Red Team Security Consultant: Adversarial Testing & Tooling

Socket.dev; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 112,000 - 161,000; Full time

Job summary

Mandiant's Red Team Consulting team assesses and advises clients on technical and process-based controls across environments. You will perform Red and Purple Team assessments, including adversarial emulation of cyber attacks, and other security tests such as external pen testing, web/mobile testing, and wireless security.

You will expand capabilities through tool development, threat research, and knowledge sharing. Individual pay is determined by skills, experience, and education.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience in a technical field.
• 3 years of experience with pen testing and red team functions.
• Experience with wireless, web application, and network security testing tools.
• Ability to travel up to 30%.

Responsibilities

• Perform red and purple team assessments and adversarial emulation.
• Conduct external and internal wireless, web and mobile testing, and embedded system assessments.
• Recognize attacker tools, tactics, and procedures, expanding capabilities through tooling and research.

Skills

Penetration testing

Red team assessments

Scripting

Tool development

Wireless testing tools

Web/mobile/network testing tools

Social engineering

Travel up to 30% of time

Blue Team / SOC / SIEM / EDR

Threat analysis

Education

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

Certifications: OSCE / OSEP / OSEE / OSCP / CCSAS / CCT / INF / SANS

Tools

Security testing tools

Job description

Mandiant's Red Team Consulting team assesses and advises clients on technical and process-based controls across environments. You will perform Red and Purple Team assessments, including adversarial emulation of cyber attacks, and other security tests such as external pen testing, web/mobile testing, and wireless security.

You will expand capabilities through tool development, threat research, and knowledge sharing. Individual pay is determined by skills, experience, and education.