Senior Penetration Tester

We're a leading digital bank on a mission to fix banking, and we're looking for a Senior Penetration Tester to join our team. As a Penetration Tester at Starling, you'll work with talented cyber security professionals to ensure our services are designed, developed and operated securely. You'll conduct research, perform security testing, and report issues aligned to our risk framework, and support remediation processes to see your findings lead to tangible security improvements.

Requirements

• Scoping and performing mobile, web application, cloud and infrastructure penetration tests.
• Collaborating with engineering teams to facilitate secure development, including reviewing and analysing proposed technical solutions to identify appropriate security controls.
• Conducting code reviews of features and critical security components, performing in-depth practical security testing, and advising on the remediation of security issues and identifying solutions to address root causes.
• Automating security testing and developing internal tooling to achieve continuous assurance.
• Identifying and implementing improvements to the team's internal processes and procedures, mentoring less-experienced team members, and promoting a collaborative approach to security across Starling.

Benefits

• 25 days holiday
• An extra day’s holiday for your birthday
• Annual leave is increased with length of service, and you can choose to buy or sell up to five extra days off
• 16 hours paid volunteering time a year
• Salary sacrifice, company enhanced pension scheme
• Life insurance at 4x your salary & group income protection
• Private Medical Insurance with VitalityHealth including mental health support and cancer care. Partner benefits include discounts with Waitrose, Mr&Mrs Smith and Peloton
• Generous family-friendly policies
• Perkbox membership giving access to retail discounts, a wellness platform for physical and mental health, and weekly free and boosted perks
• Access to initiatives like Cycle to Work, Salary Sacrificed Gym partnerships and Electric Vehicle (EV) leasing