Senior Red Team Cybersecurity Specialist

About the role

The National Incident Response Team (NIRT) is a national service provider for the Federal Reserve System (FRS). NIRT’s Adversary Emulation team is seeking a Senior or Lead Red Team Cybersecurity Specialist to join their red team. This role requires a strong background in information security, particularly in areas like computer network exploitation and post-exploitation.

Responsibilities

• Leverage security expertise to covertly exploit vulnerabilities, misconfigurations and weaknesses in the system to improve security posture
• Drive innovation by integrating AI-powered tools into red team workflows and develop attack scenarios to assess organizational resilience against AI-related threats
• Lead covert offensive security assessment activities across all stages of the cyber kill chain
• Drive and reflect a learning and practice culture, including developing junior talent and knowledge-sharing across the organization
• Improve operational efficiency by evaluating and building workflow processes, automation and tooling
• Envision, propose, and implement cross-team initiatives for cybersecurity improvements for recognized gaps
• Perform cybersecurity and operator duties as assigned

Qualifications

• 6+ years (Senior) of relevant information security related work experience in areas such as: computer network exploitation and post-exploitation
• Subject matter expert of all phases of adversary emulation operations including attack planning, threat-modeling, reconnaissance, social engineering, exploitation, post-exploitation, covert techniques, lateral movement, attack infrastructure and data exfiltration
• Subject matter expert of covert on-the-wire red team testing, malware/payload development, offensive security experience in cloud and on-prem environments, advanced C2 infrastructure and advanced active directory attacks
• Team leader with a collaborative and consultative approach
• Experience managing client relationships, including determining needs, managing expectations, and demonstrating quality results
• Accomplished with scripting/programming such as Python, PowerShell, Go, or C# with the ability to create and customize tools

Requirements and Considerations

• Candidates should review the Bank’s Code of Conduct to ensure compliance with conflict of interest rules and personal investment restrictions
• The ability to obtain and maintain a National Security Clearance (Secret or Top Secret) is required for this role
• US Citizenship is required to be eligible for a National Security Clearance

Benefits

• Great medical benefits
• Pension and 401(k) with employer match
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee resource networks
• Paid volunteer leave
• Onsite amenities that make working here fun!

Other Requirements and Considerations

• The selected candidate will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information
• The Richmond hiring range for the Senior Red Team Cybersecurity Specialist (Senior Cybersecurity Advisor) is $130,100- $178,800 annually
• Sponsorship is not available for this role