Red Team Operator Cyber Security

Salary: £80,000 - 80,000 per year

Requirements:

• Strong experience in a similar Red Team / Offensive Security role
• Up to date with emerging adversary tradecraft, tooling and TTPs relevant to red team operations
• Advanced problem solving and critical thinking skills
• Strong understanding of low-level technical concepts, including operating systems, networking, authentication protocols, endpoint controls, identity platforms and the OSI model
• Ability to read and understand code, identify security weaknesses and develop scripts or tooling to support red team objectives
• Understanding of controlled, realistic and professional red team operations, including OPSEC, detection risk, logging, payload exposure, infrastructure management, attack path selection and broader engagement impact
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Comfortable sharing knowledge and mentoring others in the team
• A relevant technical degree from a top tier university, such as a Russell Group university or Oxbridge

Responsibilities:

• Conduct approved adversary simulation, red team and assumed breach engagements for a range of clients
• Work with clients to scope objectives and threat scenarios, then plan and execute realistic operations within agreed rules of engagement
• Build and manage red team infrastructure
• Develop custom tooling and lightweight scripts where standard tooling is unsuitable
• Research emerging TTPs and adapt the approach when conventional techniques are not effective
• Operate across Windows, Linux, networks, cloud and enterprise identity environments with a strong focus on OPSEC, stealth, detection risk and controlled execution
• Use industry standard, open source, commercial and in-house tooling across reconnaissance, web application testing, initial access, command and control, Active Directory, cloud and identity testing
• Document operations and timelines thoroughly
• Contribute to client deliverables and support client-facing debriefs
• Work closely with engagement leads, technical teams and client stakeholders
• Coach and mentor less experienced team members

Technologies:

• Active Directory
• Cloud
• Support
• LESS
• Linux
• Security
• Web
• Windows

More:

We are a rapidly scaling technology company that provides a fully managed IT service including security. This Red Team Operator role offers the chance to work remotely with collaboration from home, with travel to London every 2-3 weeks. We provide training on our in-house platform, continuous training and career development including paid-for certifications, remote working and excellent career progression as we scale. The salary is up to £80k.

last updated 39 week of 2026