Managing Consultant - Red Team

VulnU; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid parental leave

Retirement match

Learning budget

Work From Home Support

Job summary

Bishop Fox is seeking aManaging Consultant for Red Team engagements to lead and deliver high-impact offensive security services from a remote US location. You will guide a team of security consultants in red team, purple team, and social engineering assignments, while mentoring staff and ensuring top-tier results for diverse clients.

You will balance technical delivery with leadership duties, shaping engagement methodology and client findings.

Qualifications

• Five+ years of offensive security experience delivering adversary emulation engagements.
• Experience mentoring technical practitioners and guiding them to higher responsibility.
• Ability to produce and review accurate assessment reports with actionable recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Lead red team, purple team, and social engineering engagements.
• Coach and develop direct reports; manage staffing and delivery quality.
• Collaborate with Practice Director to improve team operations and delivery.
• Maintain technical proficiency and build trusted client relationships.

Skills

People management

Red Team delivery

Operational judgment

AD exploitation

Windows

macOS

Linux

Cloud platforms

Kubernetes

Docker

Sliver

Mythic

Python

Go

C#

C++

PowerShell

Bash

Social engineering

Tools

Sliver

Mythic

Job description

# Managing Consultant - Red TeamBishop Fox · bishopfox.comCategory: Red Team / OffensiveLocation: Remote## Quality of lifeWhat the posting states. Hover or tap a perk to see the line it came from.* Paid parental leave* Retirement match* Learning budgetFor more than two decades, Bishop Fox has defined the forefront of offensive security. By combining elite human expertise with the power of its proprietary Cosmos AI engine, the firm delivers industry-leading cloud and application security services, including AI-powered penetration testing and AI/LLM security assessments that reflect real-world attacker behavior. Renowned for its innovation and contributions to the open-source community through flagship tools like Sliver and AIMap, Bishop Fox has released 25+ tools and 75+ advisories in the last 10 years.As a trusted partner to the world’s most recognizable brands, Bishop Fox protects 26 of the Fortune 100, eight of the top 10 global tech companies, all of the top five global media companies, 10 of the top 20 retailers and seven 7 of the top 10 manufacturers. A consistent market leader, Bishop Fox has been recognized as a Leader and \"Fast Mover\" in the GigaOm Radar for Attack Surface Management for five consecutive years. With a 70 NPS rating, the firm remains the trusted partner for organizations seeking to stay ahead of the evolving threat landscape. Learn more at bishopfox.com ResponsibilitiesYou are a consulting leader; you see problems and solutions in everything. You have the experience in security consulting to know your way around red teaming and services. You’ve plundered apps and pillaged networks (legally, of course). You have a passion for helping build ethical hackers. At this point, you may have accumulated a few disclosures, written blog posts, and given some industry talks while leading or providing thought leadership to a team of security consultants delivering world-class results for various clients.The Managing Consultant is a working people manager who participates directly in red team, purple team, and social engineering engagements while supporting the performance and development of their direct reports. Time is expected to be divided approximately equally between technical delivery and management responsibilities, with flexibility as engagement and team needs change.The manager works alongside consultants to maintain technical proficiency, build trusted relationships, and understand delivery challenges firsthand. They provide coaching, address performance concerns, and partner with the Practice Director to improve how the team operates.RequirementsPeople Management and CollaborationDemonstrated experience managing people, including providing regular feedback, supporting career development, and addressing performance concerns.Experience mentoring technical practitioners through hands-on collaboration, helping them build or improve skills, and guiding them to take on greater responsibility.Able to give and receive candid feedback, work through disagreements professionally, and maintain productive relationships with team members, peers, and leadership.Experience addressing internal and client concerns, coordinating resolution, and recognizing when additional support or authority is needed.Experience coordinating staffing needs and development opportunities with appropriate departments or business units.Red Team Delivery and Operational JudgmentAt least five years of offensive security experience delivering adversary emulation engagements, including red team and purple team assessments, for clients across multiple industries.Experience developing red team attack scenarios and purple team test cases tied to client objectives, with clear rationale for planned activities.Demonstrated operational security judgment, including selecting techniques based on assessment objectives, detection risk, and potential client impact.Ability to produce and review accurate assessment reports that provide actionable recommendations and use technical evidence to convey security and business impact.Experience improving red team capabilities and methodologies and helping others adopt them.Technical ExpertiseExpertise in Active Directory exploitation and lateral movement.Working knowledge of Windows, macOS, and Linux.Working knowledge of cloud and enterprise productivity platforms, including AWS, Azure, GCP, Microsoft 365, and Google Workspace.Working knowledge of container technologies such as Kubernetes and Docker.Hands-on experience with command-and-control (C2) frameworks such as Sliver and Mythic.Experience developing and modifying custom tools and payloads, researching and applying EDR evasion techniques, and using reverse engineering where needed to understand or adapt tools.Proficiency in multiple programming and / or scripting languages, such as Python, Go, C#, C++, PowerShell, or Bash.Ability to analyze network and application communications to troubleshoot tooling, understand unfamiliar systems, and identify opportunities for exploitation.Experience conducting social engineering assessments, including reconnaissance and developing and delivering phishing and vishing pretexts, with an understanding of countermeasures.Preferred QualificationsExperience conducting physical security assessments, or an interest in developing that capability with training and mentorship.Bishop Fox has always allowed its employees to work remotely, and this role could work anywhere in the United States. Our comprehensive benefits program is tailored to meet your needs at an affordable price. We embrace diversity and an inclusive culture. We value our employees and who they are, which fosters a powerful and collective talent base to successfully serve our clients and the security community with unparalleled expertise. Why Bishop Fox At Bishop Fox, we're driven by a simple mission: deliver exceptional quality to our clients, foster a vibrant and fulfilling environment for our team, and champion excellence within our industry. Our core values, which we live by every day, are: Be Excellent to Each Other Do the Right Thing Do What You’ll Say You’ll Do Get Better Together Give a Sh\\*t Get Better Together At Bishop Fox, we're committed to providing benefits that support your well-being and professional growth. Here's a glimpse of what we offer: Generous Time Off and Company-Wide Holidays Team Events and International Travel Opportunities Work From Home Support Monthly Allowance for Cell Phone and Internet Training Budget Retirement; 401k Matching for Traditional and Roth Accounts in the US Health Insurance Options Including Medical, Dental, Vision Paid Parental Leave Bishop Fox has always allowed its employees to work remotely, and this role could work anywhere in the United States. Our comprehensive benefits program is tailored to meet your needs at an affordable price. We embrace diversity and an inclusive culture. We value our employees and who they are, which fosters a powerful and collective talent base to successfully serve our clients and the security community with unparalleled expertise. Bishop Fox is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. All new hires must pass a background check as a condition of employment.Interested? Apply today!