Remote Red Team Consultant - Advanced Pen Testing

CrowdStrike Inc.; Hartford (CT); Remote; USD 115,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Wellness programs

Vacation and holidays

Parental leave

Professional development

Employee networks

Office culture

Great Place to Work Certified

Job summary

CrowdStrike, Inc. is seeking a Red Team Consultant to perform targeted adversary emulation and penetration testing across operating systems, networks and applications.

You will deliver high-impact findings to executive and technical teams, shaping security programs and crisis response capabilities. Ideal candidates have 5+ years in red team activities, strong tooling (Metasploit, NMAP, Cobalt Strike, Nessus, Burp Suite), and a track record of collaborating with leadership to improve defenses.

Qualifications

• 5+ years Red Team/Penetration Testing experience preferred.
• Security community participation preferred.
• Advanced experience with security assessment tools (Metasploit, NMAP, Cobalt Strike, Nessus, Burp Suite).
• OS knowledge across Windows, Linux, UNIX, Mac.
• Advanced networking knowledge (routers, switches, load balancers, wireless access points).
• Knowledge of firewalls, proxies, mail servers and web servers.

Responsibilities

• Perform penetration assessments of OSes, applications, databases and network components to detect threats.
• Produce high-quality written/verbal reports and security-focused recommendations to customer management.
• Communicate effectively with executive leadership and technical teams.
• Lead/assist in developing and improving an information security program.
• Provide guidance during crisis scenarios with OPSEC mindset.
• Operate across various penetration testing offerings.

Skills

Red Teaming

Penetration Testing

Security assessment tools

AI technologies

Security communications

Metasploit

NMAP

Cobalt Strike

Nessus

Burp Suite

Tools

Metasploit

NMAP

Cobalt Strike

Nessus

Burp Suite

Job description

CrowdStrike, Inc. is seeking a Red Team Consultant to perform targeted adversary emulation and penetration testing across operating systems, networks and applications.

You will deliver high-impact findings to executive and technical teams, shaping security programs and crisis response capabilities. Ideal candidates have 5+ years in red team activities, strong tooling (Metasploit, NMAP, Cobalt Strike, Nessus, Burp Suite), and a track record of collaborating with leadership to improve defenses.