AOUSC - Threat Emulation & Readiness Lead / Red Team Lead
Full-time
cFocus Software Incorporated
Position Title
Threat Emulation & Readiness Lead / Red Team Lead
Position Overview
The Threat Emulation & Readiness Lead will oversee adversary emulation, red team operations, cyber readiness exercises, and threat-informed defense initiatives supporting a federal enterprise cybersecurity program.
The Lead will direct realistic adversary simulation activities aligned to nation-state tradecraft and MITRE ATT&CK methodologies to assess and improve organizational detection, response, resilience, and operational readiness.
Key Responsibilities
Threat Emulation & Readiness Lead / Red Team Lead
Position Overview
The Threat Emulation & Readiness Lead will oversee adversary emulation, red team operations, cyber readiness exercises, and threat-informed defense initiatives supporting a federal enterprise cybersecurity program.
The Lead will direct realistic adversary simulation activities aligned to nation-state tradecraft and MITRE ATT&CK methodologies to assess and improve organizational detection, response, resilience, and operational readiness.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead red team operations and adversary emulation exercises.
- Design and execute:
- threat emulation campaigns,
- purple team exercises,
- tabletop exercises,
- crisis simulations,
- and readiness drills.
- Emulate advanced threat actor TTPs targeting enterprise, cloud, identity, and hybrid environments.
- Develop attack chains aligned to:
- MITRE ATT&CK,
- intelligence reporting,
- and real-world threat actor behaviors.
- Coordinate closely with SOC, CTI, Threat Hunt, and Detection Engineering teams.
- Assess detection and response effectiveness across defensive technologies and operational workflows.
- Develop after-action reports, findings, remediation recommendations, and improvement roadmaps.
- Lead operational readiness assessments and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Brief executives and operational leadership on adversary risk and organizational readiness.
- 10+ years of offensive security or advanced cybersecurity operations experience.
- 5+ years leading red team or adversary emulation operations.
- Experience conducting operations against:
- enterprise Active Directory environments,
- cloud infrastructure,
- hybrid identity systems,
- and modern endpoint defenses.
- Deep understanding of:
- adversary tradecraft,
- post-exploitation,
- detection evasion,
- persistence,
- and lateral movement techniques.
- Experience conducting purple team engagements and readiness exercises.
- Strong executive communication and briefing capabilities.
- OSCP
- OSEP
- CRTO
- GXPN
- GPEN
- CISSP
- MITRE ATT&CK certifications
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