Senior Offensive Security Consultant, Mandiant, Google Cloud

Google Inc.; Boulder (CO); Hybrid; USD 138,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Mandiant's Red Team engagements under Google Cloud deliver adversarial emulation for large enterprises, including phishing and credential access campaigns, with covert operations and post-compromise analysis. The role emphasizes privilege escalation, lateral movement, and objective-driven testing across environments.

Ideal candidates bring OSCE/OSEP/OSEE/OSCP or SANS certifications and a track record across multiple security domains, plus the ability to communicate findings effectively to

Qualifications

• Certifications related to offensive security including OSCE, OSEP, OSEE, OSCP, CCSAS, CCT, INF, or relevant SANS courses.
• 5 years of experience in three of the following security areas: network, web application/mobile, cloud, social engineering, scripting, tool development.
• Experience in four or more of the following: network protocols, threat intelligence analysis, system and network administration, project management, developing applications, technical incident response processes, source code review, reverse engineering.
• Experience implementing or assessing information security implementation or assessment of security controls.
• Experience with developing documentation and explaining technical details in a concise manner.

Responsibilities

• Perform red and purple team assessments, assumed breach assessments, ransomware readiness reviews, threat analysis, and social engineering assessments.
• Conduct external and internal wireless assessments, web and mobile applications testing, and embedded system assessments.
• Recognize and safely utilize attacker tools, tactics, and procedures.
• Develop comprehensive and accurate reports and presentations for both technical and executive audiences.
• Advise clients on security practices for remediating discovered issues.

Skills

Red team

Purple team

Threat analysis

Social engineering

Penetration testing

Cloud security

Networking concepts

Reverse engineering

Tool development

Job description

Senior Offensive Security Consultant, Mandiant, Google Cloud

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Experience driving progress, solving problems, and mentoring more junior team members; deeper expertise and applied knowledge within relevant area.

X The application window will be open until at least September 10, 2026. This opportunity will remain online based on business needs which may be before or after the specified date.
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In-office locations: Boulder, CO, USA.
Remote location(s): Arizona, USA; California, USA; Colorado, USA.

Preferred qualifications:

• Certifications related to offensive security including OSCE, OSEP, OSEE, OSCP, CCSAS, CCT, INF, or relevant SANS courses.
• 5 years of experience in three of the following security areas: network, web application/mobile, cloud, social engineering, scripting, tool development.
• Experience in four or more of the following: network protocols, threat intelligence analysis, system and network administration, project management, developing applications, technical incident response processes, source code review, reverse engineering.
• Experience implementing or assessing information security implementation or assessment of security controls.
• Experience with developing documentation and explaining technical details in a concise manner.

About the job

Mandiant's Red Team delivers adversarial emulation engagements. This may involve delivering a Threat Intel-led Red Team for a large enterprise, preparing command and control infrastructure, and developing social engineering campaigns. The execution of the exercise can involve executing phishing campaigns and attempting to compromise internet-facing systems. When internal to the environment, it includes conducting privilege escalation and lateral movement within customer networks, hunting for objectives with little to no information provided by the customer, and exfiltrating data from the network—all while avoiding detection from the customer security operations teams. Part of Google Cloud, Mandiant is a recognized leader in dynamic cyber defense, threat intelligence and incident response services. Mandiant's cybersecurity expertise has earned the trust of security professionals and company executives around the world. Our unique combination of renowned frontline experience responding to some of the most complex breaches, nation-state grade threat intelligence, machine intelligence, and the industry's best security validation ensures that Mandiant knows more about today's advanced threats than anyone. Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $138000 - $200000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits
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• Perform red and purple team assessments, assumed breach assessments (e.g., red team engagements with a pre-deployed implant), ransomware readiness reviews (e.g., assessing susceptibility to modern ransomware threats), threat analysis, and social engineering assessments.
• Conduct external and internal wireless assessments, web and mobile applications testing, and embedded system assessments.
• Recognize and safely utilize attacker tools, tactics, and procedures.
• Develop comprehensive and accurate reports and presentations for both technical and executive audiences.
• Advise clients on security practices for remediating discovered issues.

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