Red Team Security Engineer -- TIWDC5882303
Compunnel Inc. · Austin, TX · Yesterday
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About the role
An opportunity is available for a Senior Red Team Security Engineer to support and help mature a newly established Red Team within an organization's Cybersecurity program. This individual will serve as a technical leader and subject matter expert in penetration testing, offensive security operations, and red team program development. The ideal candidate is an experienced penetration tester who combines strong technical expertise with excellent communication and teamwork skills.
Responsibilities
- Conduct internal and external penetration testing engagements against applications, systems, networks, cloud environments, and security infrastructure.
- Perform red team exercises to identify security weaknesses and validate defensive controls.
- Utilize offensive security tools and frameworks to simulate real-world attack scenarios.
- Document findings, attack paths, risks, and remediation recommendations.
- Help mature and expand the organization's Red Team program by developing and maintaining methodologies, standards, procedures, and roadmaps.
- Partner with SOC, engineering, infrastructure, and application teams to improve detection and response capabilities.
- Serve as a technical leader and mentor within the team.
- Communicate findings and recommendations in a professional, constructive manner.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in Penetration Testing, Red Teaming, Offensive Security, Ethical Hacking, or Cybersecurity Assessments.
- Experience conducting application, infrastructure, network, and cloud security assessments.
- Strong knowledge of Security Architecture, Security Engineering Principles, Network and Infrastructure Security, and Offensive Security Methodologies.
- Experience creating technical documentation, procedures, standards, reports, and security roadmaps.
- Ability to independently manage multiple security initiatives simultaneously.
- Python or other scripting/programming experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with one or more of the following technologies:
- Kali Linux
- Veracode
- Tenable
- Synack
- Wiz
- Horizon3 AIM
- Microsoft Sentinel
- NetWitness
- VMware