Lead Red Team Operator & Penetration Strategist

Bonhill Partners Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 108,000 - 132,000; Full time

Job summary

Bonhill Partners Ltd. is seeking a senior Red Team Lead in London for an initial 6-month contract with guaranteed conversion to permanent. The role oversees Red Team operations, executes advanced Penetration testing, and collaborates with the SOC and vendors on Purple Team exercises.

You will mentor security professionals, identify threats, and drive governance for finding remediation and executive reporting across EMEA infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Lead and govern Red Team operations, providing coaching and mentorship to team members.
• Design and execute comprehensive penetration testing engagements across networks, apps, and social engineering.
• Coordinate with SOC and external vendors to plan Purple Team exercises.
• Identify risks, vulnerabilities, and control gaps through adversary simulations for informed risk awareness.
• Manage Red Team tooling and the Security Testing & Validation platform for effective assessments.
• Oversee internal security professionals and third parties in risk assessments across EMEA infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Establish governance processes for findings, tracking remediation and reporting to technical and executive stakeholders.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, application, and tech teams to strengthen security controls and resilience.
• Lead and develop Red Team capabilities and incident response readiness.
• Ensure secure, compliant delivery of security testing across multiple geographies.

Skills

Red Team leadership

Penetration testing

Adversary emulation

Training & mentorship

Threat modeling

Governance & reporting

SOC collaboration

Education

CISSP or OSCP preferred

Bachelor's in CS or related field

Tools

Red Team tooling

Security Testing & Validation platform

Vulnerability assessment tools

Job description

Bonhill Partners Ltd. is seeking a senior Red Team Lead in London for an initial 6-month contract with guaranteed conversion to permanent. The role oversees Red Team operations, executes advanced Penetration testing, and collaborates with the SOC and vendors on Purple Team exercises.

You will mentor security professionals, identify threats, and drive governance for finding remediation and executive reporting across EMEA infrastructure.