Red Team Consultant - DV Cleared

Morson Edge; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 101,000 - 144,000; Full time

Job summary

Morson Edge is seeking a Red Team Consultant to join a major UK defence organisation on a hybrid contract based in Bristol/South West. The role involves hands-on adversary emulation, sophisticated penetration testing, and delivering actionable security improvements.

You will conduct adversary simulations across on-premise and cloud environments, develop tooling, and report findings with clear recommendations.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience in red teaming, adversary simulation or advanced penetration testing.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver red team operations, adversary emulation exercises and advanced penetration testing engagements.
• Execute offensive techniques including initial access, privilege escalation, lateral movement and persistence.
• Develop and maintain offensive tooling, payloads and command-and-control infrastructure.
• Apply techniques involving EDR evasion, operational security and exploitation across on-premise and cloud environments.
• Conduct technical research into emerging threats, vulnerabilities and exploitation techniques.
• Produce clear technical reports, communicate findings and provide actionable recommendations.
• Contribute to the development and improvement of red team capabilities, tools and methodologies.

Skills

Red teaming

Adversary simulation

Penetration testing

Cobalt Strike

Metasploit

Python

PowerShell

MITRE ATT&CK

Tools

Sliver

Job description

Red Team Consultant – DV Cleared Contract

Location:

Bristol / South West – Hybrid (approximately 50% onsite, including customer visits)Rate:

£88.98 per hour, umbrellaDuration:

6 months initiallyClearance:

Active DV essentialNationality:

Sole British citizenship requiredWe're recruiting for an experienced

Red Team Consultant

to join a major UK defence organisation, supporting high-profile defence and government cybersecurity programmes.This is a hands-on offensive security role, focused on delivering sophisticated adversary simulation and threat-led penetration testing engagements. You'll work across complex environments, helping organisations identify weaknesses and improve their ability to defend against realistic cyber threats.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver red team operations, adversary emulation exercises and advanced penetration testing engagements.
• Execute offensive techniques including initial access, privilege escalation, lateral movement and persistence.
• Develop and maintain offensive tooling, payloads and command-and-control infrastructure.
• Apply techniques involving EDR evasion, operational security and exploitation across on-premise and cloud environments.
• Conduct technical research into emerging threats, vulnerabilities and exploitation techniques.
• Produce clear technical reports, communicate findings and provide actionable recommendations.
• Contribute to the development and improvement of red team capabilities, tools and methodologies.

Skills & Experience

• Strong hands-on experience in red teaming, adversary simulation or advanced penetration testing.
• Good understanding of Windows, Linux, Active Directory, networking and cloud environments.
• Experience with offensive security tools and frameworks such as Cobalt Strike, Sliver, Metasploit or similar.
• Scripting or development experience in Python, C#, PowerShell, Go, Rust or similar languages.
• Knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK, attacker tradecraft, detection evasion and operational security.
• Ability to deliver technical engagements independently and communicate effectively with stakeholders.

Relevant certifications such as

Relevant certifications

• CRTO, RTO2, OSCP, OSEP, OSED, OSCE or CREST CCT

would be advantageous, although equivalent practical experience will be considered.Interested?