Senior Test Engineer

Senior Test Engineer (Security)
Location: Remote (UK-based) | Contract: Permanent
Salary: £40,398 – £51,398 + excellent public sector benefits

We’re proud to be working with a UK government organisation as they continue their digital transformation journey. They’re now looking to appoint a Senior Test Engineer (Security) to lead and enhance their non-functional testing capability.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a supportive, agile environment that prioritises innovation, collaboration and work-life balance.

Key responsibilities:

• Deliver and support security testing workstreams, including vulnerability assessments and penetration testing.
  
  
• Lead on best practice in security testing and provide guidance to fellow testers.
  
  
• Collaborate closely with developers and delivery teams throughout the software development lifecycle.
  
  
• Contribute to the design and implementation of automated security testing pipelines.
  
  

Essential skills and experience:

• Proven experience in security testing.
  
  
• Certification in ethical hacking or penetration testing (e.g. 7Safe CSTA, GIAC), or currently working towards one.
  
  
• Working knowledge of at least five of the following:
  
  
  • Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP, Postman, OAuth2/OpenID
    
    
  • Jenkins or Concourse CI/CD pipelines
    
    
  • Unix/Linux systems
    
    
  • AWS or similar cloud platform
    
    
  • SQL/MongoDB/Oracle databases
    
    
  • Static or dynamic application security testing tools (e.g. SonarQube, Checkmarx)
    
    
  • Git or other version control systems
    
    
  • Infrastructure-as-Code scanning tools
    
    
  • Threat modelling and OWASP Top 10 familiarity
    
    

Salary and benefits:

• Base salary of £40,398, with an additional DDaT allowance of £4,350–£11,000 (depending on skills and experience)
  
  
• Civil Service Pension Scheme with employer contributions of 28.97%
  
  
• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays and a privilege day
  
  
• Flexible working with no core hours
  
  
• Remote working (UK only)
  
  
• Part-time options available (minimum 30 hours over 4–5 days)
  
  

Please note: Due to the nature of the role, Security Check (SC) clearance is required. You must have been resident in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.