Red Team Lead (Offensive Cybersecurity)

Responsibilities

• ▹Develop comprehensive taxonomies for cyber-capability tasks and attack stages
• ▹Design and validate evaluation frameworks for offensive security scenarios, including exploit chains, malware, cloud/appsec, and social engineering
• ▹Create safe, controlled proxy tasks to simulate advanced attack vectors within ethical boundaries
• ▹Formulate scoring rubrics to assess attack sophistication, coverage, and impact
• ▹Review, critique, and enhance benchmarks for red team operations
• ▹Produce documented methodologies and technical write-ups for technical and non-technical audiences
• ▹Collaborate asynchronously with stakeholders to iterate on frameworks and incorporate feedback

Nice to have

• ▹5+ years of hands-on experience in offensive cybersecurity, red teaming, exploit development, or vulnerability research, 8-20 years preferred for senior contributors
• ▹Track record as a principal security engineer, exploit developer, cloud red-team lead, malware reverse-engineer, or security researcher
• ▹Deep expertise in cyber attack methodologies, exploit chains, and cloud/application security assessments
• ▹Strong background in malware analysis, reverse engineering, and/or social engineering tactics and defenses
• ▹Demonstrated ability to produce clear, actionable written and verbal communication
• ▹Advanced degree, relevant professional security certifications, or equivalent operational experience
• ▹Experience building benchmarking or evaluation frameworks in cybersecurity

Soft skills

About the company

micro1 engages independent contractors on behalf of a customer to support a cybersecurity project.