AI-Enhanced Offensive Security Lead

SoFi; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

SoFi’s Cyber Defense team seeks an Offensive Security Lead to mature and grow Penetration Testing and Red Team programs. This hands-on leadership role demands building AI-assisted workflows to accelerate reconnaissance, exploit development, and reporting while scaling the program to meet rapid fintech growth.

You will own strategy, staffing, tooling, and execution quality, report to Cyber Defense leadership, and advise engineering, product, and risk partners across the company.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in offensive security with hands-on pentesting and red team experience.
• 2+ years directly leading offensive security teams, preferably in regulated industries.
• Proven design/implementation experience with AI-led or AI-assisted offensive security programs.
• Deep fluency across network, web/app, cloud, and mobile surfaces; familiarity with adversary emulation frameworks and C2 tooling.

Responsibilities

• Unify Penetration Testing and Red Team into a single Offensive Security function with shared standards and reporting.
• Set and execute the offensive security roadmap aligned with risk, regulation, and product velocity.
• Build and scale AI-augmented offensive security tools and workflows to improve coverage and throughput.
• Lead engagements across network, application, cloud, and AI pentests when needed.
• Hire, coach, and grow a team of testers and operators; define career paths between disciplines.
• Own metrics: coverage, severity, remediation velocity, engagement quality, and program ROI.
• Collaborate with Vulnerability Management, SOC/IR, AppSec, and Engineering to drive remediation and detection.
• Manage external pentest/red team vendors, scoping, quality, and budget.
• Represent Offensive Security in audits and executive briefings; translate risk for business leaders.

Skills

Offensive security

Team leadership

AI-assisted security

Network/Web/Mobile

Executive communication

Adversary emulation

Education

OSCP

OSCE

OSEP

GPEN

GXPN

CRTO

Tools

MITRE ATT&CK

AI tooling

C2 tooling

Job description

SoFi’s Cyber Defense team seeks an Offensive Security Lead to mature and grow Penetration Testing and Red Team programs. This hands-on leadership role demands building AI-assisted workflows to accelerate reconnaissance, exploit development, and reporting while scaling the program to meet rapid fintech growth.

You will own strategy, staffing, tooling, and execution quality, report to Cyber Defense leadership, and advise engineering, product, and risk partners across the company.