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Principal Offensive Security Engineer

USRemote · United States
Principal · Full-time · Security & IT
POSTED 4 NOVVERIFIED 55M AGO
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$126k–$165k
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since 4 Nov
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Accountabilities:

  • Lead risk-based penetration testing and offensive security assessments across applications, APIs, infrastructure, cloud environments, identity systems, SaaS platforms, and enterprise technologies.
  • Plan and execute complex red-team engagements and adversary simulations based on emerging threats, business priorities, and organizational risk.
  • Identify and validate security vulnerabilities, assess potential business impact, and demonstrate how weaknesses may contribute to broader security exposure.
  • Develop and evaluate AI-assisted workflows and tools to improve offensive security activities, including assessment planning, analysis, automation, and reporting.
  • Build and maintain custom scripts, tools, and automation solutions to support authorized security testing and improve operational efficiency.
  • Lead security assessments primarily across Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and modern identity environments, with additional coverage of AWS, Azure, and Kubernetes.
  • Collaborate with Security Operations, Detection Engineering, Threat Hunting, and Incident Response teams to conduct purple-team exercises and evaluate defensive capabilities.
  • Work with engineering and security stakeholders to prioritize remediation, validate corrective actions, and improve detection, monitoring, logging, and incident response processes.
  • Prepare comprehensive security reports documenting findings, potential attack paths, business implications, and recommended remediation strategies.
  • Communicate technical risks and recommendations effectively to engineering teams, security leadership, and executive stakeholders.
  • Define and advance the offensive security roadmap in collaboration with security leadership, establishing scalable methodologies and measurable program objectives.
  • Mentor offensive security professionals, provide technical guidance, and promote continuous improvement across the security organization.
  • Measure program effectiveness through remediation outcomes, reduced exposure, and improved detection and response capabilities.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Security, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
  • At least 8 years of relevant information security experience, including substantial hands-on experience in penetration testing, red teaming, adversary simulation, or offensive security.
  • Demonstrated ability to independently lead complex penetration testing engagements and advanced security assessments.
  • Strong expertise in at least one major security domain, such as application and API security, cloud security, identity management, or enterprise environments.
  • Broad understanding of adversary techniques, security vulnerabilities, privilege management, persistence, lateral movement, and potential data exposure.
  • Hands-on offensive security experience with at least one major cloud platform, such as GCP, AWS, or Azure.
  • Practical knowledge of modern identity technologies, including Active Directory, SAML, OAuth, OIDC, multi-factor authentication (MFA), and single sign-on (SSO).
  • Experience with established offensive security tools, frameworks, and adversary-emulation methodologies.
  • Programming and scripting proficiency in Python, PowerShell, Bash, Go, or comparable languages.
  • Demonstrated experience integrating artificial intelligence into authorized security testing or red-team operations, including the ability to evaluate results and explain measurable operational benefits.
  • Experience planning or leading purple-team exercises and translating security assessment findings into practical defensive improvements.
  • Strong knowledge of the MITRE ATT&CK framework and its application to security assessments and defensive coverage.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical findings into actionable recommendations for diverse audiences.
  • Proven leadership, mentoring, collaboration, and project management capabilities.
  • Preferred experience building or improving internal offensive security programs and conducting advanced adversary-emulation exercises.

How Jobgether works

We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team.

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