Red Team - Offensive Security Analyst - Manager

About the role

The Active Defense team is responsible for four core areas: Adversarial Testing (Purple Team), Proactive Threat Hunting, Anomaly Analysis, and Cyber Deception. This function plays a critical role in strengthening and maturing the firm’s enterprise security capabilities through threat-informed defense and continuous validation of security controls. We are seeking an Active Defense Analyst with a strong information security background and a passion for using offensive security techniques to improve defensive outcomes. In its Purple Team capacity, the role will emulate adversary behaviors, validate security detections and defensive controls, and identify opportunities to enhance the effectiveness of security operations and incident response teams. The successful candidate will communicate findings to both technical and non-technical audiences and collaborate across teams to identify, prioritize, and remediate security gaps. The position requires strong analytical and problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Conduct attack simulations against Windows or Linux operating systems leveraging advanced cyber-attack vectors, exploitation methodologies, and intrusion set tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs).
• Research and identify patterns consistent with sophisticated attacker methodologies, and report on security concerns as they are escalated or identified.
• Apply security concepts across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid enterprise environments.
• Evaluate, develop, and operationalize Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities to enhance adversary emulation, attack simulation, and security automation.
• Communicate with system owners, custodians, and IT stakeholders to facilitate security testing activities, including obtaining access to systems, digital artifact collection, and remediation activities.
• Develop and present technical findings, attack narratives, risk assessments, and remediation recommendations to both technical and non-technical stakeholders using written reports, presentations, and executive briefings.
• Maintain, manage, improve, and update security testing processes, procedures, and protocol documentation.
• Identify means to disrupt attacker actions, validate security detections and defensive controls, identify coverage gaps, and enhance defender response capabilities.

Requirements

• 6+ years of relevant experience in one or more of the following areas: Red Teaming, Purple Teaming, Offensive Security Operations, Exploit Development, Penetration Testing, Security Research, or similar roles.
• Proven hands-on experience with EDR evasion.
• Proficient with two or more programming languages such as C, C++, C#, or Python.
• Experience with command-and-control channel frameworks, data obfuscation/encryption, and Active Directory exploitation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, a related field, or equivalent experience.
• One or more of the following certifications: OSCP, OSEP, CRTO, GXPN, GPEN, GCIH, other relevant GIAC certs.

Preferred qualifications

• Extensive experience in applied enterprise hacking techniques (red/purple-teaming) across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments.
• Experience with adversary emulation frameworks, attack simulation platforms, and threat-informed defense methodologies.
• Background in DevSecOps, with the ability to rapidly build and deploy test scenarios to validate cyber threats and security concerns.

Supervising responsibilities

The role requires mentoring, collaboration, and training of more junior associates. On rare occasions, may be required to work nights or weekends in support of incident response or penetration audits.

Pay

The base salary range for this job in all geographic locations in the US is $128,100 to $239,600. The base salary range for New York City Metro Area, Washington State, and California (excluding Sacramento) is $153,800 to $272,300. Individual salaries within those ranges are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills, and geography.

Benefits

• Medical and dental coverage
• Pension and 401(k) plans
• Wide range of paid time off options
• Flexible vacation policy — you decide how much vacation time you need based on your own personal circumstances
• Designated EY Paid Holidays, Winter/Summer breaks, Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support physical, financial, and emotional well-being

Schedule

Team-led and leader-enabled hybrid model. Expectation for most people in external, client-serving roles to work together in person 40–60% of the time over the course of an engagement, project, or year.