Professional Services Principal Consultant - Red Team (Remote, SAU)

CrowdStrike; Saudi Arabia; Remote; SAR 449,000 - 675,000; Full time

Job summary

A cybersecurity firm is seeking a Principal Red Team Consultant to lead penetration testing engagements, mentor team members, and develop assessments. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in penetration testing, a strong command of technical communication, and a passion for enhancing security measures. This role offers a remote-friendly work culture and competitive benefits.

Benefits

Flexible work culture

Market-leading compensation

Comprehensive wellness programs

Professional development opportunities

Paid parental leave

Qualifications

• Experience conducting Red Team/penetration testing assessments.
• Advanced experience with common penetration testing tools.
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with clients and team members for assessments.
• Develop detailed reports on vulnerabilities and recommendations.
• Mentor junior team members and contribute to tool development.

Skills

penetration testing

Red Team tools

Active Directory

cloud infrastructure

scripting

networking components

written communication

oral communication

Job description

About the Role

The Principal Red Team Consultant will execute and lead Red Team and penetration testing engagements, working with CrowdStrike customers to test their ability to prevent, detect, and respond to attacks against their ICT systems. The Senior Red Team Consultant is expected to coordinate with senior leadership, plan, and oversee execution of assessments and assist the other CrowdStrike Services’ functions to help improve customers' security defence. This person should be capable of supporting, managing, and mentoring less experienced Red Team members.

The right individual for our team should have excellent energy, drive and a real desire to help organisations find and fix gaps in their security controls. Strong communication and technical skills are a must, along with the ability to collaborate with teammates in the META region and globally. If you have penetration testing experience you are encouraged to apply.

What You’ll Do

• Work as an operator and project manager, coordinating with clients and team members to execute Red Team and penetration testing assessments

• Develop high-quality reports detailing identified attack paths, vulnerabilities, and pragmatic recommendations for remediation, written for both management and technical audiences.

• Contribute to development of the Red Team's capabilities via tool development, research, and mentorship to junior team members.

• Produce high-quality written and verbal reports, presentations, recommendations, and findings to customer management.

• Present technical material to non-technical and technical audiences

• Demonstrate industry thought leadership through blog posts, CrowdCasts, and other public speaking events.

What You’ll Need

• Experience conducting Red Team/penetration testing assessments

• Advanced experience with common pentest/Red Team tools, including common C2 frameworks.

• Advanced experience attacking Active Directory and other common enterprise infrastructure.

• Advanced experience attacking AWS, Azure and other cloud infrastructure.

• Tool development experience and/or experience in automation and scripting of applications and systems.

• Extensive knowledge of attacks on one of: Windows / *NIX / MacOS operating systems, familiarity attacking others.

• Security community participation (conference speaker, blogger, tool development, etc.) is highly preferred

• Advanced experience attacking networking components (routers, switches, firewalls, wireless access points, etc.) is desirable

• Communication: exceptional written and oral communication skills. Ability to write and present technical content, including being able to present to senior executives.

Bonus Points

• Relevant certifications are desirable but not required - e.g. OSCP, OSEP, OSED, GPEN, GXPN, CRT, CCT-Inf, CCSAS, CRTP, CRTO, etc.

Benefits of Working at CrowdStrike

• Remote-friendly and flexible work culture

• 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

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