Remote Red Team Operator - AVP

Socket.dev; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 115,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work from home

Job summary

Barclays is seeking a Red Team Operator - AVP to lead advanced adversary emulation, spanning cyber, physical, and process attack surfaces. You will develop offensive security capabilities, run full-scope engagements, and coordinate with stakeholders to strengthen defenses.

WBH role offering remote work. Minimum salary $115,000 and maximum $155,000 with incentives. You will research new tradecraft, build tooling, and guide teams in high-stakes security testing.

Qualifications

• Experience leading full-scope Red Team engagements across cyber, physical, social engineering and process attack surfaces.
• Designing and delivering phishing and social engineering campaigns with realistic infrastructure.
• Deploying and operating C2 frameworks to support adversary emulation activities.
• Ability to translate findings into actionable, measurable security improvements.

Responsibilities

• Execute full-scope Red Team engagements aligned to adversarial objectives.
• Design and run phishing and social engineering campaigns with supporting infrastructure.
• Deploy, operate, and optimize C2 frameworks (e.g., Cobalt Strike, Nighthawk).
• Assess security controls by simulating attacker behaviors and strengthening defenses.
• Collaborate with security teams to translate findings into recommendations.

Skills

Red Team operations

Adversary emulation

Phishing campaigns

C2 frameworks

Security testing

Threat modeling

Security reporting

Programming/scripting

Analytical thinking

Collaborative planning

Education

Certifications: OSCP/OSEP/CRTO/CRTP/CREST/CCSAS/CCRTS

Tools

Cobalt Strike

Nighthawk

Job description

Barclays is seeking a Red Team Operator - AVP to lead advanced adversary emulation, spanning cyber, physical, and process attack surfaces. You will develop offensive security capabilities, run full-scope engagements, and coordinate with stakeholders to strengthen defenses.

WBH role offering remote work. Minimum salary $115,000 and maximum $155,000 with incentives. You will research new tradecraft, build tooling, and guide teams in high-stakes security testing.