Remote Red Team Operator – Threat Emulation & Purple Team

TransUnion LLC; Arizona; Remote; USD 113,000 - 188,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

HSA/FSA options

Life and AD&D

Disability insurance

401(k) with match

ESPP

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Job summary

TransUnion LLC is seeking a seasoned Red Teamer to join the Information Security Department. The role focuses on threat emulation, red/purple team operations, and advanced penetration testing across systems, networks, and cloud environments.

The position is remote with occasional in-person attendance at management discretion. Candidates should have 5+ years in red team/penetration testing, strong adversary emulation skills, and experience reporting findings in clear, actionable language.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of active penetration testing and red team experience.
• Ability to compromise a modern organization, escalate privileges, and move laterally.
• Strong phishing and social engineering skills.
• Experience writing thorough, actionable reports.

Responsibilities

• Conduct threat emulation exercises to uncover vulnerabilities.
• Perform purple team exercises to test security posture.
• Test lateral movement and internal network segmentation effectivity.
• Demonstrate privilege escalation techniques in controlled scenarios.
• Develop scripts and tools to enhance red team operations.
• Document findings and provide actionable risk reports to stakeholders.

Skills

Threat emulation

Red team operations

Purple team

Penetration testing

Lateral movement

Privilege escalation

Phishing

Social engineering

Report writing

Scripting (Python, Bash, Git)

Tools

Python

Git

Bash

Job description

TransUnion LLC is seeking a seasoned Red Teamer to join the Information Security Department. The role focuses on threat emulation, red/purple team operations, and advanced penetration testing across systems, networks, and cloud environments.

The position is remote with occasional in-person attendance at management discretion. Candidates should have 5+ years in red team/penetration testing, strong adversary emulation skills, and experience reporting findings in clear, actionable language.