# Penetration Tester

In this role, you won't be confined to traditional 4+1 web applications. We've broken away from the constraints of CHECK or CE+ standards, and we're not interested in producing lengthy PDF reports. Instead, our focus is on seamlessly integrating continuous penetration testing into our customers' Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). What you'll do: As a Penetration Tester at Cytix, you'll form a core part of our Application Security team, and play in pivotal role in our organisation. In this role, you will be responsible for: Pentesting web applications, APIs, mobile applications, etc for our clients across a range of industries. Acting as the subject matter expert on application security, working with stakeholders of both a technical and non-technical nature to assist in support in vulnerability remediation and prevention. Acting as the go to point of contact for all things related to related to application security. Working with our in-house development team to build a next generation Application Security product. Helping to keep the Cytix platform secure by performing regular penetration testing. Collaborating with other teams in the business to ensure our clients get the

- **Id**: 1191325
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/cytix-application-security-engineer>
- **Role**: Security
- **Role family**: Security
- **Seniority**: junior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: hybrid
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Manchester, United Kingdom
- **Countries**: GB
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 2
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-09-07T15:47:49Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-09-07
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-11T06:20:36Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 64
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 4510
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Hybrid work
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Penetration Testing, Application Security, DevSecOps

## Company

- **Id**: 2681162
- **Name**: Cytix
- **Domain**: cytix.io
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/cytix>
- **Size band**: 51-200
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Ashby

## Salary

- **Min**: 45000
- **Max**: 55000
- **Currency**: GBP
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 73568

## Technologies

- **OWASP** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 64

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 2
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United Kingdom** — Iso: GB; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-09-24T16:53:16Z

## Visa

- Country: GB; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: Licensed UK visa sponsor (Skilled Worker); Route: Skilled Worker

## Liveness

- **Score**: 11
- **Band**: cold
- **Label**: Long shot
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.387
- **P room**: 0.28
- **Age days**: 64
- **Expected fill days**: 29
- **Reasons**: conf:3, win:tail, crowd:junior
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T05:49:22Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 73568
- **Is top pay**: no

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