Ethical Hacking Senior Associate

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Job description

In Cyber Security we deal with some of the most urgent issues facing businesses and governments today. We help organisations from all sectors operate securely in the digital world and play an integral role in helping our clients ensure they're protected.

PwC's UK based ethical hacking team is the global Centre of Excellence for Ethical Hacking at PwC. Our vision is to become the premier global Ethical Hacking team - the first point of call for FTSE 100 and Fortune 500 clients looking for a true partner. As part of this high performing team, you'll assist clients in testing the effectiveness of security controls in both the technology and human process spaces. No technology based solution can completely prevent human error - we work closely with our clients to become their trusted advisors offering far more than commodity penetration testing.

Using blended teams of experts from across our Threat Intelligence, Incident Response, Software Assurance and Ethical Hacking teams, we provide customised solutions that meet the business objectives of our clients. PwC UK provides real world attack simulation services to clients across the globe from our base in the UK and as a part of this team a significant part of the role will involve delivering both covert red teams and collaborative purple teams.

The team is made up of specialists from many backgrounds - from red teaming, software development, computer networking, systems administration, hardware testing, reverse engineering, Radio-frequency engineering, as well as those that have spent their entire careers working in the cyber security industry. Our strength lies in our continuing expansion of our capabilities, our flexibility, our curiosity and our investment in training and research to ensure we develop our people to become world class experts in their chosen specialisms.

The Role

As an Ethical Hacking Senior Associate you'll be working in line with CREST or CHECK industry standards in order to support our clients' businesses. PwC supports staff with training and revision time to enable them to progress through industry exams with a view to becoming part of the CHECK scheme to enable deployment on government and military projects. Our people are, where possible, encouraged to undertake an SC level clearance as part of this role.

As an Ethical Hacking Senior Associate you'll have the opportunity to:

• Participate in client engagements requiring the use of ethical hacking tools and techniques to expose vulnerabilities in client IT systems by legally breaking into computer systems, websites, mobile applications, wireless platforms, Operational Technology (OT) and Internet of Things (IoT) environments;

• Coach graduate entry colleagues through the sharing of professional and technical skills and experience;

• Provide risk based recommendations to iconic clients on security matters;

• Conduct a variety of testing including: infrastructure testing (both internal and external), application testing of both web and proprietary applications and protocols; mobile systems testing including RF and WiFi solutions;

• Research a variety of topics including: embedded devices such as IIoT/IoT; Scada/ICS, automotive; cryptography techniques and implementations; novel techniques and capabilities;

• Work with clients to review and enhance the security of key platforms such as Azure AD, Office 365 and a variety of supporting cloud platforms including IaaS and SaaS;

• Write risk based reports and attend customer delivery meetings;

• Support other business teams such as Incident Response, Threat Intelligence, Crisis Response and Cyber Security Advisory;

• You can also expect to perform the following business development activities

  • Meet with clients to understand their needs and help produce proposals

  • Develop toolkits and methodologies to enhance our sales and delivery capability

  • Contribute to research, public blogs and whitepapers to improve our public profile

  • Attend and speak at conferences within the Information Security community

  • Collaborate to develop new and innovative security services for our clients

  • Develop new and innovative security services for our clients.

  • Work with our outreach teams to support schools, colleges and universities in showing the next generation the opportunities available in the cyber industry.

Essential skills and experience

• Practical experience delivering ethical hacking services to a range of customers;

• Advanced user of both Windows and Linux operating systems;

• Experienced in using commercial security testing tools and strong track record of interpreting results, triaging false positives and producing management reports;

• Good working knowledge of Azure AD, Office 365 and common cloud hosting platforms.

• Knowledge of infrastructure and application security testing requirements and techniques demonstrated by Cyber Security Industry qualification: CPSA or equivalent;

• Good business communication skills, including writing proposals, initiating client engagements, leading workshops, writing reports, and delivering presentations to clients

• Curiosity and a desire to learn and develop to become one of the best.

Risk
We're a leading provider of trust in the digital world - in the eyes of our people, our clients and our stakeholders. Today's business environment is different. More complex. More connected. Companies not only face new and unknown risks, but also new and untapped opportunities. Our team is at the forefront of this change, join us to be a part of transforming how risk is perceived and capitalised on.

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