Security Engineer - Red Team
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Our client is a global leader in enterprise orchestration, helping over 400,000 businesses worldwide streamline their operations with its AI-powered platform. They are looking for a highly accomplished Security Engineer, Red Team. This is a full-time, permanent, remote position ideally based in Spain or Portugal., * Simulate real-world adversarial attacks against our cloud architecture, AI model endpoints, and complex multi-tenant SaaS platform while playing a key role in strengthening our defenses during our Agentic AI Transformation.
- Identify security weaknesses, validate defensive capabilities, and improve our security posture through adversarial testing. Findings directly influence product security architecture and drive improvements across customer deployments.
- Perform red team exercises and penetration tests to simulate real-world attacks and validate defensive controls.
- Perform vulnerability research and exploitation to validate attack paths and contribute to the security community.
- Collaborate on threat modeling to anticipate attacker techniques and strengthen defensive strategies.
- Partner with Security Operations and Bug Bounty teams to enhance detection, response, and organizational resilience.
- Coordinate external red team and penetration testing engagements and third-party security assessments.
- Develop automated tools and frameworks to scale offensive security operations across systems and applications.
This role offers the opportunity to conduct offensive security research against mission-critical systems deployed globally while working with AI and cloud technologies. If you're passionate about thinking like an attacker to build stronger defenses, this role could be perfect for you. #J-18808-Ljbffr
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related technical field.
- 5+ years in cybersecurity with a focus on offensive security, penetration testing, or red team operations.
- Advanced penetration testing certifications (OSCP, OSCE, GPEN, GXPN, or equivalent).
- Deep expertise in cloud security testing, particularly AWS environments.
- Proficiency in exploitation frameworks and tools (Nuclei, Metasploit, Burp, Cobalt Strike, custom tooling).
- Scripting and automation skills (Python, Go, Bash, or similar).
- Hands-on experience in vulnerability research and exploit development.
- Knowledge of threat modeling methodologies and attack path analysis.
- AI/ML security testing experience.
- Experience with social engineering and phishing campaigns.
- Advanced security certifications (GCFA, GCIH, GIAC, CRTO, CRTE).
- Experience with threat intelligence and adversary emulation frameworks (MITRE ATT&CK).
- Active participation in the security research community and CVE discoveries.
- Knowledge of compliance frameworks and vendor relationship management.