Senior Offensive Security Red Team Lead

Sun Life; Dublin; On-site; EUR 62,000 - 93,000; Full time

Job summary

Sun Life is seeking a senior Red Team operator to simulate cyberattacks and identify vulnerabilities across information systems. The role emphasizes malware awareness, social engineering, application testing, and secure reporting to stakeholders.

You will manage an OPSEC-focused red team cloud environment (AWS, Azure, GCP) and collaborate with multiple business units to test detection capabilities through Purple Team exercises and realistic IA scenarios.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years in offensive security/penetration testing.
• University degree in computer science, engineering or security.
• Strong experience in offensive security programming and automation languages.
• Mentor junior operators in red team tradecraft.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute Red Team assessments and adversary emulation exercises.
• Perform network, web, mobile, and source code testing; threat analysis and social engineering assessments.
• Develop scripts/tools for Red Team operations and improve C2 cloud environments.

Skills

Penetration testing

Red Team

Scripting

PowerShell

JavaScript

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/Security

Tools

Cobalt Strike

Kali/Metasploit

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Job description

Sun Life is seeking a senior Red Team operator to simulate cyberattacks and identify vulnerabilities across information systems. The role emphasizes malware awareness, social engineering, application testing, and secure reporting to stakeholders.

You will manage an OPSEC-focused red team cloud environment (AWS, Azure, GCP) and collaborate with multiple business units to test detection capabilities through Purple Team exercises and realistic IA scenarios.