Security Consultant
MANAGED SERVICES
About the Job
Rootshell Security deliver a range cyber security services including penetration testing, vulnerability management and cyber threat intelligence services to an extensive portfolio of clients. Working with the latest tools and techniques, Rootshell Security provide a cutting-edge service and partner with several major cyber-security vendors.
As part of our on-going expansion programme we are looking for Cyber Security Consultants based in the United Kingdom, who would like to join our fast paced, rapidly expanding managed services team at Rootshell Security.
Working within Rootshell Security’s Managed Services for clients across a broad range of industries, you will be tasked with identifying, evaluating and reporting a variety environments/technologies for security weaknesses, security incidents and system vulnerabilities across a client’s critical on-premise and cloud infrastructure/applications.
Role Responsibilities:
The successful candidate will be part of the managed services team, delivering a variety of managed cyber security services for our client environments, infrastructure and web applications. Their duties will include:
• Perform proactive and reactive cyber security monitoring, investigating, and reporting incidents, working closely both with the Rootshell’s Managed Services Team and their clients
• Planning and defining automated security scanning regimes based on client requirements and target environments
• Plan and execute assessment activities to triage, analyse, verify and report on identified security vulnerabilities in client environments
• Perform OSINT research and threat assessments for managed services clients. Maintaining an understanding of the cyber threat landscape facing our clients and providing regular research and analysis
• Contributing to continual efforts within the company to achieve excellence across all technical delivery outputs
Skills We’re Looking For:
• Have worked in a Security Analyst/Consultant role or similar and have 2 to 3 years of Cyber Security experience, with focus on security assessment practices such as penetration testing, VA scanning etc
• Hands-on experience of using security testing platforms including both vulnerability assessment and web application security scanning tools
• Industry certifications in fields relating to Security Operations and/or Security Testing such as CompTIA Security+/Pentest+, OSCP, OWASP, GPEN, CREST CPSA/CRT, ECC CEH/LPT, CCNA Security
• Have a solid foundational understanding of networking principles, web application and technologies and web services
• Work well in a team and be able to use their initiative and understanding to manage their own research and analysis efforts
• Strong and efficient communication skills both verbally and in writing. Be confident in presenting technical findings to a mixture of technical and non-technical stakeholders
In return we offer:
• Long term career paths
• Remote-working, with option to attend our Basingstoke Office
• Continuous technical and non-technical training
• Opportunities to DefCon in Las Vegas and UK cons
• Bonus Scheme
• Variation of work across all sectors
• Ability to innovate and be recognised and rewarded for such
• Mentoring opportunities by senior leadership
