Remote Red Team Operator — AVP

barclays; Washington; Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work from home

Job summary

Barclays is seeking a highly skilled Red Team Operator - AVP to lead advanced security testing across cyber, physical, and social domains. This role emphasizes adversary emulation, collaboration with stakeholders, and developing offensive security capabilities to strengthen defenses.

The position is work-from-home eligible in the United States, with a salary range reflecting senior AVP level and market conditions.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in conducting full-scope Red Team engagements.
• Ability to design and run phishing and social engineering campaigns.
• Experience deploying and operating adversary emulation tools and C2 frameworks.
• Strong collaboration with security teams and stakeholders to translate findings into actionable improvements.
• Proven leadership or individual contributor experience guiding complex security testing projects.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute penetration testing assessments, audits, and threat models to identify vulnerabilities.
• Communicate findings and remediation guidance to senior stakeholders.
• Lead cross-functional collaboration to strengthen security controls and processes.
• Develop testing methodologies to address emerging cyber-attack techniques.
• Produce comprehensive reports documenting findings and recommendations.

Skills

Red Team operations

Phishing campaigns

Security testing

Collaboration

Tools

Cobalt Strike

Nighthawk

Job description

Barclays is seeking a highly skilled Red Team Operator - AVP to lead advanced security testing across cyber, physical, and social domains. This role emphasizes adversary emulation, collaboration with stakeholders, and developing offensive security capabilities to strengthen defenses.

The position is work-from-home eligible in the United States, with a salary range reflecting senior AVP level and market conditions.