Principal / Senior Red Team Services Consultant (Remote/KSA)

CrowdStrike Inc.; Abu Dhabi; Remote; AED 250,000 - 551,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market compensation and equity awards

Wellness programs (physical & mental)

Competitive vacation & holidays

Parental & adoption leaves

Professional development opportunities

Employee networks & community groups

Great Place to Work Certification

Job summary

CrowdStrike is seeking a Senior Red Team Consultant to lead teams in offensive assessments against modern environments. You will coordinate with leadership, plan and oversee assessments, and help mature customers' security postures using MITRE ATT&CK-aligned methods.

You will mentor junior staff, develop clear executive-ready reporting, and apply advanced toolsets to simulate threats while advancing CrowdStrike's services across diverse industries. Some travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in Red Team/Penetration Testing (highly preferred).
• Minimum 1 year of leadership experience (highly preferred).
• Active involvement in security communities (speaking, tooling, contributions) is highly preferred.
• Advanced experience with Security Assessment Toolsets (Metasploit, NMAP, Cobalt Strike, Nessus, Burp Suite).
• Strong understanding of security methodologies, technologies and best practices.
• Operating systems: Windows, Linux, UNIX, Mac; Networking components; Firewalls, proxies, mail and web servers.
• Advanced experience with Red Teaming and adversary emulation; automation and scripting.

Responsibilities

• Act as a primary contact for coordinating Red Team activities and leading all penetration testing engagements.
• Develop reporting including mitigations for management and technical audiences.
• Communicate effectively with executive leadership and technical teams.
• Organize resources to perform penetration assessments of OS, applications, databases and network components to detect threats.
• Lead and mentor red team members and contribute to the security program.
• Provide guidance during enterprise-wide crisis scenarios and outages.
• Operate as both an engineer and project manager on various engagements.

Skills

Red Teaming

Penetration Testing

Leadership

Automation

Scripting

Networking

Firewalls

Tools

Metasploit

NMAP

Cobalt Strike

Nessus

Burp Suite

Job description

As a global leader in cybersecurity, CrowdStrike protects the people, processes and technologies that drive modern organizations. Since 2011, our mission hasn’t changed — we’re here to stop breaches, and we’ve redefined modern security with the world’s most advanced AI-native platform. We work on large scale distributed systems, processing almost 3 trillion events per day and this traffic is growing daily. Our customers span all industries, and they count on CrowdStrike to keep their businesses running, their communities safe and their lives moving forward. We're proud to work for a mission-driven company leveraging AI to transform the way we work. CrowdStrikers drive their careers through flexibility and autonomy while also being expected to contribute to a culture of responsible AI adoption, experimentation, and innovation. We use an AI-first mindset as a force multiplier to proactively and continuously accelerate execution, build expertise, uncover insights, and solve complex problems. We’re always looking to add talented CrowdStrikers to the team who have limitless passion, a relentless focus on innovation and a fanatical commitment to our customers, our community and each other. Ready to join a mission that matters? The future of cybersecurity starts with you.

About The Role:

The Senior Consultant will lead a team dedicated to performing Red Team activities simulating known threat actor, to help CrowdStrike customers determine the impact and likelihood of threat actor to accomplish objective across the Kill Chain and MITRE ATT&CK Framework. The Senior Red Team Consultant is expected to be able to coordinate with senior leadership, plan, and oversee execution of assessments and assist the other CrowdStrike Services’ functions to help improve customers security defense. This person should be capable of supporting, managing, and mentoring less experienced red team members.

What You'll Do:

• Act as a primary contact for coordination of Red Team activities as well as coordinating and leading all penetration testing activities.
• Develop reporting including mitigations strategies of results of Red Team activities for both management and technical audiences.
• Must be able to effectively communicate at all levels (executive leadership and technical support teams) within CrowdStrike.
• Organize resources to perform penetration assessments of operating systems, applications, databases and network infrastructure components to detect, enumerate threats.
• Work with a diverse team and lead/assist in developing and improving an information security program and information security resources.
• Provide guidance using specialized knowledge and toolsets to operational teams during enterprise wide crisis scenarios, e.g. large-scale production service outages, outside of the routine change management process.
• Must be able to work as an operator and project manager on various types of penetration testing offerings.

What You'll Need:

• Minimum 5 years of experience in a Red Team/Penetration Testing activities is highly preferred
• Minimum 1 year of experience in a Leadership role is highly preferred
• Security community participation (conference speaker, tool development contributor, …) is highly preferred
• Advanced experience with Security Assessment Toolsets (Metasploit, NMAP, Cobalt Strike, Nessus, Burp Suite, etc.)
• Comprehensive understanding of the security methodologies, technologies, and best practices
• Windows / Linux / UNIX / Mac operating systems
• Advanced experience with Networking components (routers, switches, load balancers, wireless access points, etc.)
• Comprehensive knowledge of firewalls, proxies, mail servers and web servers
• Advanced experience with operational support for operating systems, applications and networks
• Advanced experience with Red Teaming (vulnerability/penetration testing/adversary emulation assessments)
• Advanced experience in automation and scripting of applications and systems
• Desirable Certifications: OSCP, GPEN, OSCE, GCIH, GXPN
• Occasional travel may be required (Proven experience utilizing AI technologies to enhance decision‑making, streamline workflows and processes, improve efficiency and drive business outcomes.

Benefits Of Working At CrowdStrike:

• Market leader in compensation and equity awards
• Comprehensive physical and mental wellness programs
• Competitive vacation and holidays for recharge
• Paid parental and adoption leaves
• Professional development opportunities for all employees regardless of level or role
• Employee Networks, geographic neighborhood groups, and volunteer opportunities to build connections
• Vibrant office culture with world class amenities
• Great Place to Work Certified across the globe

CrowdStrike is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering a culture of belonging where everyone is valued for who they are and empowered to succeed. We support veterans and individuals with disabilities through our affirmative action program.

CrowdStrike is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants for employment. The Company does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, creed, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy or pregnancy‑related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or family status, veteran status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical disability (including HIV and AIDS), mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, membership or activity in a local human rights commission, status with regard to public assistance, or any other characteristic protected by law. We base all employment decisions--including recruitment, selection, training, compensation, benefits, discipline, promotions, transfers, lay‑offs, return from lay‑off, terminations and social/recreational programs--on valid job requirements.

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What You'll Need:

• Minimum 5 years of experience in a Red Team/Penetration Testing activities is highly preferred
• Minimum 1 year of experience in a Leadership role is highly preferred
• Security community participation (conference speaker, tool development contributor, …) is highly preferred
• Advanced experience with Security Assessment Toolsets (Metasploit, NMAP, Cobalt Strike, Nessus, Burp Suite, etc.)
• Comprehensive understanding of the security methodologies, technologies, and best practices
• Windows / Linux / UNIX / Mac operating systems
• Advanced experience with Networking components (routers, switches, load balancers, wireless access points, etc.)
• Comprehensive knowledge of firewalls, proxies, mail servers and web servers
• Advanced experience with operational support for operating systems, applications and networks
• Advanced experience with Red Teaming (vulnerability/penetration testing/adversary emulation assessments)
• Advanced experience in automation and scripting of applications and systems
• Desirable Certifications: OSCP, GPEN, OSCE, GCIH, GXPN
• Occasional travel may be required (Proven experience utilizing AI technologies to enhance decision‑making, streamline workflows and processes, improve efficiency and drive business outcomes.