Lead - Penetration Tester

2 days ago

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Axiata Digital Labs Full time

**Summary**:
**Key Responsibilities**:
**Strategic & Operational Leadership**
- Set the direction and scope of internal and external penetration testing engagements.
- Develop, refine, and maintain the organizations penetration testing methodology.
- Align red team activities with business objectives, risk priorities, and threat intelligence.

**Team Management**
- Lead, mentor, and coach a team of penetration testers, red teamers, and offensive security analysts.
- Conduct regular 1-on-1s, career development planning, and performance evaluations.
- Build a collaborative and high-performing team culture with continuous skills development.

**Planning & Execution Oversight**
- Oversee project timelines, resource allocation, and task delegation.
- Ensure timely delivery of assessments and reporting within defined SLAs.
- Manage team workflows using Agile or structured project management frameworks.

**Quality Assurance & Reporting**
- Review and approve penetration testing reports for clarity, accuracy, and risk relevance.
- Ensure all tests are conducted ethically, legally, and in line with organizational policy.
- Maintain consistency in reporting formats, severity ratings, and risk classifications.

**Technical Guidance & Escalation**
- Provide hands-on support in complex testing scenarios (e.g., privilege escalation, advanced persistence).
- Serve as the go-to expert in bypassing modern defenses (EDR, WAF, MFA, etc.).
- Troubleshoot and advise during real-time engagements or red/purple team exercises.

**Continuous Improvement**
- Stay current with threat trends, TTPs (MITRE ATT&CK), and industry frameworks (OWASP, PTES, NIST).
- Recommend new tools, scripts, and techniques to keep the team ahead of emerging threats.
- Introduce automation, playbooks, and reusable exploits to improve testing efficiency.

**Training & Development**
- Develop internal training modules, labs, and tabletop exercises.
- Support certifications and knowledge-sharing within the team (e.g., OSCP, OSCE, CRTO).
- Organize internal red team simulations, capture-the-flag (CTF) challenges, or lab walkthroughs.

**Stakeholder Communication**
- Present technical findings and risk assessments clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
- Interface with IT, development, SOC, and compliance teams to coordinate remediation efforts.
- Participate in executive briefings or incident response drills where red team input is required.

**Compliance & Documentation**
- Ensure testing procedures align with regulatory frameworks (ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, NIST).
- Maintain documentation for all tools, payloads, testing infrastructure, and evidence handling.
- Establish safe testing protocols to avoid disruption or unintentional damage during engagements.

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