Senior Content Engineer - Defense

The Role

Ready to turn your hard-earned cybersecurity mastery into world-class training that inspires and equips the next generation of defenders? Offensive Security is hunting for a Senior Content Engineer who’s equal parts cyber sorcerer, technical tinkerer, and content visionary. This isn't your average "sit behind a desk" gig. You'll be:

• Crafting high-impact, hands-on labs that make learners sweat (in the best way).
• Weaving cutting-edge attack and defense scenarios into unforgettable training.
• Shaping the future of OffSec’s legendary certifications.
• Leading development of advanced and real world defensive training content and exercises.
• Leading, mentoring, and pushing your teammates to go further, faster, smarter.

What You’ll Be Doing

Content Development

• Design and develop immersive cybersecurity training content, focusing on detection, prevention, and security analysis — equal parts brutal and brilliant.
• Mentor teammates, set the technical bar high, and refine content for maximum clarity and accuracy.
• Collaborate across teams to keep labs and learning material fresh, relevant, and seamless.

Content Engineering

• Build and oversee next-level training environments with VMs, cloud infrastructure, and automation.
• Develop and test complex and stable lab environments that provide a great learner experience.
• Troubleshoot like a pro—solving complex lab integration issues with precision and flair.

Applied Technical Expertise

• Create realistic, scenario-driven challenges that push learners out of their comfort zones.
• Validate, test, and enhance training environments with your security analysis and DFIR chops.
• Stay on the bleeding edge—bring emerging threats, adversarial tactics, and defense strategies into our content.

What You Bring

• 7+ years in cybersecurity, virtual environment engineering, and technical content development, focused on strengthening organizational defenses and security maturity.
• Deep expertise in Microsoft Azure and Active Directory security—specializing in detection engineering, threat hunting, and hardening against enumeration, privilege escalation, lateral movement, and persistence techniques.
• Skilled in AI-assisted development of security tooling and proof-of-concept defenses that improve visibility, automate response, and reduce risk.
• Extensive experience evaluating and improving AV/EDR effectiveness, validating controls, and designing detections to identify real-world bypass and evasion methods.
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical threats into clear, engaging, and actionable guidance for diverse audiences.
• Rigorous research mindset—testing assumptions, validating threats, and converting findings into practical learning and security improvements.
• Proven leadership and mentorship, driving projects forward, improving processes, and elevating team capability.
• Effective collaborator across global teams, cultures, and time zones, with a focus on shared security outcomes.