Penetration Tester (Mid to Senior)

Accenture is a global collective of innovators whose aim is to improve the way the world works and lives.

Empowered with innovative tools, continuous learning and a global community of diverse talent, we drive success in new business architecture that disrupts conventional practices.

And we are looking to add an experienced Cybersecurity Penetration Tester to an already outstanding team.

Accenture Security helps organizations prepare, protect, detect, respond to, and recover, at all points of the security lifecycle.

We hire the very best security talent and arm them with the coolest tools and latest tech so they can help our clients build resilience as we create integrated, customized turnkey solutions.

We blend risk strategy, digital identity, cyber defense, application security and managed service solutions to rethink the entire security lifecycle.

You Are passionate about working for a consultancy at the cutting edge of information security.

At Accenture, we pride ourselves on our unique, dynamic and meticulous approach to penetration testing to ensure our clients get a true picture of their exposure to a wide range of potential threat actors.

This provides our clients with actionable intelligence which can be used to significantly reduce the likelihood of a compromise.

We empower our consultants to utilize all of their technical ability on engagements, be creative and really get into the mind-set of an attacker in order to find vulnerabilities that others simply can’t.

The Work A Penetration Tester with our team will be able to demonstrate existing experience and knowledge of IT security and penetration testing techniques against the real-world systems of some of the largest and most complex IT systems including those used by millions of people around the world.

There will be opportunities to improve technical and consultative skills through formal training, attaining industry leading certifications and on the job mentoring.

REQUIRED Demonstrated experience planning and conducting cybersecurity penetration tests of networks and web applications.

Ability to deliver technical and complex assignments to realistic, but challenging deadlines.

Ability to translate the technical findings from an assessment into relevant, actionable information for customers.

Expertise in penetration testing techniques with and without automated tools.

Ability to work in a team setting, learning from experienced security experts and contributing your own knowledge.

Help improve the tools, techniques and processes used by team members every day.

A passion for information security and an aptitude for finding, understanding and exploiting security flaws are essential.

NICE TO HAVE Demonstrable experience in computer science, information security, and coding or systems administration.

Industry specific technical accreditations such as OSCP, OSWE and OSCE.

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