Cyber - Attack & Penetration Testing - Manager - Consulting

About the role

At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence. We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go. Join EY and help to build a better working world. The opportunity: Cyber threats, social media, artificial intelligence, privacy requirements, and continuity of business as usual require heavy information security measures. As a Manager in the Attack & Penetration Testing team, you will lead sophisticated offensive security operations that contribute to our client’s resilience against the latest cyber‑attacks.

Responsibilities

• Identify potential threats and vulnerabilities to enterprise environments.
• Lead technical teams in conducting penetration testing, red team, and purple team exercises using industry frameworks and techniques, applying analysis to inform and enhance other areas of cybersecurity.
• Oversee teams’ delivery of offensive security engagements and ensure collaboration with other security and business teams is productive and valuable.
• Ensure delivery of clear, concise, and actionable reports and support to both technical and executive audiences.
• Play a pivotal role in mentoring senior and junior analysts, setting and advancing a collaborative and trust‑based culture, and bringing new ideas to enhance the team’s skillsets and capabilities.
• Stay abreast of the latest cyber threat trends and technologies, representing EY and the team in high‑visibility industry groups, conferences, and events.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, Information Technology, Engineering or a related major with a minimum of 6+ years of related work experience, or a Master’s degree and approximately 3‑4+ years of related work experience in penetration testing (including internet, intranet, web application, wireless, social engineering, Red Team, and Purple team assessments).
• Experience in managing and executing penetration testing projects.
• Experience with manual attack and penetration testing.
• Experience in establishing and managing Red Team or application penetration testing programs.
• Experience with scripting/programming skills (e.g., Python, PowerShell, Java, Perl, etc.).
• Updated and familiarized with the latest exploits and security trends.
• Experience to lead a technical team to conduct remote and on‑site penetration testing within defined rules of engagement.
• Proficient in overseeing multiple attack and penetration testing projects simultaneously while effectively navigating strict deadlines.
• Familiarity to perform network penetration testing in a stealth manner.
• Any two of the following certifications: OSCP, OSWP, GPEN, GWAPT, OSCE, OSEE, GXPN, CISSP, CISM, PMP, CREST Certified Simulated Attack Manager.
• Valid U.S. driver’s license.
• Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally to meet client needs (estimated travel up to 50%).

Skills

• Ability to communicate complex technical security concepts effectively and professionally both verbally and in written form when interacting with clients, senior leaders, technical teams, support staff, vendors, and business partners in both technical and non‑technical terms.
• Ability to engage with clients by listening to and understanding their needs.
• Ability to recognize when to escalate risks, issues, and opportunities to enhance service delivery and increase revenue to appropriate client and EY leadership.
• Ability to manage the creation, review, and delivery of high‑quality work products, client reports, and presentations.
• Adherence to service quality standards and program management requirements.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a cross‑functional team environment that is culturally diverse and with geographically dispersed teams.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, with the ability to process complex information and present it in a clear and understandable manner.
• Plan and execute penetration testing projects such as internet, intranet, wireless, web application, cloud, social engineering, and physical penetration testing.
• Develop and execute red team scenarios to highlight gaps impacting organizations’ security postures.
• Ability to work both independently as well as lead a team of technical testers on penetration testing and red team engagements.
• Lead and mentor a team of penetration testers by providing guidance, technical leadership, and support to foster their professional growth.
• Stay current with emerging security threats, vulnerabilities, exploitation techniques, and industry best practices.
• Perform in‑depth analysis of penetration testing results and create reports that describe findings, exploitation procedures, associated risks, and actionable recommendations.
• Manage and execute penetration