testing experience
• Knowledge of Mobile Security; architecture, application, and attack vectors
• Familiarity with the CHECK scheme

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