Remote Red Team Consultant - Pen Testing & Emulation

CrowdStrike Inc.; Madison (WI); Remote; USD 115,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market-competitive compensation

Wellness programs

Generous vacation

Parental leave

Professional development

Employee networks

Vibrant office culture

Great Place to Work Certified

Job summary

CrowdStrike is looking for a Red Team Consultant to perform dedicated Red Team activities, simulating threat actors to help customers assess impact and likelihood across the Kill Chain and MITRE ATT&CK framework. You’ll coordinate with senior leadership, plan and execute assessments, and help improve CrowdStrike Services’ security capabilities.

You will lead penetration testing across OS, apps, and networks, produce executive-ready reports, and guide operational teams during crises, while

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in Red Team / Penetration Testing activities.
• Security community participation (conference speaker, tool development contributor) is highly preferred.
• Advanced experience with security assessment tools (Metasploit, NMAP, Cobalt Strike, Nessus, Burp Suite, etc.).
• Windows / Linux / UNIX / Mac operating systems.
• Advanced experience with Networking components (routers, switches, load balancers, wireless access points).
• Knowledge of firewalls, proxies, mail servers and web servers.
• Advanced experience with Red Teaming (vulnerability/penetration testing/adversary emulation).
• Advanced experience with automation and scripting of applications and systems.
• Proven experience utilizing AI technologies to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows and processes.
• Desirable Certifications: OSCP, GPEN, OSCE, GCIH, GXPN.
• Occasional travel may be required (<25%).

Responsibilities

• Perform penetration assessments of operating systems, applications, databases and network infrastructure components.
• Produce high-quality written and verbal reports, presentations, security-focused recommendations, and factual findings of results of Red Team activities to customer management.
• Must be able to effectively communicate at all levels (executive leadership and technical support teams) within CrowdStrike.
• Be a team player and lead/assist in developing and improving an information security program and information security resources.
• Provide guidance using specialized knowledge and toolsets to operational teams during enterprise wide crisis scenarios, e.g. large-scale production service outages.
• Must be able to work as an technical operator on various types of penetration testing offerings with an OPSEC mindset.

Skills

Red Team

Penetration Testing

Security tooling

AI in security

Executive communication

Tools

Metasploit

NMAP

Cobalt Strike

Nessus

Burp Suite

Job description

CrowdStrike is looking for a Red Team Consultant to perform dedicated Red Team activities, simulating threat actors to help customers assess impact and likelihood across the Kill Chain and MITRE ATT&CK framework. You’ll coordinate with senior leadership, plan and execute assessments, and help improve CrowdStrike Services’ security capabilities.

You will lead penetration testing across OS, apps, and networks, produce executive-ready reports, and guide operational teams during crises, while