Sr. AI Red Team Engineer

Moderna; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 145,900 - 234,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Well-being programs

Family planning

Vacation & sabbatical

Discretionary year-end shutdown

Equity & bonus programs

Job summary

Moderna is seeking a cybersecurity professional to plan, execute, and document full-spectrum red team operations across digital, physical, and hybrid environments. You will develop and maintain offensive toolchains and collaborate with IR and Threat Intel to improve detections and controls.

The role requires 4+ years in cybersecurity with deep red teaming experience, expertise in MITRE ATT&CK, cloud attacks, and scripting.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in cybersecurity with red teaming or adversary simulation.
• End-to-end attack chain experience including initial access and data exfiltration.
• Expertise in network testing, AD exploitation, cloud attacks, and endpoint evasion.
• Experience with AI-based attacks and modern offensive tooling.

Responsibilities

• Plan, execute, and document red team operations across multiple environments.
• Develop and maintain offensive toolchains and infrastructure.
• Conduct external-to-internal attack simulations and measure detection efficacy.
• Collaborate with IR and Threat Intel to derive new detections and controls.
• Lead post-operation debriefs and contribute to red team maturity.

Skills

Red teaming

Offensive security

Threat emulation

MITRE ATT&CK

C2 frameworks

Python

PowerShell

Bash

Go

OPSEC

Education

OSCP

OSEP

OSED

CRTO

Tools

Azure

AWS

O365

Job description

Here’s What You’ll Do

• Plan, execute, and document full-spectrum red team operations targeting digital, physical, and hybrid environments.
• Develop and maintain offensive toolchains and infrastructure for covert operations (C2 frameworks, payload obfuscation, cloud-based staging, and beacon management).
• Conduct external-to-internal attack simulations.
• Collaborate with detection and incident response teams to measure time-to-detect, time-to-contain, and overall detection efficacy.
• Build and maintain custom scripts and exploits using Python, PowerShell, and other languages to simulate real adversary TTPs.
• Perform adversary emulation based on threat intel tied to biotech, pharma, and critical manufacturing sectors.
• Lead post-operation technical debriefs with IR and Threat Intel to derive new detection opportunities and security controls.
• Contribute to the development of internal red team maturity, progressing toward a continuous red team model.

Here’s What You’ll Need (Basic Qualifications)

• 4+ years in cybersecurity with deep experience in red teaming, offensive security, or adversary simulation.
• Proven ability to conduct end-to-end attack chains, including initial access, lateral movement, privilege escalation, and data exfiltration.
• Expertise in network penetration testing, Active Directory exploitation, cloud attacks (Azure, AWS, O365), endpoint evasion, and AI systems.
• Experience targeting OT or lab-connected systems is a plus.
• Experience with modern AI based attacks and how to leverage them in a longer attack path.
• Strong knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK, C2 frameworks, and offensive tooling.
• Familiarity with purple team methodologies and integrating offensive results into defensive playbooks and detections.
• OPSEC discipline and experience running stealth operations under blue team monitoring.
• Solid scripting and automation skills in at least one major language (Python, PowerShell, Bash, or Go).

Here’s What You’ll Bring to the Table (Preferred Qualifications)

• Preferred certifications: OSCP, OSEP, OSED, CRTO, or equivalent hands‑on offensive credentials.
• Ability to communicate complex offensive findings clearly to both technical engineers and executive stakeholders.

Pay & Benefits

• Competitive healthcare, plus voluntary benefit programs to support your unique needs.
• A holistic approach to well‑being, with access to fitness, mindfulness, and mental health support.
• Family planning benefits, including fertility, adoption, and surrogacy support.
• Generous paid time off, including vacation, volunteer days, sabbatical, global recharge days, and a discretionary year‑end shutdown.
• Savings and investments to help you plan for the future.
• Location‑specific perks and extras.

The salary range for this role is $145,900.00 - $234,200.00 (for positions that may be performed in California, the expected salary range is $0.00 - $0.00, which reflects the range permitted under California Labor Code requirements). This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An individual’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, performance, and business or organizational needs. The successful candidate may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, other incentive compensation, or equity award, subject to company plan eligibility criteria and individual performance.

Equal Opportunities

Moderna is committed to equal employment opportunity and non‑discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person's race, color, sex, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, ancestry or citizenship, ethnicity, disability, military or protected veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital or familial status, or any other personal characteristic protected under applicable law. Moderna is a place where everyone can grow. If you meet the Basic Qualifications for the role and you would be excited to contribute to our mission every day, please apply!

Moderna is an E-Verify Employer in the United States. We consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

Accommodations

Moderna is committed to offering reasonable accommodations to qualified job applicants with disabilities. Any applicant requiring an accommodation in connection with the hiring process and/or to perform the essential functions of the position for which the applicant has applied should contact the Accommodations team at [e-mail].

Export Control Notice

This position may involve access to technology or data that is subject to U.S. export control laws, including the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). As such, employment is contingent upon the applicant’s ability to access export‑controlled information in accordance with U.S. law. Due to the nature of the work and regulatory requirements, only individuals who qualify as U.S. persons (citizens, permanent residents, asylees, or refugees) are eligible for this position. For this role Moderna is unable to sponsor non‑U.S. persons to apply for an export control license.