Nicoll Curtin
Penetration Tester
Nicoll CurtinIreland1 day ago
Full-timeRemote FriendlyEngineering

🚀 About the Role

We’re seeking an experienced Penetration Tester to join a high-impact cybersecurity team working on complex, large-scale systems. This role offers the chance to lead testing efforts across diverse products and applications, helping to proactively secure critical assets and protect millions of end users.


You’ll play a hands-on role in identifying vulnerabilities, replicating real-world attack scenarios, and collaborating closely with technical and business teams to drive remediation.


🔐 Responsibilities

  • Lead penetration testing on web and mobile applications
  • Simulate attacker techniques to identify vulnerabilities
  • Prepare and present security reports to technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Collaborate with development and operations teams to address weaknesses
  • Contribute to security research and tool development
  • Stay current with emerging attack methods, technologies, and industry best practices


🧠 Skills & Experience

  • 7+ years of overall IT experience, including 5+ years in application penetration testing
  • Strong manual testing skills across all OWASP Top 10 categories
  • Solid understanding of authentication, encryption, and secure application design
  • Hands-on experience with tools such as Burp Suite, nmap, Kali, Metasploit, Wireshark, and similar
  • Intermediate knowledge of scripting or programming languages (e.g. Python, Java, JavaScript, C#, SQL)
  • Experience with web services and frameworks (REST, SOAP, JSON, XML)
  • Preferred certifications: OSCP, GWAPT, GXPN, GPEN, LPT, CEH


🌟 What’s on Offer

  • Opportunity to work on challenging, high-value security projects
  • Exposure to a wide variety of products and technologies
  • A collaborative, research-driven cybersecurity team culture
  • Hybrid work model based in Dublin
  • Competitive compensation package and career development opportunities


📩 Interested? Apply now!

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