Remote Red Team Operator - Threat Emulation & Purple Team

TransUnion; Chicago (IL); A distancia; USD 113.000 - 188.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Health insurance

401(k) with employer match

Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)

Paid time off & holidays

Commuter benefits

Descripción de la vacante

TransUnion is seeking an experienced Red Teamer to join the Information Security Department. You will report to a Director of Cybersecurity and lead threat emulation exercises, including Red Team and Purple Team operations, across systems, networks, and cloud environments.

This is a remote role with occasional in-person events as needed. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of pentesting/red team experience, strong adversary emulation skills, and the ability to produce clear, actionable reports for

Formación

• 5+ years of active experience conducting penetration tests and red team operations.
• Ability to compromise modern organizations, privilege escalation, and move laterally in complex networks.
• Strong experience with phishing, social engineering, and initial access methods.
• Extensive experience writing comprehensive, well-structured reports detailing findings and recommendations.
• Basic development experience (Python/Bash/Git) to create custom solutions.

Responsabilidades

• Conduct threat emulation exercises simulating cyber-attacks to uncover vulnerabilities.
• Collaborate on purple team exercises to challenge the organization’s security posture.
• Perform lateral movement to test internal network segmentation and access controls.
• Demonstrate expertise in local privilege escalation techniques.
• Emulate threat actors to identify vulnerabilities and gaps in defenses.
• Develop and use custom scripts and tools to enhance red team operations.
• Conduct reconnaissance to identify targets and attack vectors.
• Test security of cloud environments and assess configurations and data protection.
• Document findings and communicate risks and recommendations to stakeholders.

Conocimientos

Penetration testing

Privilege escalation

Lateral movement

Phishing / social engineering

Report writing

Python

Bash

Git

Herramientas

Python

Bash

Git

Descripción del empleo

TransUnion is seeking an experienced Red Teamer to join the Information Security Department. You will report to a Director of Cybersecurity and lead threat emulation exercises, including Red Team and Purple Team operations, across systems, networks, and cloud environments.

This is a remote role with occasional in-person events as needed. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of pentesting/red team experience, strong adversary emulation skills, and the ability to produce clear, actionable reports for