Powerdata Group Consulting · 8 hours ago
Cybersecurity Offensive Security Specialists (Penetration Testing | Red Team | Threat Emulation)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
4+ years expPowerdata Group Consulting is seeking highly experienced Cybersecurity Offensive Security Specialists to deliver advanced offensive security services. This role plays a critical part in ensuring government systems, applications, and internal processes remain resilient against sophisticated real-world cyber threats.
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No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Deliver offensive security testing on an ad-hoc and short-notice basis
Analyse system documentation and technical information to determine testing priorities
Develop and submit Penetration Testing Plans at least 5 days prior to engagement commencement
Execute testing activities in accordance with approved scopes and rules of engagement
Produce clear, actionable Penetration Test and Assessment Reports within 10 days of test completion
Support Security Accreditation Framework activities, Security Risk Assessments, and Security Impact Assessments
Conduct targeted testing to verify the operation of critical security controls
Contribute to knowledge-sharing, guided testing, and uplift of internal cyber capabilities
Qualification
Required
Must have NV1 security clearance
Extensive hands-on experience in offensive security, penetration testing, red teaming, or threat emulation
Strong understanding of modern attack techniques, tooling, and adversary behaviours
Proven experience testing complex enterprise or government systems and environments
Ability to produce high-quality, defensible technical reports for senior and technical stakeholders
Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate technical findings into actionable risk outcomes
Experience working within defined scopes, rules of engagement, and governance frameworks
Ability to operate autonomously and respond effectively to short-notice engagements
Preferred
Application security testing (web, APIs, binaries)
Network and infrastructure penetration testing
Active Directory and identity-based attack techniques
Red Team and adversary simulation operations
Threat actor emulation aligned to real-world intelligence
Purple Team collaboration and detection engineering validation
Benefits
Opportunity to work on high-impact national security initiatives
Engagements within a mission-critical government environment
Exposure to complex, real-world threat scenarios and advanced adversary techniques
Collaboration with highly skilled cyber professionals across offensive and defensive disciplines
Meaningful work where your expertise directly improves Australia’s cyber resilience
Competitive engagement-based remuneration aligned with senior specialist capability
Flexible, ad-hoc engagement model suitable for experienced practitioners
Company
Powerdata Group Consulting
Powerdata Group is a trusted Australian provider of technology and consulting services.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase