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Security Engineer (Offensive) - Red Team Operational Vulnerability Assessor

Quantico, Virginia, United States💼 Full-time💰 $150,000–$150,000🗓 2026-09-03 → 2026-09-26

Core

Plan and conduct Operational Vulnerability Assessments (OVA) for Operational Technology (OT), Industrial Control Systems (ICS), and Internet of Things (IoT) environments to emulate advanced threat actors and improve security posture.

Role type

Senior IC offensive security engineer (Red Team OVA)

Builds

No-notice adversarial assessments, persistent cyberspace operations, and adversary emulation for enterprise and mission-critical environments

Domain

Defense / Cybersecurity / Operational Technology (OT)

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

OT vulnerability assessment, ICS/IoT security, network/host/application exploitation, proof-of-concept exploit development, TTP evolution, technical writing, after-action review analysis

Preferred skills

AV/EDR evasion, custom tooling/C2 development, malware analysis/reverse engineering, cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP), physical security assessments, offensive-security certifications (OSCP/OSCE/CRTO)

Technologies

Windows, Linux, Active Directory, AWS, Azure, GCP

Responsibilities

Plan and execute no-notice and cooperative Red Team operations across enterprise, application, and cloud environments; Identify and exploit network, host, and application-level vulnerabilities; Develop and refine proof-of-concept exploits and techniques to test defensive measures; Produce detailed technical findings and recommendations for remediation; Collaborate with defensive and engineering teams to improve detection and response; Continuously evolve team tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), documentation, and training materials to reflect emerging adversary behaviors

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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