Red Team Engineer

Jobtailor; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor seeks a security professional to perform adversary-emulation and targeted security assessments across applications and infrastructure. You will collaborate to craft realistic, threat-informed testing scenarios and evaluate detection and response capabilities.

The role requires scripting or automation skills and strong reporting to support remediation efforts and clear communications with stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent hands-on security experience.
• 2–4 years in penetration testing or red-team activities.
• Broad experience with networks, operating systems, cloud, and security controls.
• Familiarity with threat-informed testing and attack frameworks.
• Ability to script or automate using common languages.
• Strong reporting and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Execute authorized adversary-emulation activities.
• Perform targeted security assessments across applications and infrastructure.
• Collaborate to develop realistic, threat-informed testing scenarios.
• Evaluate detection and response capabilities.
• Develop or adapt tools and techniques for testing.
• Produce clear reporting and support remediation efforts.

Skills

Penetration testing

Red-team

Networks

Operating systems

Cloud security

Threat-informed testing

Scripting / automation

Reporting / communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent hands-on security experience

Job description

Responsibilities

• Execute authorized adversary-emulation activities
• Perform targeted security assessments across applications and infrastructure
• Collaborate to develop realistic, threat-informed testing scenarios
• Evaluate detection and response capabilities
• Develop or adapt tools and techniques for testing
• Produce clear reporting and support remediation efforts

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent hands‑on security experience
• 2–4 years in penetration testing or red‑team activities
• Broad experience with networks, operating systems, cloud, and security controls
• Familiarity with threat‑informed testing and attack frameworks
• Ability to script or automate using common languages
• Strong reporting and communication skills