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Senior Cybersecurity Consultant - Penetration Tester

Christchurch, Canterbury Region, New Zealand💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-21 → 2026-09-26

Core

Senior offensive security consultant performing penetration testing, Breach & Attack Simulations (BAS), and AI Red Teaming for external customers and internal teams.

Role type

Senior IC penetration tester / offensive security consultant

Builds

Offensive security assessments, attack simulations, and AI vulnerability reports

Domain

Cybersecurity / Application Security / AI Security

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery

Required skills

Penetration testing, Breach & Attack Simulations (BAS), AI Red Teaming, threat modelling, secure code review, exploit development, technical risk analysis, remediation guidance

Preferred skills

BAS platforms, AI security frameworks, offensive security tooling

Technologies

Nmap, BurpSuite, Metasploit, Cobalt Strike, BloodHound, Kali Linux, Python, Bash, PowerShell, JavaScript

Responsibilities

Perform comprehensive penetration testing on applications, APIs, networks, and systems; Design and execute BAS campaigns; Conduct AI Red Teaming assessments for ML models and LLMs; Formulate attack plans and working exploits; Support threat modelling and secure code reviews; Prepare comprehensive testing reports; Deliver remediation workshops to clients; Collaborate on defensive strategies; Conduct R&D on emerging threats.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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