Managing Security Consultant

Location: Bengaluru, India

**About Us**

We are The Missing Link - one of Australia’s most awarded IT providers, now backed by global powerhouse Infosys. For over 28 years, we have helped businesses succeed with cutting-edge Cyber Security, IT & Cloud, and Automation solutions. With 200+ team members and a culture built on inclusion, innovation, and impact, we offer a workplace where you are valued, challenged, and supported to grow.

*We are THE MISSING LINK between where you are and where you want to be.*

**The Role**

The Missing Link is looking for an experienced and talented Managing Security Consultant to join our growing team!

The Managing Security Consultant will lead a team of Security Consultants while overseeing the successful delivery of security testing and consulting engagements.

The role is responsible for team performance, development, project management, and technical quality. They will also provide senior technical guidance and manage complex client or delivery matters. The Managing Security Consultant is expected to operate with a high degree of autonomy, professional judgement, and accountability.

**Responsibilities**

• Lead the planning and oversee the execution and delivery of large and complex cyber security consulting engagements, specifically penetration testing and red team exercises.
• Manage, coach, and support a team of security consultants, helping them develop technical capability, consulting skills, client communication, and delivery discipline.
• Provide senior technical guidance across offensive security, application security, infrastructure security, cloud security, and other security assessments.
• Perform a senior review of security reports, findings, recommendations, executive summaries, and supporting evidence.
• Support workload planning, resourcing decisions, onboarding, knowledge sharing, and capability uplift across the consulting team.
• Act as a trusted advisor to clients by translating technical security risk into clear, practical, and business-relevant recommendations.

**Requirements**

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in security consulting, penetration testing or a related cyber security role.
• Demonstrated ability to lead consultants, maintain quality, and support technical growth within a team.
• Strong knowledge of penetration testing, vulnerability assessment and security risk methodologies.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce clear reports and present complex issues to senior stakeholders.
• Strong project management, prioritisation, stakeholder engagement, and commercial awareness.
• OSCP certification (mandatory).
• Relevant security certifications such as OSCE, OSWE, OSEP, CREST, CISSP, CISM, CCSP, GIAC are highly desirable.

**Benefits**

A great company culture is very important to The Missing Link. Keeping everyone happy is one of our top priorities.

Here are some of the best bits about working at The Missing Link and some of the ways we try and maintain our staff happiness levels:

• Supportive, collaborative and respectful environment
• Company culture that fosters learning and development through training and mentoring programs
• Opportunities for professional development and career advancement