Remote Red Team Operator & Threat Emulation Expert

TransUnion; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 113,000 - 188,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Dependent coverage options

401(k) with employer match

Paid time off and holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

TransUnion is seeking an experienced Red Teamer to join the Information Security Department. The role focuses on threat emulation, red/purple team operations, and penetration testing to safeguard our systems, networks, and applications.

This is a remote position with occasional in-person events at management discretion. You will conduct comprehensive exercises, collaborate across teams to challenge security, and develop custom tools to simulate real-world attacks while documenting findings for

Qualifications

• 5+ years of active experience in conducting penetration tests and red team operations.
• Proficiency in privilege escalation, lateral movement, and evading defenses.
• Strong reporting ability with clear risk communication and actionable recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive threat emulation exercises, simulating cyber-attacks and identifying vulnerabilities.
• Collaborate on purple team exercises to challenge current security posture.
• Perform lateral movement tests to assess network segmentation and access controls.
• Demonstrate local privilege escalation techniques.
• Emulate attacker TTPs to identify gaps in defenses and improve response.
• Develop scripts/tools to enhance red team operations.
• Conduct reconnaissance to identify targets and attack vectors.
• Test cloud environments for misconfigurations and data protection weaknesses.
• Document findings and communicate risks to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Skills

Penetration testing

Red Team

Privilege escalation

Phishing techniques

Social engineering

Threat emulation

Reporting skills

Python scripting

Tools

Python

Bash

Git

Job description

TransUnion is seeking an experienced Red Teamer to join the Information Security Department. The role focuses on threat emulation, red/purple team operations, and penetration testing to safeguard our systems, networks, and applications.

This is a remote position with occasional in-person events at management discretion. You will conduct comprehensive exercises, collaborate across teams to challenge security, and develop custom tools to simulate real-world attacks while documenting findings for