Junior Penetration Tester

Junior Penetration Tester

Position Description
CGI Cyber Security Team in the UK is one of the largest Cyber consultancies in the UK with around 1700 members. The UK Cyber team works across a variety of domains including: Government, Defence, Critical Infrastructure, Healthcare, Utilities, Banking and Financial Services and many more. At CGI you will get the opportunity to work across a number of domains and work in all areas of Cyber Security allowing you to grow and develop your career.

CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and has been named one of the ‘World’s Best Employers’ by Forbes magazine. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a CGI Partner not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and you’ll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. We’ll train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go.

An opportunity for a CHECK Team Member or Infrastructure CHECK Team Leader is available at CGI, joining the Cyber Security business unit, one of the largest groups of cyber security specialists in the UK. CGI has a long established reputation in this area, undertaking rigorous testing for a variety of commercial and public sector clients for over 30 years. Due to the secure nature of the programme, you will need to hold UK Security Clearance or be eligible to go through this clearance.

Your future duties and responsibilities
You would join our established team of penetration testers with the possibility of progressing to team leader or principal tester positions. You would be able to work flexibly, undertaking work at home and at client sites across the UK.

We offer full 360-degree services to our clients from initial consulting on a range of areas including Risk Assessments, Vulnerability Management, Accreditations (ISO27001, GDPR), GRC (Governance, Risk, Compliance), Security Architecture Design and Build (technical and Non-technical), Incident Response, Protective Monitoring Services, Penetration Testing and much more.

We take clients through a journey to improve their overall security posture and maturity to ensure they feel reassured in the Security control, measures and systems we have put in place in line with their requirements.

At CGI training and development is very important not only do we give you training to keep you up to date with the latest trends within an ever-changing landscape, but we also combine that training with your career ambitions, so we support you in taking your career anywhere you want it to go.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role
Essential:

• OSCP / OSCP+ certification
• Willingness to learn

Desirable:

• Previous penetration experience is highly desirable but not essential as training will be provided

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