Managing Consultant - Red Team/CREST RTM/RTS (Spider Labs)

LevelBlue reduces risk and builds lasting resilience so organizations can innovate and advance their mission with confidence. As the world’s most analyst-recognized and largest pure-play managed security services provider, LevelBlue elevates client outcomes that matter: stronger defense, faster response, and sustained business continuity. LevelBlue combines AI-powered security operations, advanced threat intelligence, and elite human expertise to provide the most comprehensive portfolio of strategic advisory, managed security, offensive security, and incident response services.

The Managing Consultant role offers an exciting opportunity to work and lead a Penetration Test team within the world renowned and truly global SpiderLabs team. The team currently has network security consultants in the UK, mainland Europe, the United States, Canada, and Australia. This role is designed to be an overlay for operational management within the regional practices of SpiderLabs. The purpose of the role is to delegate certain elements of operational authority from the Director to a single leader within the delivery team, in order to enhance delivery efficiency. Responsible for the overall management of the consulting teams in their region. The role works in conjunction with other departments to support business development, create market awareness, deploy new offerings, and outfit the consulting team with the necessary tools.

The Managing Consultant will be responsible for leading a Penetration Test team tasked with the following responsibilities:

• Solving interesting application security problems
• Security testing, appsec guidance & advisory
• Bringing great ideas to the table
• Helping others develop their great ideas
• Coaching and mentoring other members of the team
• Being part of something exciting

Specific Responsibilities:

• A highly experienced Penetration Test consultant recognized amongst their peers as an industry leader
• Expected to own and run key customer engagements as directed by their manager
• As an industry leader, they are also expected to maintain LevelBlue's reputation within their center of excellence by participating in industry events and from time to time, supporting pre-sales activities as required by their manager
• Works on issues that impact design/selling success or address future concepts, products or technologies
• Creates organizational knowledge about key technologies, tools and methodologies
• Develops formal networks with key decision makers and serves as external spokesperson for the organization
• Experience developing and delivering and managing large consulting engagements
• Knowledge of Security Architecture, Design and Implementation

Qualifications:

• Active CCRTS or CCRTM qualification is essential for this role (formerly known as CCSAS or CCSAM, respectively)
• Is a highly autonomous worker, able to operate with little to no supervision
• Have minimum of 10 years industry experience within information security consulting management
• Strong team player and technical innovator with an ability to build and leverage relationships on an inter and intra departmental basis
• Candidates should be well versed in application security/penetration testing of web applications and thick clients as well as the softer side of consultancy.
• Consultants must be able to effectively balance workload and work effectively and closely with colleagues within the ever growing team of over 100 SpiderLabs team members worldwide.
• Experience working with sales teams and pre-sales engineers to develop market entry strategy
• Ability to create and maintain initial methodology and process templates
• Experience deploying new service offerings (training, support, etc)
• Experience with industry accepted Project Management methodologies

Education:

• A high school diploma or equivalent is required; a college or university degree is a plus.
• Industry certifications preferred: CREST, OSCP, OSCE, OSEE, GXPN, and/or GPEN, CRTO.

This role is open to candidates legally authorized to work in the United Kingdom. At LevelBlue, we support flexible work and bring people together in person for key moments based on role, team, and business needs.

LevelBlue is committed to a culture of respect, inclusion, and equal opportunity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other status protected under applicable law.