Senior Red Team Lead — Offensive Cyber Operations

SIXGEN; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Disability insurance

401K with employer contribution

Professional development reimbursement

Flexible and remote work policies

Flexible PTO

Job summary

SIXGEN is hiring a Senior Red Team Operator in a hybrid role with onsite presence once a week in the Washington, D.C. area.

The position requires deep offensive security expertise and leadership experience, including mentoring junior operators and delivering executive briefings. You will simulate adversary TTPs, perform reconnaissance and post-exploitation activities, and collaborate with blue/purple teams to strengthen detection and response capabilities.

Qualifications

• US citizenship with ability to obtain Public Trust clearance.
• CRTO certification is required.
• Other red team certifications such as CRTL, OSEP, OSCE, OSEE, GXPN, GPEN are preferred but not required.
• Minimum 6 years hands-on red team or government offensive cyber operations experience, plus 2 years leading such operations.
• At least 2 years independently executing complete red team engagements from planning through post-exploitation.

Responsibilities

• Simulate real-world cyberattacks to assess security controls and incident response.
• Conduct recon, exploitation, and post-exploitation using adversary TTPs.
• Develop and use custom tools to evade detection and maintain stealth.
• Collaborate with blue and purple teams to improve security posture.
• Document findings and deliver clear reports to stakeholders.

Skills

Red Team Experience

Mentoring Juniors

Executive Briefings

Education

CRTO certification

Other red team certs preferred

Tools

Cobalt Strike

Kali Linux

PowerShell

Job description

SIXGEN is hiring a Senior Red Team Operator in a hybrid role with onsite presence once a week in the Washington, D.C. area.

The position requires deep offensive security expertise and leadership experience, including mentoring junior operators and delivering executive briefings. You will simulate adversary TTPs, perform reconnaissance and post-exploitation activities, and collaborate with blue/purple teams to strengthen detection and response capabilities.