Senior Penetration Tester | Red Teamer

About the role

PwC's Offensive Security team is looking for an experienced penetration tester or red teamer to join its advisory practice in Melbourne. The role works alongside a national team of offensive security specialists to test organisations' defences, uncover vulnerabilities and advise on improving cyber resilience, with exposure to AI-enabled offensive security.

Key responsibilities

• Conduct penetration testing to identify vulnerabilities in applications, systems and networks.
• Perform red teaming and/or purple teaming activities to test the effectiveness of cybersecurity controls across detection, prevention and response.
• Provide pragmatic recommendations to address identified risks.
• Lead the day-to-day delivery of penetration testing engagements, including client and internal communication and technical quality oversight.
• Deliver management-level and detailed technical reports, and assist with presentations to technical and business stakeholders.
• Coach and mentor junior penetration testers, both within and outside client engagements.
• Develop internal tools and procedures to contribute to the team's knowledge base.

Required profile

• Experience as a penetration tester or red teamer.
• Ability to work with Australian and international organisations at different stages of their cyber maturity.

Required skills

• Cybersecurity and information security
• Cloud security
• Intrusion detection and intrusion detection systems (IDS)
• Encryption

What we offer

• Flexible working: choose when, where and how you work.
• Clear career progression with continuous learning and leadership development.
• Leave entitlements including floating public holidays, birthday leave and the option to buy extra leave on top of four weeks.
• Parental leave of up to 26 weeks for caregivers.