Penetration Tester

Penetration Testing Specialist | South Wales | Hybrid | £71,000 - £81,000 + bonus + excellent benefits

The Role

Working as part of an established cyber security function, you'll be responsible for planning and delivering penetration testing across a diverse technology estate, including traditional IT infrastructure, business applications and Operational Technology.

Alongside hands-on testing, you'll work closely with technical teams and third-party security partners to prioritise remediation, improve security controls and provide expert guidance on emerging threats.

This is a varied technical role offering exposure to modern enterprise environments as well as industrial control systems and critical infrastructure.

What You'll Be Doing:

Deliver infrastructure, web application and internal penetration testing
Assess Operational Technology (OT) and industrial environments using safe testing methodologies
Research new vulnerabilities, exploits and attacker techniques
Identify weaknesses across people, processes and technology, including social engineering and information leakage
Produce clear technical reports with practical remediation advice
Support vulnerability management and technical risk assessment
Manage external penetration testing providers where required
Work closely with security, infrastructure and engineering teams to improve resilienceWhat We're Looking For:

You'll ideally have experience in several of the following:

Commercial penetration testing experience
Infrastructure and application security testing
Strong knowledge of attacker TTPs and offensive security methodologies
Vulnerability assessment and security risk management
Experience working with or assessing OT, ICS or industrial environments
Excellent technical reporting and stakeholder communication skillsWhat's on Offer?

Competitive salary
Annual bonus
Excellent pension
Hybrid working
Ongoing technical training and certification support
Exposure to enterprise-scale and Operational Technology environments
Long-term career progression within a growing cyber security functionWhy Apply?

This is an opportunity to work on security challenges that genuinely make a difference. You'll be testing and protecting systems that underpin critical services used by millions of people across the UK.

You'll join a collaborative cyber security team that values technical excellence, continuous learning and innovation, with opportunities to develop your offensive security expertise across both IT and OT environments.

If you're passionate about offensive security and want to apply your skills in an environment where every assessment has genuine impact, we'd love to hear from you
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed