Telecom’s Security Tester

City, Birmingham
Matchtech

There are junior, mid level and senior roles available. Please note, you must be eligible for security clearance for this position.

This role will involve testing the latest and greatest carrier-grade telecoms kit that has just been or is just about to be deployed into the UK. The testing will have an emphasis on security and penetration testing as well as interoperability and relative performance in multi-vendor scenarios.

Successful candidates will get to have a unique experience working on or supporting the latest ground-breaking cyber security and networking technologies on a national and international scale. This opportunity will allow those involved to have first-hand exposure to the latest technologies via the research and development that we are undertaking to secure our telecommunications networks, in order to keep the UK the safest place to live and do business online.

You will be instrumental in standing up an industry-leading security facility. You will be conducting security evaluations to look for new and existing vulnerabilities in the hardware, software and platforms which underpin the UK’s critical networks.

Required skills and experience

• Perform security testing of hardware and software components that make up modern IT and telecoms networks.
• Carry out positive and negative testing, and fuzzing of complex network functions and protocols.
• Knowledge and experience of protocols used in Telecoms networks (e.g. Diameter, HTTP/2, SCTP, NGAP, etc.) or other protocols with an aptitude to learn.
• Develop or script instrumentation and other test tooling for automated assessment of components.
• Design and implement new security testing capabilities and techniques.
• Analyse and communicate findings, weaknesses and results from testing.
• Deliver comprehensive and high-quality technical reports, outlining technical risk and impact of each identified finding.
• Contribute to a vibrant and inclusive team of security evaluation specialists where success often comes from teamwork and a diverse approach to solving problems.