Location

London

About the job you're considering

A penetration tester plays a vital role within the UK’s cybersecurity industry, particularly when assisting organisations with managing and mitigating security risks.
The core responsibilities of a penetration tester are to identify vulnerabilities that are present in an organisation’s IT infrastructure, applications and networks through rigorous testing. Employing both manual and automated techniques to simulate real world attacks, this will assess a company’s security posture against any potential threats. Testers should also be responsible for maintaining an up-to-date knowledge of the ever-evolving threat landscape, adhering to ethical guidelines especially when handling sensitive data.
In addition to strong technical skills, a penetration tester also needs to be able to demonstrate strong communication skills so complex findings can be described to non-technical stakeholders.
This role will require travelling to client sites along the M4 corridor.
Hybrid working: The places that you work from day to day will vary according to your role, your needs, and those of the business; it will be a blend of Company offices, client sites, and your home; noting that you will be unable to work at home 100% of the time.
If you are successfully offered this position, you will go through a series of pre-employment checks, including:
identity, nationality (single or dual) or immigration status, employment history going back 3 continuous years, and unspent criminal record check (known as Disclosure and Barring Service)

Your role

• Work as a professional, deliverable Technical Consultant (Penetration Tester CTM), offering Capgemini’s clients a totally professional customer service experience, whilst adhering to its core values and company policies and procedures.
• Conduct the full range of effective and comprehensive technical assessments and consultancy services to the highest standards
• Participate in delivery of security management consultancy including IT Health Checks (ITHC), risk assessments and compliance and standards-based audits, where required
• Produce concise and accurate technical reports and executive summaries, in line with client and company expectations in accordance with the QA manual and within defined deadlines

You can bring your whole self to work. At Capgemini equity, diversity and inclusion is part of everyday life and will be part of your working reality. We have built an inclusive and welcoming environment, for everyone.

Your skills and experience

• Proven experience in an IT security role to CTM level is essential and have, or be able to attain SC clearance (UK Single National)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Great organisation skills and ability to work in a pressurised environment whilst working towards and achieving deadlines. Use of MS Office software such as Word, Excel, Powerpoint
• The ability to travel to Capgemini customer locations
• Strong knowledge of penetration testing tools including (Burpsuite, Metasploit, Nmap) etc.

Your security clearance

To be successfully appointed to this role, it is a requirement to obtain Security Check (SC) clearance .
To obtain SC clearance, the successful applicant must have resided continuously within the United Kingdom for the last 5 years, along with other criteria and requirements.
Throughout the recruitment process, you will be asked questions about your security clearance eligibility such as, but not limited to, country of residence and nationality.
Some posts are restricted to sole UK Nationals for security reasons; therefore, you may be asked about your citizenship in the application process.

What does ‘Get The Future You Want ‘ mean for you?

You’d be joining an accredited Great Place to work for Wellbeing in 2024. Employee wellbeing is vitally important to us as an organisation. We see a healthy and happy workforce a critical component for us to achieve our organisational ambitions.
To help support wellbeing we have trained ‘Mental Health Champions’ across each of our business areas, and we have invested in wellbeing apps such as Thrive and Peppy.
You will be encouraged to have a positive work-life balance. Our hybrid-first way of working means we embed hybrid working in all that we do and make flexible working arrangements the day-to-day reality for our people. All UK employees are eligible to request flexible working arrangements.

Why you should consider Capgemini

Growing clients’ businesses while building a more sustainable, more inclusive future is a tough ask. When you join Capgemini, you’ll join a thriving company and become part of a diverse collective of free-thinkers, entrepreneurs and industry experts. We find new ways technology can help us reimagine what’s possible. It’s why, together, we seek out opportunities that will transform the world’s leading businesses, and it’s how you’ll gain the experiences and connections you need to shape your future. By learning from each other every day, sharing knowledge, and always pushing yourself to do better, you’ll build the skills you want. You’ll use your skills to help our clients leverage technology to innovate and grow their business. So, it might not always be easy, but making the world a better place rarely is.

About Capgemini

Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organizations to accelerate their dual transition to a digital and sustainable world, while creating tangible impact for enterprises and society. It is a responsible and diverse group of 340,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong over 55-year heritage, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to unlock the value of technology to address the entire breadth of their business needs. It delivers end-to-end services and solutions leveraging strengths from strategy and design to engineering, all fuelled by its market leading capabilities in AI, cloud and data, combined with its deep industry expertise and partner ecosystem. The Group reported 2023 global revenues of €22.5 billion.
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