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Penetration Testing Lead (SC Cleared) - £400 - Inside IR35 - 2 days onsite

We are seeking an experienced Penetration Testing Lead for a 6-month contract based in Horley, Surrey. The role requires a skilled professional with SC clearance to work onsite for 2 days per week, leading a comprehensive penetration testing lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead the CybersecurityOT & IT annual penetration testing lifecyclefor our client.
Deliver a defined volume of penetration tests across applications, infrastructure, websites, APIs, O365, Azure, AWS, and OT environments.
Identify and prioritizeOT & IT assets, services, and systems, building on the current tieringsystem.
Plan and schedule all penetration test engagements, ensuring regular testing based on tiering.
Collaborate with product group owners and internal stakeholders to avoid duplication of testing efforts.

Additional Responsibilities:

Manage supplier engagements and relationships for annual penetration testing.
Handle onboardingand offboardingof 3rd party supplier resources, ensuring they have the necessary access and privileges.
Maintain strong relationships with operational gas business owners and manage sign-offs for regulated operational sites.
Develop and own policies and procedures around penetration testing, adhering to best practices and NCSCguidelines.
Review 3rdparty pen test reports, brief internal stakeholders, and track remediation tasks.
Build secure Power BI dashboards for weekly reporting and update the CMDBwith relevant vulnerabilities.

Essential Skills:

Proven experience in leading penetration testing projects.
Strong understanding of OT, IT, cloud environments (Azure, AWS), and vulnerability management.
Current SC clearance.
Ability to collaborate with cybersecurity and IT teams to enhance security protocols