Lead Red Team: Adversary Emulation & Offensive Ops

Booz Allen Hamilton; Augusta (GA); On-site; USD 87,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Red Team Operations Lead to direct advanced adversary emulation projects across diverse environments. You will lead a small team from design through execution, ensuring objectives are met and reporting is precise for technical and executive audiences.

You will develop realistic adversary scenarios, enhance tradecraft, and mentor other operators while coordinating post-operation support and documenting findings for leadership reviews.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of cybersecurity experience.
• 5+ years of experience with Red Teaming, Purple Teaming, or tool development.
• Experience with cyber hands-on keyboard (HOK) during multiple Red Team engagements, planning, and leading Red Team engagements.
• Experience with Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) evasion in a Multifactor Authentication (MFA) environment.
• Experience with common penetration testing and Red Team tools, Such as Mythic, Cobalt Strike or Sliver.
• Experience with command-and-control channel frameworks, offensive infrastructure deployment, cloud technologies, reverse engineering malware, data obfuscation or encryption, Active Directory exploitation, and authentication-type technologies.
• Experience with OPSEC infrastructure implementation, including Docker, Redirectors, or Mail Servers, and exploit development in Windows or Linux environments.
• Ability to explain the tools and techniques used within Red Teaming methodology, including Recon, Exploitation, Persistence, Lateral Movement, Post Exploitation, and Exfiltration.
• TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph
• HS diploma or GED

Responsibilities

• Lead a Red Team operations team through design, development, and execution.
• Operate advanced adversary emulation operations against real-world targets.
• Ensure timely completion of objectives and communicate status to leadership.
• Develop comprehensive reports and presentations for technical and executive audiences.
• Develop realistic scenarios and artifacts that mimic real adversary groups.
• Improve team tradecraft, techniques, and tooling.
• Provide mentorship to other Red Team operators.

Skills

Cybersecurity experience

Red Teaming

HOK

EDR evasion

Penetration testing tools

Tooling development

Adversary emulation

Communication

Education

HS diploma or GED

Tools

Mythic

Cobalt Strike

Sliver

Docker

Redirectors

Mail Servers

Active Directory tooling

Job description

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Red Team Operations Lead to direct advanced adversary emulation projects across diverse environments. You will lead a small team from design through execution, ensuring objectives are met and reporting is precise for technical and executive audiences.

You will develop realistic adversary scenarios, enhance tradecraft, and mentor other operators while coordinating post-operation support and documenting findings for leadership reviews.