AddressThanks for checking out our job opening; we are excited that YOU are interested in learning more about NCC Group.
We are on a mission to make society a safer and more secure place. Our people are the ones who make that possible; a global community of talented individuals working together towards a safer future.
We aim to create an environment where everyone can reach their full potential. We work together, we are brilliantly creative, we embrace difference and we want you to join in our mission, as a Security Consultant.
Take a look at our website here to learn more about why we’re one of the leading global Cyber Security and Risk Mitigation business…
https://www.nccgroup.com/uk/
The Opportunity
Our Technical Security Consultant team in the UK and Spain is growing - we are looking to speak with innovative technical Security Consultants/Penetration Testers.
With our dedicated lab facilities and break out areas, continuous training and variety of work, regular tech team/research events and annual internal convention NCCCon, we are positive that we can offer what you are looking for next in your career.
The Challenge
As a Security Consultant, you will be involved with on-site client visits and remote engagements, in order to complete penetration security testing engagements and mitigate risk for our esteemed clients. This includes
- Delivering technical tasks on our engagements
- Delivering high quality technical solutions to clients
- Assist in the identification, resolution and documentation of security incidents.
- Provide guidance and mentoring to adjacent teams and team members.
Essential Skills
To excel in this field you do not necessarily have to be a cyber-security expert. We are interested in hearing from all types of consultants from various backgrounds. Nevertheless, some of the key skills we look for are:
- Strong networking and associated protocol knowledge and experience
- Mobile security knowledge and experience (OS, RF and App)
- SDLC Implementation and Testing
- Software development or programming/scripting abilities
- Applied security research
- Applied cryptography, mathematics or computer science experience.
- Application security threat modelling
- Source code review
- Reverse engineering
- Fuzzing
- Cloud Service testing (AWS / Azure)
What will you get in return?
At NCC Group we pride ourselves on our capability to offer you the career that you want and where you want to take it. Whether that be long term progression opportunities, guaranteed research time or continuous technical and non-technical training, the opportunities here are endless.
In addition to this we offer:
- Flexible working – Wherever your base location/office might be, remote/office working opportunities are available for individuals who live further away (talk to our careers advisors for more information about this)
- Monthly tech team presentations and socials along with capture the flag team opportunities
- Annual two day internal security conference NCCCon
- Opportunities to go to BlackHat and DefCon in Las Vegas
- Opportunities for international travel if desired
- Generous car allowance / selection of vehicles
- Bonus for working on client sites
- Bonuses for significant contributions to research and delivery
- Skills qualification allowances
- Variation of work across all sectors, technologies and engagement types with opportunities including potential secondments (if of interest) through to management of multi-month technical engagements and teams of consultants.
- Ability to innovate and be recognised and rewarded for such
- Mentoring opportunities by senior leadership
Please do not hesitate to apply.
About your application
We review every application received and will get in touch if your skills and experience match what we’re looking for. If you don’t hear back from us within 10 days please don’t be too disappointed – we may keep your CV on our database for any future vacancies and we would encourage you to keep an eye on our career opportunities as there may be other suitable roles.
If you do not want us to retain your details please email global.ta@nccgroup.com All personal data is held in accordance with the NCC Group Privacy Policy. We are committed to diversity and flexibility in the workplace. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support you during the application process, please tell us at any stage.
*** Please note that this role involves mandatory pre-employment background checks due to the nature of the work NCC Group does. To apply, you must be willing and able to undergo the vetting process ***
