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Cyber Security Consultant

About the role

Cyber Security Consultant

UK remote working with travel to client sites

NRG is recruiting an experienced penetration tester to combine technical delivery with team leadership within a specialist security consultancy.

You’ll take ownership of complex assessments, support other consultants and help clients understand their vulnerabilities and the practical steps needed to address them.

Your responsibilities

  • Plan and deliver infrastructure security assessments, acting as technical lead on CHECK assignments.

  • Coach penetration testers and review their findings and reports.

  • Manage client engagements, including on-site delivery, scoping and technical discussions.

  • Translate testing results into clear remediation advice.

  • Maintain testing quality and compliance with CHECK requirements.

What you’ll bring

  • Substantial penetration testing experience across infrastructure, internal networks and web applications.

  • Experience leading consultants and taking responsibility for client assignments.

  • CCT INF or CSTL-INF certification.

  • Confidence explaining technical risks to different audiences.

  • UK right to work and eligibility for security clearance.

What’s available

Remote working, support for professional qualifications and technical development, and health and wellbeing benefits.

NRG is an equal opportunities employer committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workplace. We oppose all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination on the grounds of any protected characteristic. Our aim is to create an environment that encourages diversity, builds on individual differences, and responds equitably to the needs of all. We proactively take steps to fulfil our legal obligations, remove barriers, monitor for fairness, reflect the communities we serve, and enforce a zero-tolerance policy for breaches of our Equality and Diversity policy.

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