Offensive Cyber Research Engineer
Core
Lead the architecture and development of sophisticated offensive cyber capabilities, attack path frameworks, and tooling to emulate advanced persistent threat (APT) behaviors and nation-state TTPs for U.S. and allied defense.
Role type
Senior IC offensive cyber research engineer (technical leadership)
Builds
Advanced attack path frameworks, offensive tooling, ETL pipelines for threat intelligence, and graph-based analysis systems
Domain
Cybersecurity (Offensive Operations, Threat Intelligence, Red Teaming)
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Offensive cyber operations, threat research, software architecture, Python, Golang, MITRE ATT&CK framework, adversary emulation, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), graph databases (Neo4j), red team methodologies, code review, technical mentorship
Preferred skills
Government/military DNEA or Exploitation Analyst background, zero-day exploitation research, custom C2 framework development, large-scale adversary emulation, cross-functional collaboration
Technologies
Python, Golang, Docker, Kubernetes, Neo4j, Cobalt Strike, Metasploit
Responsibilities
Architect attack path frameworks emulating APT behaviors, conduct advanced research into zero-day exploitation and novel attack vectors, mentor offensive cyber engineers and researchers, design ETL pipelines for threat intelligence processing, lead technical demonstrations for government stakeholders, establish engineering best practices for offensive tool development
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities