Senior Red Team Operator
Core
Simulate cyberattacks and identify vulnerabilities within an organization's systems through offensive security assessments, adversary emulation, and attack simulations.
Role type
Senior Red Team Operator (Offensive Security)
Builds
Security assessments, adversary emulation exercises, custom red team tools, and detection testing frameworks.
Domain
Cybersecurity / Offensive Security
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Offensive security programming (C, C++, ASM, C#, JavaScript, PowerShell, Rust, Nim), network penetration testing, web/mobile application testing, source code review, threat analysis, social engineering assessments, script/tool development, C2 environment management, security control evasion, Purple Team exercise design, report writing, OS internals knowledge, network protocol understanding.
Preferred skills
Grey/black hat engagement leadership, reverse engineering (x86), offensive security tooling (Cobalt Strike, EDR Evasion, Malware techniques), Active Directory exploitation (On-Prem/Cloud), OSINT, MITRE framework application, IaaS/SDN cloud environments (AWS, Azure, Digital Ocean), interpreted languages (Ruby, Python, PHP), compiled languages (Java, C, C++, Assembly).
Technologies
AWS, Azure, GCP, Digital Ocean, Cobalt Strike, C, C++, ASM, C#, JavaScript, PowerShell, Rust, Nim, Ruby, Python, PHP, Java, x86, Active Directory, MITRE framework.
Responsibilities
Plan, carry out, and report on Red Team assessments, attack simulations, and adversary emulation exercises; Perform network penetration, web and mobile application testing, source code reviews, threat analysis, and social engineering assessments; Develop scripts, tools, and programs for Red Team operations; Manage, maintain, and improve an OPSEC-focused state-of-the-art command-and-control (C2) red team cloud environment; Assist with and develop security control evasion and bypass capabilities; Work with other parts of the business to develop a method for testing detection capabilities through Purple Team Exercises; Research latest threats and adhere to guidelines on Red Team Frameworks; Assist in the production of weekly/monthly reports on security vulnerability trending and direction.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with mentoring responsibilities