| Candidates should ideally have up to three or more years’ experience in network and / or application penetration testing. An understanding or practical experience in the following shall be considered essential: - Application penetration testing
- Network / infrastructure penetration testing
- OWASP
- BURP or equivalent
- Secure application development
CREST or OSCP/OSCE certifications or equivalent are preferable. Candidates should hold a third level qualification in an IT related field. Successful candidates will be expected to complete relevant professional certifications on an on-going basis as part of Espion's continuing education programme. In-house training will also be provided by colleagues including senior consultants as required. Candidates should be proactive, have the ability to take ownership, have a “can do” approach, have a goal of building customer value and the ability to react quickly and with a sense of urgency to requests, issues, emails or other events in a timely and flexible fashion along with the ability and understanding to provide client support if required. Candidates must be articulate in both written and verbal communication, have a demonstrable experience working in a stand-alone role (specifically customer facing) and have a strong ability to produce well-written and well-presented reports/documentation in the English language. This role is consultancy based, so candidates should have the ability to communicate with stakeholders at all levels and advise on best practice. This position will require some travel within Ireland and may also require some European travel from time to time. Candidates must have a valid work visa. | 
