Offensive Security Specialist

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.  

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