Penetration Testing Specialist

Are you passionate about cyber security and eager to make a real impact? At Virgin Money, we’re looking for a dynamic Penetration Test and Red Team Lead to join our busy Vulnerability Management team.  You will be part of a specialist function to support widening of our testing programme, developing and facilitating third party testing, and working closely with our technology and infrastructure colleagues to assess and prioritise findings, giving straight up advice on security best practice and our regulatory requirements.

It’s a great opportunity to work with industry-leading tools and security partners, to enhance your analytical, technical and communication skills, and to really make a difference to our customers and colleagues.

What you’ll be doing

Deliver our penetration testing and Red Team programme: ensure tests are delivered to scope and on time, with results assessed by key stakeholders
Develop our testing programme: identify and progress penetration testing and red team targets which support the validation of our security posture
Vulnerability Assessments: assess the output from tests, providing guidance to key stakeholders on next steps and best practice, tracking remediation to completion
Assess Security Risks & Threat Landscape: Identify and evaluate security risks on the Bank’s applications and infrastructure, making recommendations to continuously improve Virgin Money’s security posture in an ever-changing threat landscape
Provide Expert Guidance: Offer expert guidance and advice on test findings, our policy & standards, industry regulations, frameworks, and best practices, to support understanding and prioritisation of efforts by key stakeholders