Security Testing Lead

Salary: £70,000 - 70,000 per year

Requirements:

• Strong cyber security experience within testing, security engineering, application security or vulnerability management.
• Experience managing or coordinating penetration testing activities.
• Ability to understand, interpret and challenge penetration testing findings.
• Experience driving remediation activities across technical teams.
• Strong understanding of vulnerability management processes.
• Ability to communicate complex technical risks to non-technical audiences.
• Experience working with multiple stakeholders across technology functions.
• Cloud security testing exposure, particularly Azure, is desirable.
• Experience with vulnerability management tooling such as Tenable, Pentera or similar is desirable.
• Experience with SSDLC, SAST and DAST processes is desirable.
• Threat modelling experience is desirable.
• Security certifications such as OSCP, CEH, CISSP, CREST or equivalent technical certifications are desirable; equivalent certifications will be considered.

Responsibilities:

• Own and evolve our security testing programme.
• Scope, coordinate and oversee penetration testing across applications, infrastructure and cloud environments.
• Manage relationships with specialist third-party penetration testing providers.
• Review findings and work with technical teams to ensure effective remediation.
• Validate remediation activities and provide technical challenge where required.
• Help integrate security testing into the Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC).
• Provide oversight of vulnerability assessment activities and scanning programmes.
• Work closely with infrastructure, engineering, development and project teams.
• Identify opportunities to expand and improve testing coverage across critical systems.
• Mentor colleagues and help improve technical security understanding within the wider security function.

Technologies:

• Azure
• Cloud
• Support
• Security

More:

We are hiring for a Cyber Security Testing Lead in Milton Keynes, with hybrid working up to 2 days per week in the office. This is a permanent role offering up to £70,000 plus a bonus scheme. You will help shape the future of our security testing capability across a complex and business-critical technology estate, with exposure to large-scale transformation programmes, support for professional development and certification maintenance, no on-call requirement, opportunities to attend industry events and professional communities, and exposure across Security Engineering, Security Operations, Security Architecture and GRC disciplines, creating multiple future career pathways.

last updated 37 week of 2026