Penetration Testing Coordinator - A Strategic Opportunity in Cyber Assurance

Are you a technically minded professional with a passion for cybersecurity and a knack for coordination? We are seeking a motivated individual to join our Cyber Assurance Team as a Penetration Testing Coordinator. This is a vital role within our Vulnerability Management Cyber Domain, offering a unique opportunity to shape and influence the security posture of a leading organization.

The Opportunity

As a Penetration Testing Coordinator, you will serve as a key liaison between our internal technology teams, external third-party penetration testing partners, and various business stakeholders. Your primary responsibility will be to facilitate, plan, and coordinate penetration testing activities. This involves:

• Facilitating Stakeholder Collaboration: Bridging the gap between business needs, technical teams, and security consultants to ensure comprehensive and effective penetration tests.
• Scope Definition: Working closely with BUK Tech teams and Security Consultants to accurately define the scope of penetration tests, ensuring critical systems and vulnerabilities are addressed.
• Testing Coordination: Planning and managing the execution of penetration tests, ensuring the availability of subject matter experts to resolve any technical challenges in real-time.
• Issue Resolution: Actively supporting the timely resolution of issues and delays encountered during testing, minimizing disruption and maximizing effectiveness.
• Documentation and Remediation Tracking: Ensuring thorough test documentation is maintained for audit purposes and diligently tracking the remediation of identified vulnerabilities through to closure.

This role is based in Knutsford and is central to our mission of safeguarding information confidentiality, integrity, and availability, while actively mitigating security risks.

Advantages for Your Career Path

This position offers significant advantages for ambitious cybersecurity professionals:

• Strategic Impact: You will play a crucial role in identifying and mitigating cyber threats, directly contributing to the organization's security and resilience.
• Cross-Functional Exposure: Gain invaluable experience working across diverse business units and technical teams, understanding their unique challenges and security requirements.
• Development of Key Skills: This role will hone your stakeholder engagement, communication, problem-solving, and project management abilities, all highly sought after in the cybersecurity field.
• Exposure to Third-Party Relationships: Develop expertise in managing and collaborating with external security partners, a critical skill in the modern cybersecurity landscape.
• Understanding of Risk Management: You will be deeply involved in risk assessments, control implementation, and the communication of findings to senior stakeholders, building a strong foundation in risk management principles.
• Continuous Learning: The dynamic nature of cybersecurity means you'll be constantly exposed to emerging trends, threats, and technologies, fostering continuous professional growth.

Key Considerations for Candidates

To thrive in this role, candidates should possess the following:

• Strong Stakeholder Engagement and Communication: The ability to effectively interact with and influence individuals at all levels across business and technical domains is paramount.
• Proactive and Independent Work Ethic: While teamwork is essential, the capacity to work autonomously and proactively identify and address potential issues is highly valued.
• Excellent Organizational and Time Management Skills: Juggling multiple testing cycles, stakeholders, and remediation efforts requires meticulous planning and execution.
• Technical Aptitude: A solid understanding of IT systems and a keen interest in technical problem-solving are necessary to effectively scope tests and support technical teams.

Additionally, candidates with the following will be particularly well-positioned:

• A sound understanding of cyber security policies and standards, with the ability to articulate these requirements clearly.
• Demonstrated ability to solve complex technical problems and translate technical findings into business-relevant context.

Your performance may be assessed against critical skills such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, and digital and technology expertise, alongside your job-specific technical skills.

We are looking for individuals who embody our core values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship, and demonstrate our Mindset of Empower, Challenge, and Drive. If you are ready to take on a pivotal role in cybersecurity and contribute to a secure future, we encourage you to explore this exciting opportunity.