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# Offensive Security Consultant - Red Team & Adversary Simulation

- **Company:** Robert Half
- **Location:** Dallas, TX, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $129,000.0 - $205,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Active Directory, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Software System Penetration Testing, Microsoft Azure, Burp Suite, C Sharp (Programming Language), Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Security, Information Leak Prevention, Monitoring of Systems, Identity and Access Management, Mobile Application Software, Python (Programming Language), Open Web Application Security, Windows PowerShell, Red Team (Cyber Security), Reverse Engineering, Google Cloud, Okta, Large Language Models, Mitre Att&ck
- **Published:** October 11, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/8584A55B1F0949369D6FD834D1BE5868/job/

## About the Role

* Experience running red team engagements that emulate real-world threat actors, with a strong command of TTPs and MITRE ATT&CK.
 * Ability to partner with SOC and detection engineering teams to improve detection and response.
 * Experience designing threat intel-driven scenarios, including ransomware simulations. Familiarity with DORA TLPT, TIBER-EU, or CBEST is a plus.

Tradecraft & Tooling

 * Hands-on experience attacking Active Directory, cloud and identity platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP, Entra ID, Okta), and CI/CD pipelines.
 * Proficiency with C2 frameworks (e.g., Mythic, Sliver, Cobalt Strike) and building custom tooling in languages like C#, Go, Rust, Python, or PowerShell.
 * Strong OpSec and experience evading EDR and other monitoring tools. Exploit development or reverse engineering skills are a plus.

Network & Application Penetration Testing

 * Experience performing internal and external network penetration tests, including vulnerability discovery, exploitation, and privilege escalation.
 * Experience testing web applications, APIs, and mobile apps, with a solid grasp of the OWASP Top 10 and tools like Burp Suite.
 * Ability to look past scanner output, validate findings manually, and chain issues into real attack paths.

AI & LLM Security

 * Understanding of attacks against LLM-enabled apps and agents (e.g., prompt injection, data leakage, tool abuse) and interest in using AI to speed up offensive work.

Soft Skills

 * Ability to turn technical findings into clear, actionable reports and conversations for both technical teams and executives.
 * Creative problem solving-finding a way forward when the obvious path is blocked.
 * A track record of research, tool releases, blogs, or conference involvement (e.g., Black Hat, DEF CON, BSides) is a plus., * Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline (e.g., CS, CE, IS, MIS, EE) or equivalent hands-on experience.
 * 5+ years of hands-on offensive security experience-red teaming, penetration testing, or adversary simulation-in consulting or in-house.
 * Strong written and verbal communication skills, including producing clear, client-ready reports and presentations.
 * Certifications such as OSCP, OSEP, OSWE, OSED, CRTO/CRTL, GXPN, GPEN, BSCP, or comparable SANS 600/700-level coursework are a plus.
 * Cloud security certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Security - Specialty, Microsoft AZ-500, Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer, CCSK) are a plus.

## Description

For positions located in San Francisco, CA: Protiviti will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

For positions located in Los Angeles County, CA: Protiviti will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Protiviti is not registered to hire or employ personnel in the following states - West Virginia, Alaska.

Protiviti is not licensed or registered as a public accounting firm and does not issue opinions on financial statements or offer attestation services.