Senior Insider Threat Red Team Analyst

Axiom Path, Inc.; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Axiom Path, Inc. is seeking a seasoned security professional to lead advanced red team activities focused on insider threat and data exfiltration.

The role involves testing DLP controls, simulating high-risk user behaviors, and collaborating with engineering to tighten detection and enforcement across endpoints, email, and cloud services. Responsibilities include delivering actionable risk reports to leadership, translating findings into business insights, and validating remediation through

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in red team, offensive security, or adversary simulation roles.
• Hands-on experience testing or bypassing Data Loss Prevention (DLP) controls.
• Strong knowledge of insider threat behaviors and data exfiltration techniques.
• Experience with endpoint, email, cloud, and collaboration security environments.
• Direct experience with Microsoft Purview, Varonis, and Proofpoint (TAP/TRAP/CASB).
• Familiarity with unstructured data environments and user-driven data movement risks.
• Ability to translate technical findings into business and risk-focused insights.
• Experience in regulated industries such as financial services, healthcare, or technology.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute red team simulations focused on insider threat and data exfiltration scenarios.
• Test and challenge DLP controls across endpoints, email, cloud platforms, and collaboration tools.
• Identify control gaps, bypass techniques, and misconfigurations within data protection frameworks.
• Partner with engineering teams to refine detection logic, policies, and enforcement mechanisms.
• Simulate high-risk user behaviors including privileged access misuse, third-party risk, and employee offboarding scenarios.
• Deliver clear, actionable reports outlining vulnerabilities, risk exposure, and remediation strategies.
• Present findings to senior stakeholders and contribute to enterprise-level security decision-making.
• Validate remediation efforts through continuous testing and re-assessment.

Skills

Red team / offensive security

Communication skills

Stakeholder engagement

Risk assessment

Tools

Microsoft Purview

Varonis

Proofpoint

Job description

Axiom Path, Inc. is seeking a seasoned security professional to lead advanced red team activities focused on insider threat and data exfiltration.

The role involves testing DLP controls, simulating high-risk user behaviors, and collaborating with engineering to tighten detection and enforcement across endpoints, email, and cloud services. Responsibilities include delivering actionable risk reports to leadership, translating findings into business insights, and validating remediation through