Freddie Mac

Offensive Security Engineer, Technical Lead (In Office or Remote)

Freddie Mac$150K — $224K *
US-AnywhereRemote in Mclean, VA
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience for senior level; 8+ years for technical lead level
  • Ability to identify, exploit, and remediate complex vulnerabilities
  • Experience in creating scalable automation workflows for enterprise environments
  • Expertise in bypassing modern defensive controls
  • Proficiency demonstrated through public research or active project contributions
  • Must be willing to work east coast hours

Responsibilities

  • Conduct expert-level assessments of applications and systems
  • Execute red team assessments across various attack surfaces
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to define project scope and success criteria
  • Translate technical security findings into understandable business risks
  • Research and develop advanced offensive security tools and automation frameworks

Benefits

  • Comprehensive total rewards package including competitive compensation
  • Market-leading benefit programs
  • Opportunities for participation in an annual incentive program
Full Job Description
Position Overview:

We're looking for an Offensive Security Engineer who excels at navigating ambiguity, uncovering weaknesses, and engineering solutions that elevate our security posture. You'll combine technical ingenuity with practical problem-solving, developing automation, tools, and methods that drive

meaningful risk reduction.

Our Impact:

Freddie Mac's Information Security team is responsible for continuously testing the overall strength of our organization's defenses (across all people, process, & technology) by simulating the objectives and actions of an attacker.

Your Impact:

In this role, you will contribute to a collaborative team as a subject matter expert focusing on advanced offensive security. You will design and implement AI-powered security tools, proactively address vulnerabilities, and champion secure engineering practices across the organization.

What to Expect (Job Responsibilities)
  • Applications should bring expert level knowledge in one or more domains, including web applications, AI-powered business systems, cloud environments, etc.
  • Execute sophisticated red team assessments across diverse attack surfaces.
  • Partner with internal stakeholders to define engagement scope, success criteria, and translate complex technical findings into actionable business risk narratives
  • Research, develop, and maintain cutting-edge offensive security tools and automation frameworks to enhance team capabilities and operational efficiency

Qualifications:
  • 8+ years of relevant experience
  • Proven ability to critically examine applications and identify, exploit, and remediate complex vulnerabilities
  • Proven ability to create automation workflows that scale to enterprise environments.
  • Demonstrated expertise in bypassing modern defensive controls and security measures to achieve assessment objectives
  • Demonstrate proficiency in chosen domain using public research, personal blog, active projects, bug bounty, and public disclosures.
  • Must be willing to work east coast hours


Current Freddie Mac employees please apply through the internal career site.

Time-type:Full time

FLSA Status:Exempt

Freddie Mac offers a comprehensive total rewards package to include competitive compensation and market-leading benefit programs. Information on these benefit programs is available on our Careers site.

This position has an annualized market-based salary range of $150,000 - $224,000 and is eligible to participate in the annual incentive program. The final salary offered will generally fall within this range and is dependent on various factors including but not limited to the responsibilities of the position, experience, skill set, internal pay equity and other relevant qualifications of the applicant.

About Freddie Mac

Freddie Mac is vital to a strong U.S. housing system, providing liquidity to the mortgage market under all economic conditions while ensuring the safety and soundness. As a trusted leader in housing finance, we guide the industry in meeting the needs of lenders and lowering the cost of housing for America's families.
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Size
7,284 employees
Industry
Founded
1970
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