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Lead Penetration Tester

Lawrence Harvey Sweden

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Posted Feb 23, 2026

Role: Lead Penetration Tester

Location(s): Stockholm, Malmö, Göteborg (hybrid 1-2 days pw)

Salary: 70,000 - 85,000 SEK per month (DOE)

Lawrence Harvey are partnered with a Private-Equity backed Consultancy that are in a rapid phase of growth across their whole Global Cyber Secu

Full Description

Role: Lead Penetration Tester

Location(s): Stockholm, Malmö, Göteborg (hybrid 1-2 days pw)

Salary: 70,000 - 85,000 SEK per month (DOE)

Lawrence Harvey are partnered with a Private-Equity backed Consultancy that are in a rapid phase of growth across their whole Global Cyber Security Division. They are searching for a Penetration Testing specialist who will be taking full strategic responsibility over their Pentesting function.

You will be

  • Leading and performing advanced manual penetration tests across applications, APIs, cloud, infrastructure, and AD.
  • Establishing structured testing cycles aligned with vulnerability management.
  • Defining the right balance between automated and manual testing.
  • Supporting secure SDLC, threat modelling, and security reviews.
  • Developing methodology, ensure quality, and mentor colleagues.
  • Presenting findings clearly to technical and business stakeholders.

You will need

  • Experience managing or leading a penetration testing function before is highly desired
  • Extensive experience in manual application security testing (OWASP, API security, authentication/authorisation, logic flaws).
  • Proven ability to lead engagements end-to-end.
  • Strong hands-on expertise with testing tools and scripting.
  • Fluent in Swedish and English.

Interested? Apply using the link or send a resume to j.walsh@lawrenceharvey.com

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