[Remote] Offensive Security Engineer (Red Team) | $90/hr Remote

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Crossing Hurdles is seeking an Offensive Security Engineer (Red Team) to lead efforts in offensive cybersecurity. The role involves developing taxonomies, designing evaluation frameworks, and producing methodologies for red team operations to address modern threat landscapes.

Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive taxonomies for cyber-capability tasks and attack stages relevant to modern threat landscapes
• Design and validate evaluation frameworks for offensive security, focusing on real-world scenarios involving exploit chains, malware, cloud/appsec, and social engineering
• Create safe and effective proxy tasks to simulate advanced attack vectors while maintaining strict boundaries and ethical controls
• Formulate robust scoring rubrics to assess attack sophistication, coverage, and impact across diverse domains
• Review, critique, and enhance benchmarks for red team operations to ensure alignment with evolving security risks and best practices
• Produce clear, well-documented methodologies and technical write-ups, communicating complex security concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences

Skills

• Have strong relevant experience in offensive cybersecurity, red teaming, exploit development, or vulnerability research
• Track record as a principal security engineer, exploit developer, cloud red-team lead, malware reverse-engineer, or security researcher specializing in attack chains or social engineering
• 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 for a variety of audiences
• Advanced degree, relevant professional security certifications, or equivalent operational experience highly valued

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