Purple Team Lead & Senior Vulnerability Analyst

Sentar; Fort Bragg (NC); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) match

Paid time off

Leave programs

Job summary

Sentar in Fort Bragg, NC seeks a Purple Team Lead / Sr Vulnerability Assessment Analyst to plan, coordinate, and execute advanced Purple Team engagements that integrate offensive testing with defensive validation on Army contracts.

You will mentor junior analysts, conduct authorized adversary emulation, identify security gaps, and deliver detailed findings with remediation recommendations while ensuring ROE and DoD policy compliance.

Qualifications

• 7+ years experience leading penetration testing, Red Team, or Purple Team operations within DoD or federal environments.
• Strong understanding of offensive security methodologies, adversary emulation, and penetration testing frameworks.
• Experience with network, web application, Active Directory, cloud, and endpoint security assessments.
• Knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, and DoD cyber operations.
• Familiarity with common penetration testing and security assessment tools (e.g., Cobalt Strike, Metasploit, Burp Suite, Nmap, BloodHound, Impacket, Kali Linux).

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute Purple Team engagements that combine offensive testing with real-time defensive monitoring and response validation.
• Plan and conduct CDAP missions, including NAV, NDA, and PPT.
• Perform authorized network, application, and infrastructure penetration testing to identify weaknesses.
• Simulate real-world adversary TTPs to assess detection, response, and recovery capabilities.
• Collaborate with Blue Team, CTI, and incident response to validate monitoring and response procedures.
• Develop detailed findings, risk assessments, and remediation recommendations after each assessment.
• Ensure testing activities follow ROE, Army regulations, and DoD cybersecurity policies.
• Mentor junior cybersecurity personnel and improve Purple Team methodologies and tools.

Skills

Penetration testing

Red Team

Purple Team

Adversary emulation

DoD experience

Tools

Cobalt Strike

Metasploit

Burp Suite

Nmap

BloodHound

Impacket

Kali Linux

Job description

Sentar in Fort Bragg, NC seeks a Purple Team Lead / Sr Vulnerability Assessment Analyst to plan, coordinate, and execute advanced Purple Team engagements that integrate offensive testing with defensive validation on Army contracts.

You will mentor junior analysts, conduct authorized adversary emulation, identify security gaps, and deliver detailed findings with remediation recommendations while ensuring ROE and DoD policy compliance.