Job Title & Location:

CHECK Consultant - London, United Kingdom

Job Description

The applicant will assist certified professionals in performing the following services:

• Application penetration testing and application source code review
• Vulnerability and penetration assessments on Internet exposed systems
• Work as part of the GDS CHECK Team, or work towards CHECK accreditation
• Applying and developing appropriate exploits to gain access, and expand access to remote systems
• Documenting technical issues identified during security assessments
• General network administration tasks

GDS provides a challenging and exciting work environment that offers a healthy combination of autonomy and senior level support. Our team publishes books and security blogs, contributes to open source software projects, and are engaged in a variety of continuous security research projects. If you enjoy performing deep technical work in a fun and casual atmosphere, contact us to find out more about joining our team.

Qualifications

The following are expected from potential applicants:

• Application and/or infrastructure penetration testing experience above and beyond running automated tools
• Development and/or source code review experience in C/C++, C#, VB.NET, ASP, PHP, or Java
• Strong Unix, Windows and network security skills
• Familiarity with general application and network security concepts
• Excellent written and communication skills
• Ability to work independently and in a small team environment
• 1 to 3 years relevant experience in the above
• British National able to gain/hold UK government SC clearance
• Degree from an accredited University or equivalent
• Currently resident within the United Kingdom

The following are not required from applicants but would be considered a plus:

• Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or related major
• Experience developing custom scripts or tools used for vulnerability scanning and identification
• CHECK Team Member designation
• Fluency in one or more Western European languages

Contact

Interested applicants should send a CV to ukcareers@gdssecurity.com. Please include the text "Job Application - CHECK Consultant Position - London" with the name of the role you are applying for in the subject line of the email. CVs will only be accepted in PDF or TXT format.