About Excelium

Excelium Consulting is a boutique Cyber & National Security Consulting firm focused on delivering high quality cyber services for our clients.

As a 100% Australian-owned and operated company, we have become a trusted partner for federal, state and local governments, as well as private industry.

Our successful candidate will need a strong work ethic, high attention to detail, be a strong team player, be keen to learn and most of all have a good attitude.

Job Overview:

As a Penetration Tester, you will be part of Cyber Security team and lead penetration testing for various capabilities. Your role will involve working with a variety of internal and external stakeholders ensuring that solutions are tested thoroughly and able to meet evolving security needs. We are seeking candidates who possess SFIA Level 4-5 experience for this role.

Responsibilities and Duties:

Lead and coordinate the entire process of penetration testing. Including liaising with project teams to scope and write detailed penetration test plans.

Undertake test execution, across a variety of environments, applications, cloud services, and devices, to identify vulnerabilities.

Carry out complex security assessments that incorporate advanced techniques and simulate real-world cyber-attacks to assess system resilience.

Build and nurture strong partnerships with stakeholders.

Communicate complex security insights in a digestible and actionable format.

Create and maintain threat models to evaluate and prioritise potential attack vectors, helping to identify high-priority vulnerabilities in the system.

Innovate and improve internal processes by developing new tools, frameworks, and methodologies that streamline testing and increase efficiency across the team.

Knowledge share and foster a culture of collaboration, skill development, and continuous improvement within the team and support vulnerability management, threat hunt activities, and incident response as required.

Required Skills and Experience

Minimum five (5) years’ experience in field of expertise

Formal penetration testing training or certifications.

Demonstrated experience with or knowledge of PSPF, ISM and Essential Eight.

Demonstrated engagement skills, including ability to lead complex technical discussions to reach common understanding and agreement from a broad range of technical specialists.

Excellent communication skills, including a demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical concepts to senior leaders. Demonstrated engagement skills, including ability to lead complex technical discussions to reach common understanding and agreement from a broad range of technical specialists.

Excellent communication skills, including a demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical concepts to senior leaders.

MUST

Australian Citizen and willing to hold an AGSVA Clearance

NV1 clearance preferred

Canberra based