Penetration Testing Lead

2 days ago

Canberra n Capital Territory, Australia Trident Group of Companies Pty Ltd Full time $120,000 - $180,000 per year

Company Description

Trident Group is an IT consulting firm specializing in cloud transformation, data innovation, and managed services across major platforms like Microsoft Azure, AWS, GCP, and Snowflake. We are dedicated to delivering tailored IT solutions that drive business growth and efficiency. Our team consists of experienced professionals committed to helping clients achieve their digital transformation goals. Located in Melbourne, VIC, Trident Group has built a reputation for excellence and innovation in the IT industry.

Penetration Testing Lead / Senior Pen Tester

Location: ACT or VIC (Hybrid)

Start: 23 March 2026

Contract: 12 months + 2 × 12-month extensions

Max hours: 40 hrs/week

Security: Must be able to obtain Negative Vetting Level 1

Max candidates per seller: 3

About the role

ASD seeks an EL1-equivalent Penetration Testing Lead to identify vulnerabilities in Australian Government web applications and infrastructure. You will simulate adversary tradecraft, assess prevention and detection controls, exploit weaknesses, and produce findings and remediation recommendations. Development and automation of custom tools expected.

Candidates must be willing to undergo ASD's Organisational Suitability Assessment (OSA). The OSA includes a psychological questionnaire and interview covering personal relationships, living circumstances, values, finances, health (including substance use), and civil/military records.

Key duties


•⁠ ⁠Assess government entities for prevention and detection control effectiveness.


•⁠ ⁠Simulate adversary techniques to perform privilege escalation and lateral movement.


•⁠ ⁠Identify weaknesses in Microsoft technologies (e.g., Active Directory, Azure AD).


•⁠ ⁠Test and exploit web applications and APIs (OWASP Top 10).


•⁠ ⁠Develop and automate custom tooling.


•⁠ ⁠Work with security specialists on enclave/classified environment testing where required.


•⁠ ⁠Essential criteria (each response ≤ 3000 characters)


•⁠ ⁠Minimum 5 years' experience in infrastructure and/or web application penetration testing.


•⁠ ⁠Experience assessing environments against the Australian Government Information Security Manual.


•⁠ ⁠Experience assessing and exploiting common enterprise network/infrastructure vulnerabilities (e.g., AD, Azure AD).


•⁠ ⁠Experience identifying and exploiting web application vulnerabilities (OWASP Top 10).

Desirable


•⁠ ⁠Professional certifications e.g., OSCP, GPEN, OSWE, OSCE, GWAPT.


•⁠ ⁠Scripting experience (PowerShell, Python, JavaScript).


•⁠ ⁠Experience developing security tools and testing enclaved/classified networks.


•⁠ ⁠Practical skills in web app testing: fuzzing, scripting, logic exploitation.

How to apply

Send your resume to

Application notes

Candidates must hold or able to obtain a NV1 security clearance and be Australian citizens or otherwise eligible for ASD processes. ASD will not sponsor security clearance upgrades. Please ensure you are prepared for OSA assessment questions prior to applying

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