Red Team Operator

Job Title

Red Team Operator

Job Description

The Red Team Operator is responsible for executing advanced offensive security operations to assess and improve the organization's cybersecurity posture. This role conducts threat emulation, ethical hacking, adversarial simulations, and security research across enterprise systems, applications, infrastructure, and physical security controls. The position develops custom tooling, documents meaningful attack paths and risks, and partners with security and business teams to strengthen detection, response, and remediation capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct threat emulation and adversary simulation exercises that replicate real-world attacker behavior.
• Execute offensive security assessments against enterprise networks, systems, applications, cloud environments, and physical security controls.
• Conduct active Red Team and adversarial operations to evaluate the effectiveness of security controls, detection capabilities, and response procedures.
• Perform innovative cybersecurity research to identify emerging threats, attack techniques, and offensive tradecraft.
• Develop custom tools, payloads, exploits, and automation capabilities in support of Red Team operations.
• Create detailed findings reports documenting attack chains, business impact, risk severity, and remediation recommendations.
• Present technical findings and attack methodologies to technical teams, business stakeholders, and leadership.
• Partner with Blue Teams and security operations teams through purple team exercises and remediation activities.
• Serve as a technical subject matter expert across multiple security disciplines and support investigations, training, and continuous process improvement initiatives.

Preferred Qualifications

• Five or more years of experience in information security with a focus on offensive security, penetration testing, or Red Team operations.
• Experience conducting Red Team assessments, threat emulation exercises, and purple team engagements.
• Demonstrated experience developing proof-of-concept exploits, custom payloads, and offensive security tooling.
• Proficiency with offensive security tools and C2 frameworks such as Cobalt Strike, Metasploit, Mythic, Sliver, and similar platforms.
• Experience bypassing or evaluating endpoint security controls including AV, EDR, and XDR technologies.
• Strong programming and scripting skills in one or more languages such as Python, PowerShell, C/C++, C#, Go, Perl, or Shell scripting.
• Knowledge of web application security testing and modern attack techniques.
• Experience utilizing and maintaining Infrastructure as Code (IaC) environments.
• Strong understanding of enterprise architecture, network security, information security technologies, and emerging cybersecurity threats.
• Ability to identify complex vulnerabilities, develop innovative attack scenarios, and translate technical findings into actionable business risk.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to present technical concepts effectively to both technical and executive audiences.

U.S. Bank is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status, and other factors protected under applicable law.

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The salary range reflects figures based on the primary location, which is listed first. The actual range for the role may differ based on the location of the role. In addition to salary, U.S. Bank offers a comprehensive benefits package, including incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase 401(k) contribution and pension (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). Pay Range: $119,765.00 - $140,900.00