Cyber Threat Analyst; Penetration Testing

Cyber Threat Analyst (Penetration Testing) – London – Hybrid

A leading financial services client is hiring an entry-level Cyber Threat Analyst to join its Information Security team, with a focus on penetration testing and offensive security.

• Support penetration testing and offensive security activities, including red teaming, breach and attack simulation (BAS), and bug bounty engagements.
• Assist with incident response and participate in the on-call rota for major incidents.
• Contribute to red/blue team exercises, threat hunting, SIEM rule tuning, and detection engineering.
• Help deploy, maintain, and automate security tooling (email security, DLP, SIEM, endpoint protection) using scripting and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).

• Up to 2 years of experience in IT, security engineering, or Dev Ops (internships or academic projects welcome).
• Basic understanding of the following:
• Ethical Hacking & Penetration Testing
• Networking and security protocols (TCP/IP, HTTPS, DNS, Firewalls, Proxy)
• Operating systems:
  Windows, Linux/Unix;
  Kubernetes desirable
• Scripting or programming languages:
  Python, Bash, Power Shell
• CI/CD tools and cloud platforms: e.g. Ansible Tower, Bitbucket, Hashi Corp Vault, Pipelines, AWS, Azure
• Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) principles
• Security tooling: EDR, SIEM, Antivirus

• Desirable:
  University degree or equivalent qualification in a STEM subject (Computer Science, Engineering, or Information Systems).
• Desirable:
  Entry-level security certifications such as CompTIA Security+, Microsoft SC-900, or AWS Cloud Practitioner.
• Desirable:
  Demonstrated activity on Try Hack Me , Hack The Box , or OSCP-related / Red Team training platforms (or equivalent).
• Desirable:
  Evidence of contributions on Git Hub, showing code samples, tool development, or participation in offensive security projects and repositories.

• Inquisitive, analytical, and detail-oriented with a genuine passion for security engineering and automation.
• Strong communicator who thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced environment supporting critical infrastructure.

If you’re keen to kickstart your career in penetration testing and threat analysis within a leading financial services environment, please apply with your CV.