Senior Offensive Security Engineer

Requirements:

  • 5+ years of hands-on experience in offensive security, penetration testing, or red teaming, including full engagement lifecycle work
  • Strong scripting or programming ability for building and adapting offensive tooling
  • Solid understanding of networking fundamentals, Windows, macOS, and Linux internals, identity providers, and cloud platforms
  • Practical experience with common offensive security tools and ability to build custom tools
  • Knowledge of the MITRE ATT&CK framework, adversary emulation, and detection evasion techniques
  • Clear, precise reporting and communication skills
  • Experience with smart contract auditing and blockchain security
  • Familiarity with AI/ML security risks
  • Collaborative mindset

What You'll Be Doing:

  • Plan and execute red team engagements, penetration tests, and adversary simulations
  • Design and build custom tooling, scripts, and exploits
  • Partner with security teams in purple-team exercises
  • Run social engineering and phishing simulations
  • Identify, prioritize, and track vulnerabilities
  • Present findings to technical teams and senior leadership
  • Stay current on threat landscape and emerging TTPs
  • Assess security of AI and LLM-integrated systems
  • Leverage AI-assisted tooling and evaluate new techniques
  • Help define and mature offensive security methodology

Nice to Haves:

  • Experience with smart contract auditing and blockchain security
  • Familiarity with AI/ML security risks

Perks and Benefits:

  • Autonomy and ability to quickly pivot
  • High expectations, integrity, innovation, and willingness to challenge consensus
  • Opportunity to work in multiple offices around the world
  • Career development and mentorship opportunities
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