Penetration Tester, Social Engineering Specialist

Rapid7

Penetration Tester in cybersecurity firm specializing in social engineering campaigns for clients. Delivering technical skills in offensive and defense strategies to improve security posture.

Posted 5/27/2026full-timeRemote • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsiblePHPPythonRubyTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Deliver Rapid7’s Vector Command Continuous Red Teaming service
Design social engineering campaigns at scale, supporting numerous customers each month
Deploy, configure, and maintain social engineering infrastructure to perform phishing operations at scale
Perform manual and automated reconnaissance at scale to identify targets for social engineering operations
Leverage external network vulnerabilities in social engineering attacks
Research the latest techniques in social engineering and implement them in campaigns
Research and test methods to bypass social engineering defenses
Be an expert in sending phishing emails to client inboxes
Design and execute vishing campaigns
Evaluate impact of credential breaches and coordinate with team members for post-compromise simulation
Develop positive relationships with clients and understand their business needs

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years in an active technical security role
Strong knowledge of Advanced Social engineering techniques and tactics
Infrastructure management and deployment (domain records, web servers, terraform, ansible, phishing website creation)
Modern penetration testing tools and methods
Network, wireless and web application security concepts
Experience using interpreted languages (Ruby, Python, PHP, etc.)
Knowledge of common regulatory structures and obligations and common I.T. governance
Bug Bounty experience, identifying novel vulnerabilities in arbitrary internet-facing attack surfaces
Certifications such as OSCP, OSCE, GXPN, OSEE, CREST
Experience with Red & Purple Teams

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary
Flexible working hours
Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

social engineeringphishing operationsreconnaissanceinfrastructure managementpenetration testinginterpreted languagesbug bountycredential breachesvishing campaignsnetwork security

Soft Skills

relationship buildingclient understanding

Certifications

OSCPOSCEGXPNOSEECREST