Job Description:
Offensive Security Specialist
Salford Quays / Staines/ Central London
Flexible / Hybrid working options
Permanent
Salary: £55,000 - £72,000 (Neg. depending on experience & location)
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
We make health happen
At Bupa, we're passionate about technology. With colleagues, customers, patients and residents in mind you'll have the opportunity to work on innovative projects and make a real impact on their lives.
Right from the start you'll become part of our digital strategy, joining us on our journey and developing yourself along the way.
Role Overview
We're looking for an experienced Offensive Security Specialist to join our growing Cyber team. In this role, you'll play a critical part in safeguarding millions of customers by testing and strengthening our security controls against real-world threats. Your expertise will help us stay ahead of adversaries and ensure our systems remain resilient.
How you'll help us make health happen:
Review and analyse findings from multiple sources (Red Team reports, penetration tests, vulnerability scans) to assess their impact on Bupa's security posture and prioritise remediation.
Identify potential attack paths and collaborate with technology owners and SMEs to disrupt them effectively.
Design and execute security assessments using Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS) platforms, leveraging frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK and the Unified Kill Chain.
Utilise threat intelligence to plan future assessments and align testing with emerging risks.
Influence remediation strategies and guide technical discussions to ensure solutions meet security requirements.
Mentor colleagues within the security testing team and share expertise across other technical towers.
Manage multiple small projects simultaneously, ensuring timely implementation and validation of security solutions.
Develop unbiased methods to verify the effectiveness of implemented controls.
Maintain and improve documentation, reporting, and dashboards using tools such as Kibana, Lucene, and Python.
Communicate technical findings clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, including risk teams.
Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:
Proven experience in Offensive Security, Red Teaming, Penetration Testing, or Security Engineering.
Strong knowledge of enterprise technologies, network architectures, and security controls.
Familiarity with tools and concepts such as SIEM, WAF, IDS/IPS, DLP, and authentication mechanisms.
Excellent communication skills and ability to influence stakeholders.
A proactive, collaborative mindset with a passion for continuous learning.
Benefits
Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health - from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.
Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:
• 25 days holiday, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell
• Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind
• An enhanced pension plan and life insurance
• Onsite gyms or local discounts where no onsite gym available
• Various other benefits and online discounts
Why Bupa?
We're a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose - helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.
We encourage all of our people to ”Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That's why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
Bupa takes pride in being a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer and will aim to offer an interview/assessment to disabled applicants who best meet the minimum criteria for the role. We're committed to ensuring you're treated fairly during the recruitment process and offer reasonable adjustments to anyone who may benefit from accommodations to the recruitment process.
Time Type:
Full timeJob Area:
ITLocations:
Angel Court, London, Bupa Place, Staines - Willow House
Bupa’s purpose is helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We do this by providing a broad range of healthcare services, support and advice to people throughout their lives. People are at the heart of everything we do. Together, we make health happen.
Every company needs an ethos, and we're no different. Through good days and challeging times, we always work with our values in mind. These are: Brave - Make new possibilities happen. Caring - Act with empathy and respect. Responsible - Own your decisions and actions.
We don't have shareholders at Bupa, which means we're free to invest our profits where they matter: our patients, our facilities, our research, and you.
As a healthcare provider, we have a duty to do the right thing. By our customers, our people and our partners. The Bupa Code holds us to this duty. It's our promise to protect, care for, and build trust with everyone who relies on us.
Here you’ll be welcomed. We champion diversity and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve.
You’ll find an inclusive environment where you can be yourself and where everyone is driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world.Free
to be you.
Back in September 2018, we made a pledge. That we'd do whatever we could to make Bupa a diverse, kind and inclusive place to work.
Everyone deserves a positive working environment. Everyone deserves to have their voice heard. Everyone deserves freedom from bullying, harassment and discrimination.
In September 2021 we welcomed our first cohort of IT Graduates into our Salford Quays and Staines office. We recently caught up with Gemma to find out more about what she’s been up to and how she’s settling in.
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