Offensive Security Engineer (Red Team) | $90/hr Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive taxonomies for cyber-capability tasks and attack stages relevant to modern threat landscapes.
• Create and validate evaluation frameworks for offensive security, focusing on real-world scenarios involving exploit chains, malware, cloud/appsec, and social engineering.
• Formulate robust scoring rubrics to assess attack sophistication, coverage, and impact across diverse domains.
• Review, critique, and enhance benchmarks for red team operations to ensure alignment with evolving security risks and best practices.
• Produce clear, well-documented methodologies and technical write-ups, communicating complex security concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Requirements

• Strong relevant experience in offensive cybersecurity, red teaming, exploit development, or vulnerability research.
• Track record as a principal security engineer, exploit developer, cloud red-team lead, malware reverse-engineer, or security researcher specializing in attack chains or social engineering.
• Deep expertise in cyber attack methodologies, exploit chains, and cloud/application security assessments.
• Strong background in malware analysis, reverse engineering, and/or social engineering tactics and defenses.
• Demonstrated ability to produce clear, actionable written and verbal communication for a variety of audiences.
• Advanced degree, relevant professional security certifications, or equivalent operational experience highly valued.