Swift · 1 day ago
Red Team Operator - Hybrid
Culpeper, United States
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$122K/yr - $226K/yr
8+ years expSwift is the world’s leading provider of secure financial messaging services, headquartered in Belgium. They are seeking an experienced Red Team member to lead adversary emulation campaigns and conduct penetration tests across their enterprise environments, while mentoring junior operators and enhancing Red Team capabilities.
FinanceFinancial ServicesSecurity
No H1B
Responsibilities
Architect and execute end-to-end adversary simulations across enterprise, cloud, and hybrid infrastructures
Lead and coordinate multi-operator exploitation teams, managing simultaneous kill chains and campaign logistics
Direct complex Red Team engagements from reconnaissance and initial access through persistence, lateral movement, and data exfiltration
Design and execute network, application, wireless, physical, and cloud penetration tests
Build, operate, and maintain Red Team infrastructure, including command-and-control (C2) ecosystems, phishing platforms and operational security (OPSEC) tooling
Develop and operationalize custom tooling, payloads, automation and exploitation chains
Research and implement advanced evasion techniques against SIEM, EDR, and XDR platforms
Ensure operational realism, safety, and compliance with internal policy, legal constraints, and regulatory requirements
Align Red Team operations with the MITRE ATT&CK framework and threat-led testing standards (e.g., TIBER)
Lead Purple Team exercises and translate offensive findings into prioritized defensive improvements
Partner with SOC, Blue Team, Threat Intelligence, Risk Management, and Engineering teams to strengthen detection and response maturity
Mentor and develop junior and mid-level operators, sharing techniques, lessons learned, and tooling improvements
Interpret technical exploitation in the context of business risk and control effectiveness
Communicate technical risk clearly to security leadership and key stakeholders
Produce high-quality After Action Reports (AARs), executive summaries, and technical documentation
Qualification
Required
Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or related field
8 + years of relevant experience
Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP)
Proven experience leading and executing Red Team operations and adversary simulations
Advanced skills across network, application, cloud, wireless, and hybrid penetration testing
Strong command of the exploitation lifecycle (reconnaissance, initial access, persistence, privilege escalation, lateral movement, data exfiltration)
Experience with Active Directory exploitation, Linux privilege escalation, kernel-level techniques, and cloud identity systems
Ability to chain vulnerabilities and bypass modern endpoint detection technologies
Proficiency with Red Team tooling, including C2 frameworks, scanners, phishing platforms, and OPSEC tooling
Deep understanding of persistence mechanisms, identity-based attacks, and stealth tradecraft
Familiarity with the MITRE ATT&CK framework and adversary emulation methodologies
Strong technical writing and reporting capabilities
Demonstrated ability to mentor operators and lead technical teams
Preferred
Experience developing custom exploits, scripts, and automation
Experience supporting Purple Team exercises and detection engineering
Prior experience managing or coordinating multi-operator Red Team engagements
Experience aligning operations with regulatory frameworks such as TIBER or similar threat-led testing standards
Benefits
Medical, dental, vision and life insurance with no premium costs for our employees and their families
Retirement plan plus matching 401k
Company
Swift
SWIFT is a member-owned cooperative through which the financial world conducts its business operations with speed, certainty and confidence.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Javier Perez-Tasso
CEO
Cheri McGuire
CTO
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