Hamilton Barnes 🌳
Senior Red Team Operator
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Red Team Tester / Red Team Operator
💰 £60,000 – £120,000 DOE + Bonus | Remote
A leading cybersecurity consultancy is looking for a Red Team Tester / Operator to sit at the core of offensive security engagements, simulating real-world adversaries to help clients understand and improve their defensive posture. You'll design and execute realistic attack scenarios across enterprise networks, cloud infrastructure, and hybrid systems — requiring a strong technical foundation, creativity in exploitation and evasion techniques, and the ability to operate independently and as part of a collaborative red team.
✨ Why this role stands out:
- Work on high-impact, real-world adversary simulation engagements that directly improve enterprise and national-level security resilience
- Develop and refine advanced offensive capabilities alongside highly experienced operators
- Exposure to a wide variety of complex environments, tooling, and client scenarios for continuous growth
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🎯 Responsibilities:
- Plan, design, and execute red team operations and adversary emulation scenarios
- Conduct reconnaissance, vulnerability research, exploitation, and post-exploitation activities
- Develop custom tooling, payloads, and tradecraft to bypass modern security controls
- Perform Active Directory attacks, lateral movement, privilege escalation, and persistence techniques
- Simulate real-world threat actor behaviours aligned to frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK
- Collaborate with blue teams and stakeholders during controlled engagements
- Produce high-quality technical and executive reporting, including remediation guidance
- Contribute to internal research, capability development, and knowledge sharing
🛠️ Skills/Must Have:
- Strong understanding of Windows and Linux internals
- Proven experience in penetration testing or red teaming environments
- Solid knowledge of Active Directory attack paths and common misconfigurations
- Experience with scripting or development in Python, PowerShell, or similar languages
- Familiarity with common offensive security tools and frameworks
- Understanding of network protocols and security controls (EDR, SIEM, AV evasion)
- Ability to think creatively and adapt tactics in dynamic environments
- Strong communication skills for both technical and non-technical audiences
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🎁 Benefits:
- Opportunity to work on advanced, real-world red team engagements
- Continuous professional development and training support
- Access to industry-leading tooling and research environments
- Collaborative and highly skilled offensive security team
- Flexible working arrangements
💰 Salary:
£60,000 – £120,000 DOE, plus performance-related bonuses and benefits package
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