Red Team Specialist

Group-IB; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Group-IB in Saudi Arabia is seeking a Red Team Specialist to safeguard clients by identifying vulnerabilities and simulating real-world attacks. You will lead offensive security engagements and contribute to improving assessment methodologies.

You will develop tools, research attack techniques, and produce engagement reports, collaborating with a global team of researchers to strengthen clients' security postures.

Qualifications

• Solid understanding of OS internals, networks, and protocols.
• Programming skills in Python/Go/C/C++/Rust to build tools.
• Proven offensive security capabilities: public research, bug bounty, or CTF.
• Knowledge of AD, web apps, or network infrastructure attack techniques.
• Curiosity and persistence to dig into how systems work.

Responsibilities

• Take part in red team engagements and simulate real-world attacks.
• Develop and improve internal tools, scripts, and payloads.
• Research new attack techniques and evasion methods.
• Contribute to engagement reports and client security posture improvements.

Job description

Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Singapore, Group-IB is a leading creator of cybersecurity technologies to investigate, prevent, and fight digital crime. Combating cybercrime is in the company's DNA, shaping its technological capabilities to defend businesses, citizens, and support law enforcement operations.

Group-IB's Digital Crime Resistance Centers (DCRCs) are located in the Middle East, Europe, Central Asia, and Asia-Pacific to help critically analyze and promptly mitigate regional and country-specific threats. These mission-critical units help Group-IB strengthen its contribution to global cybercrime prevention and continually expand its threat-hunting capabilities.

About The Role

As a Red Team Specialist, you will play a crucial role in safeguarding our clients by identifying vulnerabilities and simulating real-world attacks. This role is designed for a seasoned professional who excels in offensive security techniques and thrives in challenging environments. You will be part of a dynamic team that pushes the boundaries of cybersecurity, working closely with clients to enhance their security posture through advanced penetration testing and red teaming activities.

YOUR MISSION

• Take part in red team engagements
• Develop and improve internal tools, scripts, and payloads
• Research new attack techniques, vulnerabilities and evasion methods
• Contribute to engagement reports

What We Are Looking For

• Solid understanding of how things work under the hood: operating systems (Windows and/or Linux internals), computer networks and protocols
• Programming skills in at least one language (Python, Go, C/C++, C#, Rust or similar), enough to write your own tools rather than only use existing ones
• Proven offensive security skills: published research, bug bounty, CTF experience etc
• Understanding of common attack techniques against Active Directory, web applications or network infrastructure
• Curiosity and the habit of digging until you understand why something works

What Sets You Apart

• Low-level programming skills (C/C++, Asm, Rust, Nim)
• Experience with C2 frameworks, malware development or AV/EDR evasion, even in a lab setting
• Reverse engineering or binary exploitation experience
• Discovered vulnerabilities, CVEs, or valid bug bounty reports
• Understanding of how blue teams detect and respond to attacks
• Active participation in known CTFs
• Public writeups, blog posts, open-source tools or conference talks
• Certifications such as OSCP, CRTP or similar

WHY CHOOSE GROUP-IB

Group-IB is a global leader in cybersecurity technologies that investigate, predict, prevent, and fight digital crime. We help organizations reduce risk and protect trust. Trusted by governments, major industries, and law enforcement, we deliver adversary-focused, predictive threat intelligence and cyber fraud fusion solutions that detect, analyse, and mitigate regional and country-specific digital crimes.

• Work with real stakes. Group-IB investigates active cybercriminal groups, responds to breaches affecting critical infrastructure, and develops technologies used by law enforcement agencies including INTERPOL, Europol, and Afripol across 60+ countries. We've conducted 1,550+ cybercrime investigations alongside 600+ enterprise customers globally. When you join Group-IB, your work directly disrupts digital crime.
• Grow your way. Choose your own path: deepen your craft as a technical expert, step into leadership, move across to another team, or relocate to one of our Digital Crime Resistance Centers across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East & Africa, Central Asia, and the Asia‑Pacific. Your growth is our growth — Group‑IB’s expansion across 60 + active country operations means real career acceleration.
• We fund professional certifications at company expense — whether you’re pursuing CEH, CISSP, OSCP, or specialized certifications in forensics and penetration testing. You don't have to choose between doing the job and advancing your credentials.
• Work alongside industry leaders. Our Unified Risk Platform — Threat Intelligence, Digital Risk Protection, Attack Surface Management, Managed XDR, and more — is recognized by Gartner, Forrester, KuppingerCole, and Datos Insights. Frost & Sullivan named us a 2025 Global Technology Innovation Leader. When you work here, you’re building technologies that set the industry standard.
• Real challenges, real expertise. You’ll take on complex, real‑world problems alongside adversary‑centric researchers and incident response experts spread across six continents. We’ve built 21 + years of proprietary telemetry through 1,500+ joint investigations. No two threats look alike — and neither do the skills you’ll develop.
• A team that is genuinely international. Our people come from different countries, spe…