Senior Penetration Testing Team Lead (Red Team)

True Zero Technologies; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

True Zero Technologies in Washington, DC is seeking an experienced Penetration Testing Team Lead to oversee offensive security programs across federal systems, networks, applications, cloud infrastructure, and APIs. You will lead engagements, drive risk-based recommendations, and mentor a team of testers in a dynamic, mission-driven environment.

The ideal candidate has deep hands-on offensive security expertise, strong leadership, and a clear understanding of NIST, MITRE ATT&CK, and DHS RVA

Qualifications

• Minimum of 12 years of offensive cybersecurity experience with leadership of security engagements.
• Certifications: OSCP, OSCE, GXPN, or CEH.
• Hands-on testing across networks, web apps, APIs, and AWS cloud.
• Knowledge of federal security frameworks: NIST SP 800-115, MITRE ATT&CK, DHS RVA.
• Strong leadership, mentoring, and reporting to technical and executive stakeholders.
• Eligibility for High Risk/Public Trust contractor positions.

Responsibilities

• Penetration Testing & Red Team Leadership: plan and lead engagements across federal systems and cloud environments.
• Security Assessment Execution: manage scoping, reconnaissance, exploitation, and reporting phases.
• Offensive Security Tools & Infrastructure: maintain and optimize testing tools and environments.
• Compliance & Testing Methodologies: ensure alignment with federal standards and procedures.
• Vulnerability Analysis & Reporting: develop detailed findings and remediation recommendations.
• Team Leadership & Mentorship: guide junior testers and promote best practices.
• Adversary Simulation & Security Improvement: design scenarios to test detection and response.

Skills

Offensive security

Network pentesting

Web app pentesting

AWS cloud pentesting

Job description

True Zero Technologies in Washington, DC is seeking an experienced Penetration Testing Team Lead to oversee offensive security programs across federal systems, networks, applications, cloud infrastructure, and APIs. You will lead engagements, drive risk-based recommendations, and mentor a team of testers in a dynamic, mission-driven environment.

The ideal candidate has deep hands-on offensive security expertise, strong leadership, and a clear understanding of NIST, MITRE ATT&CK, and DHS RVA