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Penetration Tester

Penetration Tester

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Reading, United kingdom

£ 515 /day

Junior

Full Time

19-12-2025

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Skills

Penetration Testing Firewalls Burp Suite Azure AWS

Job Specifications

SC Cleared Pentester Contract - 6 Months Rolling - Hybrid Reading - £515 PD Inside IR35

We're seeking a skilled Penetration Tester for a 6 month rolling contract starting in the New Year. The role is hybrid (3 days on site, 2 days remote) at a client site near Reading.

Key details:

Rate: £515 per day
Duration: 6 months initially, with rolling extension potential
Start: As soon as onboarding is complete

This role involves conducting comprehensive technical assessments, identifying vulnerabilities in IT infrastructure, applications, and networks using manual and automated techniques (tools like Burp Suite, Metasploit, Nmap), producing high-quality reports with clear remediation recommendations, and contributing to broader security consultancy projects.

Essential requirements:

Active SC clearance
Proven 2 or 3 years in penetration testing
CHECK Team Member (CTM) qualification (CREST or CyberScheme)
Strong experience with Azure cloud pentesting (plus AWS is a bonus)
Proficiency in penetration testing tools, OS (Windows/*NIX), network configuration, firewalls/IDS/IPS, and security standards (GDPR, ISO27001, PCI DSS)

This is a great chance to work on meaningful security projects in a supportive environment.

If this sounds interesting and you're available (or know someone who might be), please reply with your CV ASAP and availability, or give me a call to chat further. I'm happy to provide more details confidentially.

Looking forward to hearing from you!

About the Company

CBSbutler is a multi-award winning recruitment firm specialising in technical appointments across global industries. The company has won no less than 20 major business awards over the last decade and notably, ‘Best Engineering’ category in the ‘Recruiter Awards for Excellence’ on 6 separate occasions. The company has been consistently listed in the Recruiter Hot 100, together with Best Companies 3* rating for employee engagement. Moreover, the company ranked #24 in the 2016 Sunday Times ‘Best Small Companies to work for’... Know more

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