One of our Federal Government Clients is seeking to engage a Lead Penetration Tester - EL1

Please check below all the job details:

1. Contract Duration: 03 Years (12 Months initially + 24 Months extension)
2. Work Location: Canberra, Brisbane, Melbourne and Adelaide (Hybrid available)
3. Work Arrangement: First 6 weeks work fulltime onsite, thereafter work 3 days from office and 2 days from home each week
4. Eligibility: You must need to have NV1 Security Clearance or above.
5. Tentative Start Date: 1st Feb 2027
6. Working Hours: 8 hours a day/ 40 hours a week

Key duties and responsibilities: Penetration Testers analyse IT systems to determine configuration weaknesses and faults that would impact on security and business then produce reports detailing the findings and recommendations for improved network security.

Cyber Security Penetration Testers conduct complex penetration testing and highly sensitive vulnerability assessment activities. They simulate different types of cyber security attacks and develop penetration testing methodologies.

Key duties and responsibilities:

- Oversee the execution of test cases using in-depth technical analysis of risks and typical vulnerabilities.
- Lead cyber penetration testing and vulnerability assessments using relevant tools and methods against a variety of technologies.
- Conduct and lead complex threat simulation activities to identify weaknesses and/or opportunities in technical security controls.
- Oversee the catalogue of test findings and potential measures.
- Oversee and approve security testing plans.
- Provide highly technical subject matter expertise to system owners and stakeholders to improve system security posture.
- Conduct highly complex analysis and research to identify improvements to cyber threat tools, techniques and procedures.
- Manage and coordinate a variety of risk analysis and assessments on cyber security matters.
- Perform web application and mobile penetration testing against complex enterprise platforms using a variety of technologies.




- Conduct infrastructure penetration testing against enterprise grade systems.
- Collaborate with system owners to develop test scope and preparation for testing ensuring remediation has been completed effectively.
- Review reports, briefs and documentation and communicate technical findings and recommendations.
- Transfer highly technical skills and knowledge to other staff through continuous coaching and on-the-job training to support succession planning.
- Lead and support the operations of a team, including setting priorities and managing performance, resources and workflows.
- Exercise delegations in line with legislation and guidelines.

Knowledge / Qualifications CompTIA Security +, CompTIA PenTest +, Certified Ethical Hacker, CREST Registered Penetration Tester, Offensive Security Certified (OSCE3), GIAC Penetration Tester.

Considerable experience in the following:

- Conducting web application penetration testing against complex enterprise platforms built with a variety of technologies
- Undertaking penetration testing against enterprise grade, infrastructure hosted on both windows and linux based platforms.

Essential Criteria:

Forensics: Level 4 (CIISEC)

Undertakes basic forensic tasks (e.g. first responder) without supervision. Has some experience of more complex tasks (e.g. using specialist tools to recover, preserve and analyse data) under supervision.

Penetration Testing and conducting Simulated Attack Exercises: Level 5 (CIISEC)

Uses commercial and bespoke tools to conduct complex penetration testing without close supervision and/or leads teams undertaking complex penetration tests. Undertakes penetration exploits as part of a simulated attack exercise under direction. Appropriate and relevant certifications include CHECK Team Leader, CREST Certified Tester (Infrastructure or Web Applications) or equivalents.

The Next step is easy: If you are interested, you may send an email to [email protected]

Referral incentive program: As always, we have the candidate referral incentive program through which you will get $1000 for each successful referral after the successful selection and joining of the referred candidates

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