Cyber Testing Exploitation Senior / Red Team - Hybrid / TX / FL / MD

Requisition ID: 2917ERP Eligible?: YesERP amount: $50 LMRecognitionRelocation: NoType: ExemptShift: 1Clearance Prior to Start: NoneFinal Clearance: SecretPay Transparency: $110300.00 - $204900.00Experience Level: Experienced ProfessionalFT/PT/Casual: FullTimeDepartment: Enterprise Business ServicesBusiness Unit: Enterprise Business ServicesStandard Job DescriptionLockheed Martin’s Red Team is seeking an experienced Cyber Test Exploitation professional. If you enjoy solving complex technical challenges and applying ethical hacking techniques to protect cutting‑edge military technology, this role offers the chance to put your skills to work for the corporation, our customers, and the warfighter.What You Will Be Doing: In this role, you will lead and execute advanced exploitation and penetration‑testing initiatives, assess potential attack vectors, and develop mitigations that enhance Lockheed Martin’s overall security posture. Key responsibilities will include the following:Leading and conducting exploitation and penetration testing, research, and development across Lockheed Martin enterprises, products, programs, and technologiesIdentifying potential exploitation or malicious attack vectors and implementing mitigations to strengthen our security postureApplying a broad range of standard and custom testing tactics, techniques, and procedures to uncover security weaknesses, assess attack surfaces, and recommend remediationCollaborating with senior technical partners on critical business and information‑security matters, delivering actionable resultsCoordinating penetration‑testing and red‑teaming activities across multiple organizations to support enterprise‑wide initiativesInfluencing security practices for Lockheed Martin environments, contracts, and business unitsWho You Are: A technically proficient cyber professional with a solid background in penetration testing and the ability to contribute immediately to engagements.Strong analytical and critical‑thinking skills with a proven track record of problem solving and follow‑through.Capable of multitasking effectively in a fast‑paced environment.Self‑starter and team player who quickly masters new concepts under senior guidance.Creative, collaborative, and mission‑focused, with a positive attitude toward achieving strategic objectives. Further Information About This Opportunity:This is a hybrid role with part-time telecommuting; proximity to one of the listed Lockheed Martin facilities (Fort Worth TX, Orlando FL, or Bethesda MD) is preferred, though other major sites may be considered. US citizenship is required, with eligibility for Secret clearance or higher Conducts exploitation testing to improve integrity and security of enterprise and weapon system environments. Performs penetration testing and related activities across a wide variety of platforms and technologies using advanced techniques and methodologies, such as embedded hardware, electronic warfare, radio frequency, etc. Utilizes domain knowledge to develop systems and exploitation methods for use in cyber and adjacent-field missions. Solves extremely challenging and complex problems related to attack vectors and mitigations.Basic QualificationsExperience with hands-on-keyboard penetration testing, including web applications and its various components (injection, XSS, validation, session mgmt, web services, hosting, web traffic analysis, etc) Scripting experience (Python, Perl, Ruby, Bash, Grep/Sed/Awk, etc) including work on offensive cyber toolsNetworking knowledge (networking essentials, data flows, architecture, protocols, traffic, wireless, etc.)Experience leveraging AI in offensive operations, against both traditional and AI systems, models, and guardrailsExperience evaluating the security posture of AI-enabled systems and producing threat model reports that include AI specific attack surfacesExperience with engineering LLM-driven exploit generation pipelines and integrating them with existing red team frameworksUnderstanding of AI safety concepts (guardrails, alignment, output filtering) and how they can be bypassed or reinforced in offensive scenariosUS citizenship is required to start, with eligibility for Secret Clearance or higherAbility to travel (20%)Desired SkillsCertifications (OSCP, OSCE, OSEP, OSED, CEH, CEPT, GIAC {Web, wireless, forensics, mobile, exploit researcher}) Experience with cloud technologies such as AWS and AzureKnowledge of adversarial activities in cyberspace with an understanding of intrusion set tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP) with the ability to emulate these TTP to assess vulnerability and riskThorough understanding of Active Directory and how to test against it and/or use it to your advantageFamiliarity with Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) activity; Offensive hacker mindsetAbility to lead others and deliver results (brief leadership, customers, etc.).Effective documentation and verbal communication skills in customer-facing rolesActive Secret clearance or higher Pay InformationGeoZone Definition: GeoZones are geographic groupings created by Lockheed Martin to align compensation ranges with regional labor markets and cost-of-labor differences across the United States. Locations are assigned a Geo Zone based on the primary work location of the role. Full-time salary range (GEOZONE 1): $122600.00 - $227600.00 Includes metropolitan areas such as Sunnyvale CA; Pal Alto, CA; New York City metropolitan area; Newark, New Jersey; etc.Full-time salary range (GEOZONE 2): :$110300.00 - $204900.00 Includes metropolitan areas such as Denver, CO; King of Prussia, PA; Stratford, CT; Moorestown, NJ; etc.Full-time salary range (GEOZONE 3): :$98100.00 - $182100.00Includes metropolitan areas such as Dallas–Fort Worth, TX; Orlando, FL; Grand Prairie, TX; Marietta, GA; etc.Full-time salary range (GEOZONE 4): :$88300.00 - $163900.00Includes metropolitan areas such as Camden, AR; Lexington, KY; Ocala, FL; Lufkin, TX; etc. At Lockheed Martin, we know mission success starts with taking care of our people. Our Total Rewards program is designed to attract top talent, support your well-being, and help you grow—both professionally and personally.The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer. Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.For (Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.