Senior Fraud Red Team Analyst - Threat Simulation & Defenses

Citi; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 87,000 - 131,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi in San Antonio, Texas, is seeking a Fraud Red Team Specialist to simulate real-world fraud scenarios and test the strength of Citi's controls. This role focuses on identifying vulnerabilities and recommending mitigations to enhance prevention measures across products and processes.

You will conduct adversarial simulations, analyze logs, and collaborate with cross-functional teams while maintaining strict legal and ethical testing standards.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience in fraud testing/red team, fraud ops or threat simulation.
• Proven influencing and relationship management skills.
• Proven analytical skills.
• Proven writing and communications skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct adversarial simulation of products and processes to assess controls and fraud detection systems.
• Identify vulnerabilities to help Citi address weaknesses in fraud prevention strategies.
• Provide recommendations for mitigation and lead debriefings with cross-functional partners.
• Knowledge of device fingerprinting, browser spoofing, proxy/VPN usage and basic scripting.
• Create and use BOT tools and run velocity and load testing.
• Fraud domain knowledge including KYC/AML basics, SIM-Swaps, OTP attacks and social engineering.
• Read data logs and present quantitative analytics.
• Conduct safe testing protocols with legal and ethical understanding.
• Assist Incident Response Teams with investigations and risk assessments.
• Coordinate with dev and infra units to identify fraud risks and controls.

Skills

Fraud testing

Red team

Threat simulation

Communication

Influencing skills

Analytical skills

Writing skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Shell scripting

Python

Java

Job description

Citi in San Antonio, Texas, is seeking a Fraud Red Team Specialist to simulate real-world fraud scenarios and test the strength of Citi's controls. This role focuses on identifying vulnerabilities and recommending mitigations to enhance prevention measures across products and processes.

You will conduct adversarial simulations, analyze logs, and collaborate with cross-functional teams while maintaining strict legal and ethical testing standards.