Team Lead Ethical Hacking

°°Who we are°° Approach Cyber is a pure player in cybersecurity and personal data protection. We provide 360-degree solutions to strengthen our clients’ cyber resilience: anticipate, prevent, protect, detect, respond, and recover. We are committed to delivering top-tier services, including advisory and audit, training and awareness, security technology integration, and software development. Approach is also a recognised Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) thanks to our Security Operations Centre (SOC). With over 100 experts based in Belgium, Approach Cyber draws on 25 years of experience and thousands of successfully delivered projects across multiple industries. We are recognised for our expertise, our human approach, and our pragmatic execution. °°Who we are looking for°° We are looking for a Team Lead
- Ethical Hacking & Red Team with a strong record of penetration testing and red team engagements to integrate and lead our Ethical Hacking Team. The Team Lead is a key role at Approach: leading and growing a team, while staying actively involved in delivery. This balance is what makes the role strong: you stay close to the field, credible on the latest developments in the sector, while building the leadership experience that comes with managing a team. °°Your role°° As a Team Lead, you will take ownership of the Ethical Hacking & Red Team Business Unit. You will report directly to the CDO (Chief Delivery Officer) of Approach Cyber Belgium. Your responsibilities as Team Lead span the following areas:
• Vision & strategy: Contribute to the operational implementation of the organisation’s vision and strategy.
• Leadership & people management: Manage a team of Ethical Hackers as direct reports, from coaching and feedback (organise 1-to-1) to day-to-day admin (timesheets, holidays, expenses, …), act as a relay between your team and the organisation, facilitate team communication and cohesion (e.g. through Practice meetings).
• Talent management: You will assist our Talent Recruiter and actively be involved in recruitment, onboardings and performance reviews for your team and support individual growth plans.
• Delivery & performance: Oversee project planning and quality, manage delivery risks, monitor team KPIs, resource allocation and team’s capacities. You will also deliver complex pen test and red team engagements as an expert in your domain.
• P&L: Support revenue growth and margin optimisation at team level.
• Business development: You will assist our Sales and Trusted Advisors to qualify, scope, estimate effort and propose technical solutions to respond to our clients’ needs.
• Innovation: Pilot new approaches, implement best practices and delivery methodologies within your team.
• External visibility: Contribute to external visibility through networking, events and speaking engagements. As an Ethical Hacker & Red Teamer, you will play a crucial role in identifying security vulnerabilities across different environments. You will conduct stimulating penetration tests or red teaming exercises, analyse security risks, and provide actionable recommendations to enhance the security posture of our clients. Here are just a few of the responsibilities you should take on:
• Perform applications, APIs, infrastructures, networks/cloud, AI and LLM, and Internet of Things penetration testing, red and purple teaming exercises.
• Identify, analyse, and exploit security vulnerabilities in accordance with industry standards (OWASP, MITRE ATT&CK, NIST, etc.).
• Provide detailed reports on findings, including risk assessments and remediation recommendations.
• Stay up to date with the latest cybersecurity threats, attack techniques, and security best practices and tools.
• Use your knowledge to continually improve the tools, techniques and procedures used by your team. °°What we expect from our Team Leads°° Being a Team Lead at Approach Cyber is not a title. It is a commitment. We have high expectations, and we want to be transparent about them.
• Presence matters: We expect our Team Leads to be visible in the office regularly and leading their team from the front. Remote flexibility is part of our culture, but presence is how you build trust. It is your role to find the right balance.
• Lead by example: You set the tone. Your attitude towards clients, deadlines, quality, and colleagues will shape the team's culture more than any process ever will. We expect you to embody the standards you hold others to.
• Build team cohesion: Great teams do not happen by accident. Invest in the human side, create moments of connection, and address friction before it becomes conflict.
• Clarity & decisiveness: Tough conversations and difficult decisions are part of the role, within the team or towards clients. We expect you to step up, make the call, and own it. °°

Your profile
°° You have:
• Minimum 6 years of experience in pentesting and red teaming activities.
• A strong knowledge of
• Web application security testing;
• Network/infra security testing;
• Penetration testing tools such as Burp Suite, ffuf, Nuclei, Nessus, Bloodhound, Impacket, NetExec, ...
• Scripting and automation using Python or Bash or any programming language.
• An excellent spoken and written English AND French or Dutch.
• A true passion for ethical hacking: pentesting exercises on platforms such as Hack The Box, Try Hack Me, or participation in CTFs, or technology watch (whitepapers, blogposts, …), etc Considered as a plus:
• Your ability to speak/write/understand the following three languages (French – English
- Dutch) at a professional level remains a strong plus.
• A proven record of leading and managing a team.
• Your information security certifications such as: OSCP, CRTO, eCPPT, OSCE, or other red teaming/pentesting certifications.
• Experience in TIBER or TLPT engagement.
• Your knowledge of technologies such as Cobalt Strike or Mythic.
• Your experience in mobile security testing projects. Human

skills:
• Curiosity: Ethical hacking is constantly evolving. New vulnerabilities, new tools, new methodologies... The good pentester you are loves to dig, test, experiment, and continuously learn.
• Deep analytical skills and problem-solving: A pentest is like a puzzle. You need to analyse a system, identify potential weaknesses, and find attack paths that others might not have considered.
• Clear and impactful communication: You know that a great security report isn't just about listing vulnerabilities; it's about telling a story that makes sense to non-technical stakeholders. You translate complex findings into clear, actionable insights.
• Team spirit: Cybersecurity is a team effort. You share knowledge, discuss trends, and support your teammates, knowing that collaboration makes everyone stronger.
• Integrity above all: You handle sensitive information with the highest level of confidentiality and professionalism. Trust is at the core of everything you do.
• Last but not least, we would like you to become an ambassador for the professional values that are at the heart of our philosophy:
• TOP-NOTCH
• HUMAN-CENTRIC
• NO-NONSENSE °°Our offer °°
• Join a 100% Belgian owned, dynamic and fast-growing company in a booming sector.
• Participate in the development of the company as a co-creator of innovative solutions.
• Develop your career path and add top-level trainings and certifications to your CV.
• A permanent contract with an attractive salary package; composed of a fix salary, a yearly bonus based on your objectives and performance, and a full range of extra-legal advantages:
• Mobility budget you can use for a company car (electric) or other green or shared mobility initiatives or housing costs.
• Competitive group insurance including pension fund, death, and disability coverage.
• Attractive complementary insurances for non-work-related accident and loss of salary in case of sickness, company fully supported contribution (hospitalisation and outpatient care).
• 32 days holiday/year (on a full-time equivalent basis).
• Flexible home working policy (2,5 days/week minimum at office).
• Other fringe benefits (meal vouchers, eco vouchers, bike lease, …)
• Enjoy some fun company events and exclusive team experiences.
• Contribute to a safer, fairer world for data subjects and citizens, ensure the serenity of great businesses and essential public institutions.
• Live your values daily in a dynamic, fun and multicultural working environment. °°Interested? °° Don't wait, send us your CV and application to jobs@approach-cyber.com. Join us in our commitment to ensuring cyber serenity and contributing to a safer digital world.