Cyber Testing Exploitation Senior / Red Team - Hybrid / TX / FL / MD

Lockheed Martin; Bethesda (MD); Hybrid; USD 98,000 - 182,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision care

Flexible work arrangements

401(k) match

Job summary

Lockheed Martin is seeking an experienced Cyber Test Exploitation professional to lead advanced exploitation and penetration testing initiatives, assess attack vectors, and develop mitigations that enhance security across the enterprise. The role emphasizes collaboration with senior partners, cross‑team coordination, and the application of a broad range of offensive testing techniques.

The successful candidate will navigate hybrid work arrangements near Fort Worth, Orlando, or Bethesda, with US

Qualifications

• Hands-on keyboard penetration testing across web apps and components (injection, XSS, validation, session mgmt).
• Scripting experience (Python, Perl, Ruby, Bash) including offensive cyber tool work.
• Networking fundamentals and data flows for secure architectures.
• Experience leveraging AI in offensive operations and assessing AI attack surfaces.
• Experience with AI safety concepts and guardrails in offensive contexts.
• Familiarity with leading red team frameworks and exploit generation pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Lead exploitation and penetration testing across LockheedMartin environments and technologies.
• Identify exploitation vectors and implement mitigations to strengthen security posture.
• Apply diverse testing tactics, techniques, and procedures to uncover weaknesses and remediation.
• Collaborate with senior technical partners on critical security matters and deliver actionable results.
• Coordinate penetration-testing and red-teaming across organizations to support enterprise initiatives.
• Influence security practices across environments, contracts, and business units.

Skills

Penetration testing

Scripting (Python)

Networking basics

AI in offensive ops

Threat modeling

Team collaboration

Tools

AWS

Azure

Job description

Standard Job Description

LockheedMartin’s Red Team is seeking an experienced Cyber Test Exploitation professional. If you enjoy solving complex technical challenges and applying ethical hacking techniques to protect cutting‑edge military technology, this role offers the chance to put your skills to work for the corporation, our customers, and the warfighter.

What You Will Be Doing

In this role, you will lead and execute advanced exploitation and penetration‑testing initiatives, assess potential attack vectors, and develop mitigations that enhance LockheedMartin’s overall security posture. Key responsibilities will include the following:

• Leading and conducting exploitation and penetration testing, research, and development across LockheedMartin enterprises, products, programs, and technologies
• Identifying potential exploitation or malicious attack vectors and implementing mitigations to strengthen our security posture
• Applying a broad range of standard and custom testing tactics, techniques, and procedures to uncover security weaknesses, assess attack surfaces, and recommend remediation
• Collaborating with senior technical partners on critical business and information‑security matters, delivering actionable results
• Coordinating penetration‑testing and red‑teaming activities across multiple organizations to support enterprise‑wide initiatives
• Influencing security practices for LockheedMartin environments, contracts, and business units

Who You Are

• A technically proficient cyber professional with a solid background in penetration testing and the ability to contribute immediately to engagements.
• Strong analytical and critical‑thinking skills with a proven track record of problem solving and follow‑through.
• Capable of multitasking effectively in a fast‑paced environment.
• Self‑starter and team player who quickly masters new concepts under senior guidance.
• Creative, collaborative, and mission‑focused, with a positive attitude toward achieving strategic objectives.

Further Information About This Opportunity

This is a hybrid role with part‑time telecommuting; proximity to one of the listed LockheedMartin facilities (Fort Worth TX, Orlando FL, or Bethesda MD) is preferred, though other major sites may be considered. US citizenship is required, with eligibility for Secret clearance or higher

Conducts exploitation testing to improve integrity and security of enterprise and weapon system environments. Performs penetration testing and related activities across a wide variety of platforms and technologies using advanced techniques and methodologies, such as embedded hardware, electronic warfare, radio frequency, etc. Utilizes domain knowledge to develop systems and exploitation methods for use in cyber and adjacent‑field missions. Solves extremely challenging and complex problems related to attack vectors and mitigations.

Basic Qualifications

• Experience with hands‑on‑keyboard penetration testing, including web applications and its various components (injection, XSS, validation, session mgmt, web services, hosting, web traffic analysis, etc)
• Scripting experience (Python, Perl, Ruby, Bash, Grep/Sed/Awk, etc) including work on offensive cyber tools
• Networking knowledge (networking essentials, data flows, architecture, protocols, traffic, wireless, etc.)
• Experience leveraging AI in offensive operations, against both traditional and AI systems, models, and guardrails
• Experience evaluating the security posture of AI‑enabled systems and producing threat model reports that include AI specific attack surfaces
• Experience with engineering LLM‑driven exploit generation pipelines and integrating them with existing red team frameworks
• Understanding of AI safety concepts (guardrails, alignment, output filtering) and how they can be bypassed or reinforced in offensive scenarios
• US citizenship is required to start, with eligibility for Secret Clearance or higher
• Ability to travel (20%)

Desired Skills

• Certifications (OSCP, OSCE, OSEP, OSED, CEH, CEPT, GIAC {Web, wireless, forensics, mobile, exploit researcher})
• Experience with cloud technologies such as AWS and Azure
• Knowledge of adversarial activities in cyberspace with an understanding of intrusion set tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP) with the ability to emulate these TTP to assess vulnerability and risk
• Thorough understanding of Active Directory and how to test against it and/or use it to your advantage
• Familiarity with Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) activity; Offensive hacker mindsetAbility to lead others and deliver results (brief leadership, customers, etc.).
• Effective documentation and verbal communication skills in customer‑facing roles
• Active Secret clearance or higher

Pay Information

GeoZone Definition: GeoZones are geographic groupings created by Lockheed Martin to align compensation ranges with regional labor markets and cost‑of‑labor differences across the United States. Locations are assigned a Geo Zone based on the primary work location of the role.

• Full-time salary range (GEOZONE 1): $122600.00 - $227600.00
  • Includes metropolitan areas such as Sunnyvale CA; Pal Alto, CA; New York City metropolitan area; Newark, New Jersey; etc.
• Full-time salary range (GEOZONE 2): :$110300.00 - $204900.00
  • Includes metropolitan areas such as Denver, CO; King of Prussia, PA; Stratford, CT; Moorestown, NJ; etc.
• Full-time salary range (GEOZONE 3): :$98100.00 - $182100.00
  • Includes metropolitan areas such as Dallas–Fort Worth, TX; Orlando, FL; Grand Prairie, TX; Marietta, GA; etc.
• Full-time salary range (GEOZONE 4): :$88300.00 - $163900.00
  • Includes metropolitan areas such as Camden, AR; Lexington, KY; Ocala, FL; Lufkin, TX; etc.

At Lockheed Martin, we know mission success starts with taking care of our people. Our Total Rewards program is designed to attract top talent, support your well‑being, and help you grow—both professionally and personally.

The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed is a general guideline only.

Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.

Benefits offered

Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.

• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.
• For (Washington state applicants only) Non‑represented full‑time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.