Senior Red Team Operator — Remote Threat Emulation

TransUnion LLC; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 113,000 - 188,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

TransUnion LLC is seeking an experienced Red Team Operator to lead threat emulation exercises, purple team engagements, and advanced penetration testing across systems, networks, and applications. The role may require occasional in-person attendance at events while primarily offering remote work from the United States.

You will develop custom scripts and tools, perform reconnaissance, and test cloud environments to uncover vulnerabilities.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of active experience in conducting penetration tests and actively working as a red teamer; proven track record in performing red team operations and purple team operations.
• Proficiency in ability to compromise a modern organization, escalate privileges, move laterally through complex networks, and achieve adversary goals.
• Strong experience and expertise in phishing techniques, social engineering tactics, and other initial access methods.
• Extensive experience in writing comprehensive and well-structured reports detailing findings, risks, and actionable recommendations.
• Basic development experience (python/bash/git/etc) to create custom solutions for bleeding edge problems.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive threat emulation exercises, actively simulating cyber-attacks to uncover vulnerabilities in systems, networks, and applications.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to perform purple team exercises that challenge the organization’s overall security posture.
• Perform lateral movement within target environments to assess the effectiveness of internal network segmentation and access controls.
• Demonstrate expertise in local privilege escalation techniques.
• Emulate threat actors by replicating their techniques, tactics, and procedures to identify vulnerabilities and gaps in our defensive measures.
• Develop and utilize custom scripts, tools, and frameworks to enhance red team operations and mimic real-world attacks.
• Conduct reconnaissance activities to gather intelligence on potential targets and identify attack vectors.
• Test the security of cloud-based environments and identify weaknesses in configurations, access controls, and data protection mechanisms.
• Document and communicate findings, risks, and recommendations in clear and concise reports to stakeholders, including technical and non-technical audiences.

Skills

Red Teaming

Threat Emulation

Purple Teaming

Penetration Testing

Phishing Techniques

Social Engineering

Report Writing

Tools

Python

Bash

Git

Job description

TransUnion LLC is seeking an experienced Red Team Operator to lead threat emulation exercises, purple team engagements, and advanced penetration testing across systems, networks, and applications. The role may require occasional in-person attendance at events while primarily offering remote work from the United States.

You will develop custom scripts and tools, perform reconnaissance, and test cloud environments to uncover vulnerabilities.