Red Team Operator - Consultancy

Are you looking for an exciting new opportunity? 

Join a cybersecurity consultancy that combines deep technical expertise with a strong understanding of its clients' business goals, challenges, and long-term strategy. The company works as a trusted partner, delivering tailored cybersecurity solutions that support growth, protect operations, and align with broader business objectives.

This consulting firm is seeking a Red Team Tester / Operator to deliver offensive security engagements that simulate real-world adversaries across enterprise, cloud, and hybrid environments. The role involves designing and executing attack scenarios, identifying security weaknesses, and helping clients strengthen their defensive posture. The successful candidate will combine strong technical expertise with creative exploitation techniques, working both independently and as part of a collaborative red team.

Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity and apply today!

Responsibilities:

• Plan, design, and execute red team operations and adversary emulation scenarios
• Conduct reconnaissance, vulnerability research, exploitation, and post-exploitation activities
• Develop custom tooling, payloads, and tradecraft to bypass modern security controls
• Perform Active Directory attacks, lateral movement, privilege escalation, and persistence techniques
• Simulate real-world threat actor behaviours aligned to frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK
• Collaborate with blue teams and stakeholders during controlled engagements
• Produce high-quality technical and executive reporting, including remediation guidance
• Contribute to internal research, capability development, and knowledge sharing

Skills/Must have:

• Strong understanding of Windows and Linux internals
• Proven experience in penetration testing or red teaming environments
• Solid knowledge of Active Directory attack paths and common misconfigurations
• Experience with scripting or development in Python, PowerShell, or similar languages
• Familiarity with common offensive security tools and frameworks
• Understanding of network protocols and security controls (EDR, SIEM, AV evasion)
• Ability to think creatively and adapt tactics in dynamic environments
• Strong communication skills for both technical and non-technical audiences

Benefits:

• Opportunity to work on advanced, real-world red team engagements
• Continuous professional development and training support
• Access to industry-leading tooling and research environments
• Collaborative and highly skilled offensive security team
• Flexible working arrangements
• Work on high-impact, real-world adversary simulation engagements that directly improve enterprise and national-level security resilience.
• Have the opportunity to develop and refine advanced offensive capabilities alongside highly experienced operators in the field.
• Gain exposure to a wide variety of complex environments, tooling, and client scenarios, enabling continuous professional and technical growth.

Salary:

• £60,000 – £120,000 depending on experience, plus performance-related bonuses and benefits package