Remote Red Team Operator & Infra SME

SIXGEN; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Disability & Life Insurance

401(k) with company match

Professional development reimbursement

Flexible/Remote work policies

Flexible PTO & holidays

Job summary

SIXGEN is seeking a Red Team Operator & Infrastructure SME to drive offensive assessments for government and critical infrastructure clients. This remote role requires 1 day onsite in DC weekly, with no clearance required.

You will emulate adversaries, develop tools, and deliver findings to both technical and executive stakeholders. The ideal candidate has 4+ years in red teaming, 2+ years leading engagements, and strong experience with cloud/AD environments, Windows/Linux, and scripting.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years of hands-on red team or government offensive cyber operations experience
• 2+ years leading red team engagements (non-overlapping)
• 2+ years delivering professional technical reports and executive briefings
• Experience performing engagements on cloud, hybrid, multi- and/or single-tenant Active Directory environments
• In-depth knowledge of Windows and UNIX-based operating systems, networking concepts, and Active Directory
• Experience building offensive capabilities/tools with programming languages (C#, C, Python, PowerShell, Bash, Terraform, Ansible)
• Minimum 2 years mentoring junior operators in red team tradecraft

Responsibilities

• Simulate real-world cyberattacks to assess and challenge the effectiveness of security controls and incident response capabilities.
• Conduct reconnaissance, exploitation, and post-exploitation activities using adversary TTPs.
• Develop and use custom tools and methods to evade detection and maintain stealth during engagements.
• Collaborate with blue and purple teams to improve detection, response, and overall security posture.
• Document findings and deliver clear, actionable reports to technical and executive stakeholders.
• Develop, automate and deploy red team infrastructure
• Secure infrastructure from unauthorized access as well as against various TTPs

Skills

Red Teaming

Adversary Emulation

Executive Briefings

Mentoring

Windows/Linux

Scripting

Education

CRTO certification

Offensive security certs desired

Tools

Cobalt Strike

Kali Linux

PowerShell

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

SIXGEN is seeking a Red Team Operator & Infrastructure SME to drive offensive assessments for government and critical infrastructure clients. This remote role requires 1 day onsite in DC weekly, with no clearance required.

You will emulate adversaries, develop tools, and deliver findings to both technical and executive stakeholders. The ideal candidate has 4+ years in red teaming, 2+ years leading engagements, and strong experience with cloud/AD environments, Windows/Linux, and scripting.