Red Team Operator SME & Infrastructure Engineer

Intelligent Waves LLC

$165K — $175K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 6+ years of direct experience in red team technical operations and government computer network exploitation.
  • 2+ years in a leadership role for red team or network operations, with no overlap in previous experience.
  • 3+ years customizing tools like Cobalt Strike or Kali for red teaming.
  • 2+ years independently executing all phases of red team exercises without supervision.
  • 2+ years developing payloads bypassing antivirus and endpoint detection solutions for red team use.
  • 2+ years mentoring junior operators in red team methodologies.
  • 2+ years of experience preparing and delivering technical red team reports and presentations.
  • Ability to obtain CRTO certification within 90 days of hire.

Responsibilities

  • Develop, automate, and deploy infrastructure for red team exercises.
  • Configure and maintain network devices like routers, switches, and firewalls.
  • Secure red team infrastructure against unauthorized access and attacks.
  • Configure Active Directory labs, including managing user accounts and group policies.
  • Install and maintain Windows OS and necessary drivers on lab systems.
  • Manage lab security through patching, policy deployment, and activity monitoring.

Benefits

  • 100% reimbursement for commuting expenses related to parking, MARC, VRE, or Metro.
  • Flexibility with a hybrid work arrangement (80% remote).
  • Opportunity for travel with reimbursement based on policy and GSA rates.
Full Job Description
Overview

Intelligent Waves currently has a need for a Red Team Operator SME & Infrastructure Engineer. The Red Team Operator SME & Infrastructure Engineer will provide advanced red team operational and infrastructure engineering support in support of mission requirements. This is a hybrid position-80% remote-reporting once weekly to an office next door to Union Station in Washington, DC. IW reimburses 100% of commuting expenses for parking, MARC, VRE, or Metro.

Location: National Capital Region (NCR). - Hybrid (80% remote)
Travel: Ability to travel up to 10% of the time and will be reimbursed based on IW policy, GSA Per Diem rates and DoD Joint Travel Regulations (JTR) as required.

Clearance Requirement: Must be a United States Citizen and be able to obtain and hold a Public Trust clearance.
Compensation Range: $165,000-$175,000.

Adherence to all customer site protocols is mandatory for employees.

Responsibilities

Minimum of 4 years of hands-on network administration and systems administration experience:
  • Developing, automating, and deploying red team exercise infrastructure.
  • Deploying, configuring, and maintaining routers, switches, and firewalls.
  • Securing red team exercise infrastructure from unauthorized access.
  • Securing red team exercise infrastructure against various DCO identification and fingerprinting TTPs.
  • Creating, configuring, and administering Active Developing Directory lab environments.
  • Creating, modifying, and deleting user accounts, groups, computer accounts, organizational units (OUs), and other objects in the directory service database.
  • Installing new Windows operating systems on lab systems as needed, including installing device drivers and other software required for the systems to operate properly.
  • Managing security across the lab environment by deploying new security patches and policies and monitoring activity for signs of intrusion or compromise.


Qualifications

  • Minimum 6 years direct, hands-on technical red team and/or government computer network exploitation/attack operations experience (which is to say direct red team operations work and not just that which is in support of red team operations).
  • Minimum 2 years technical red team and/or government computer network exploitation/attack operations leadership experience (note this is distinct experience from the above and cannot overlap).
  • Minimum of 3 years of hands-on experience with using modifying and customizing penetration testing and red teaming software frameworks (Cobalt Strike, Kali, etc.) to meet operational requirements.
  • Minimum of 2 years of independently conducting every phase of a red team exercise on their own without guidance or supervision.
  • Minimum of 2 year of hands-on experience developing payloads that bypass A/V and EDR solutions for use in various phases of a red team exercise.
  • Minimum of 2 years mentoring junior and mid-level operators on red team tradecraft and Advanced Knowledge Requirements (that they possess).
  • Minimum of 2 years of experience in professionally delivering technical red team reports and briefings.
  • Must possess or have the ability to obtain CRTO certification within 90 days of start.
  • OSCP, OSCE, OSEE, GXPN, and/or GPEN are preferred, but not required.

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