Senior Red Team Researcher — AI-Driven Offensive Security

Ford; Allen Park (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Parental leave

Vehicle discount program

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Job summary

Ford Motor Company is seeking a senior offensive security professional to lead Red Team engagements across applications, infrastructure, cloud, and identity. You will develop custom tooling, apply AI-enabled workflows, and mentor teammates while communicating complex risks to leadership.

This role demands hands-on expertise and a proactive, collaborative mindset. The team emphasizes curiosity, initiative, and delivering results in dynamic environments, with opportunities to shape how AI and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on Red Team operations, penetration testing, adversary simulation, or related offensive security disciplines.
• Strong understanding of attack techniques, attacker tradecraft, exploitation methodologies, and modern enterprise attack surfaces.
• Hands-on experience with offensive security tooling and frameworks such as Kali Linux, Burp Suite, Metasploit, Nmap, and related tools.
• Strong scripting or software development skills in Python, Go, JavaScript, PowerShell, C#, or similar languages used for tooling and automation.
• Demonstrated ability to investigate complex problems, develop attack paths, and move from concept to execution with limited direction.
• Ability to succeed in a dynamic, unstructured environment while balancing multiple priorities.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and creative problem-solving skills.
• Excellent collaboration and communication across technical and leadership audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute complex Red Team engagements across applications, infrastructure, cloud, identity, and enterprise environments.
• Operate effectively in ambiguous environments, identifying opportunities and moving from idea to execution with limited direction.
• Identify and exploit vulnerabilities, attack paths, trust relationships, and control weaknesses to demonstrate business risk.
• Develop custom offensive tooling, automation, and capabilities when existing tools are insufficient.
• Apply AI and agentic systems as force multipliers for offensive operations, including research and workflow automation.
• Design and improve autonomous offensive workflows to increase speed, scale, and consistency of Red Team ops.
• Research emerging attack techniques and translate findings into practical capabilities.
• Collaborate with other Red Team members, defenders, engineers, and security partners to communicate findings.
• Mentor teammates through code review, tooling development, and engagement support.
• Clearly communicate complex findings and risk to technical and leadership audiences.
• Continuously challenge approaches and evolve Red Team operations.

Skills

Red Team operations

Penetration testing

Adversary simulation

Security research

Offensive security tooling

Scripting languages

Attack tradecraft

Collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Cybersecurity, or related field

Tools

Kali Linux

Burp Suite

Metasploit

Nmap

C2 frameworks

Job description

Ford Motor Company is seeking a senior offensive security professional to lead Red Team engagements across applications, infrastructure, cloud, and identity. You will develop custom tooling, apply AI-enabled workflows, and mentor teammates while communicating complex risks to leadership.

This role demands hands-on expertise and a proactive, collaborative mindset. The team emphasizes curiosity, initiative, and delivering results in dynamic environments, with opportunities to shape how AI and