Penetration Tester

7 days ago


Canberra n Capital Territory, Australia Strategic Partners Australia Full time $100,000 - $120,000 per year

One of our
Federal Government Clients
is seeking to engage a
Lead Penetration Tester - EL1.
This is a long-term contractual position.

Please check below all the job details:

  • Contract Duration –
    03 Years (12 Months initially + 24 Months extension)
  • Work Location –
    Canberra
  • Eligibility–
    Must need to have NV1 Security Clearance or above

Position Description:

Cyber Security Penetration Tester Experts are responsible for testing and investigating security infrastructure within an organisation. They analyse IT systems to determine configuration weaknesses and faults that could affect security and business.

Cyber Security Penetration Tester Experts conduct complex penetration testing and highly sensitive vulnerability assessment activities. They simulate different types of cyber security attacks and develop penetration testing methodologies.

  • Technical Skills:
  • Certifications are Mandatory.
  • Experience in conducting penetration testing and vulnerability assessments, using recognized methodologies such as OWASP and OSSTMM.

The Next step is easy:
If you are interested, you may send an email to

Referral incentive program:
As always, we have the candidate referral incentive program through which you will get
$1000
for each successful referral after the successful selection and joining of the referred candidates.


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