Offensive Security Consultant, Mandiant, Google Cloud

Socket.dev; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 112,000 - 161,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Job summary

Mandiant, part of Google Cloud, seeks a security professional to perform red and purple team assessments, ransomware readiness reviews, and threat analysis. Individual pay is determined by skills, experience, and education.

US: $112000 - $161000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits. Responsibilities include conducting external/internal wireless, web, and mobile testing, developing reports for technical and executive audiences, and advising clients on remediations to enhance security

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in a technical field.
• 3 years of experience with pen testing and red teaming across networks, web, mobile, cloud, and social engineering.
• Experience with tools used for wireless, web application, and network security testing.
• Willingness to travel up to 20% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Perform red and purple team assessments and assumed breach engagements.
• Conduct external and internal wireless, web, mobile, and embedded system testing.
• Recognize attacker tools, tactics, and procedures and apply them safely.
• Develop comprehensive reports and executive-ready presentations.
• Advise clients on security remediations and best practices.

Skills

Penetration testing

Red teaming

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Information Systems/Cybersecurity or related field

Tools

Security testing tools

Wireless testing tools

Web security testing tools

Network security testing tools

Job description

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 3 years of experience with pen testing and red teaming functions, including network, web application, mobile, cloud, social engineering, scripting, or tool development
• Experience with tools used for wireless, web application, and network security testing.
• Ability to travel up to 20% of the time.

Preferred qualifications:

• Certifications related to offensive security including OSCE, OSEP, OSEE, OSCP, CCSAS, CCT, INF, or relevant SANS courses.
• Experience implementing or assessing information security implementation or assessment of security controls.
• Experience with developing documentation and explaining technical details in a concise manner.
• Experience in four or more of the following: network protocols, threat intelligence analysis, system and network administration, project management, developing applications, technical incident response processes, source code review, reverse engineering.

About the job:

Part of Google Cloud, Mandiant is a recognized leader in dynamic cyber defense, threat intelligence and incident response services. Mandiant's cybersecurity expertise has earned the trust of security professionals and company executives around the world. Our unique combination of renowned frontline experience responding to some of the most complex breaches, nation-state grade threat intelligence, machine intelligence, and the industry's best security validation ensures that Mandiant knows more about today's advanced threats than anyone.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $112000 - $161000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities:

• Perform red and purple team assessments, assumed breach assessments (e.g., red team engagements with a pre-deployed implant), ransomware readiness reviews (e.g., assessing susceptibility to modern ransomware threats), threat analysis, and social engineering assessments.
• Conduct external and internal wireless assessments, web and mobile applications testing, and embedded system assessments.
• Recognize and safely utilize attacker tools, tactics, and procedures.
• Develop comprehensive and accurate reports and presentations for both technical and executive audiences.
• Advise clients on security practices for remediating discovered issues.