Senior Red Team Engineer - Frontier AI Security (Remote US)

Function Cybersecurity Our Company We’re Hitachi Vantara, the data foundation trusted by the world’s innovators. Our resilient, high-performance data infrastructure means that customers – from banks to theme parks – can focus on achieving the incredible with data. If you’ve seen the Las Vegas Sphere, you’ve seen just one example of how we empower businesses to automate, optimize, innovate – and wow their customers. Right now, we’re laying the foundation for our next wave of growth. We’re looking for people who love being part of a diverse, global team – and who get excited about making a real-world impact with data. This is a remote US position. At Hitachi Vantara, our Security team is dedicated to protecting the organization’s people, products, platforms, and customers through proactive cybersecurity practices. The team partners closely with engineering, cloud operations, product development, and security stakeholders to identify and mitigate risks across a global technology landscape. As a Senior Red Team Engineer, you will lead advanced security assessments across web applications, APIs, network infrastructure, cloud platforms, and enterprise systems. This role combines hands-on penetration testing, red team activities, vulnerability research, and custom tool development to uncover and simulate real-world attack scenarios. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to assess risks, support remediation efforts, and improve security-by-design practices. AI-Driven Penetration Testing: Apply frontier AI models to enhance penetration testing, vulnerability discovery, attack-path analysis, and other offensive-security activities.

• AI Security Tool Development: Develop AI-powered tools and workflows that improve how security teams leverage AI models, increasing the effectiveness, consistency, and automation of daily security activities.
• 7+ years of experience in information security, including 4+ years focused on penetration testing.
• Proven expertise conducting penetration tests across web applications, APIs, networks, cloud environments, and enterprise infrastructure.
• Strong knowledge of penetration testing methodologies, attack frameworks, and tools such as Burp Suite.
• Deep understanding of common application and infrastructure vulnerabilities, including the OWASP Top 10.
• Experience performing cloud security assessments in AWS, Azure, and/or Google Cloud Platform.
• Proficiency in scripting or development languages such as Python, PowerShell, Ruby, or similar for automation and tool development.
• Experience with containerized and modern application environments, including Docker and Kubernetes.
• OffSec AI Red Teamer (OSAI / AI-300) – Preferred

Certified AI Security Professional (CAISP) – Preferred SANS SEC536: Adversarial AI – Penetration Testing AI Systems – Highly Relevant Training The expected on-target earnings for this position is: $136k to $170k. Employees are eligible to participate in Hitachi Vantara’s bonus/variable/commission pay programs, where applicable, and are subject to the program’s conditions and restrictions. #Together, we harness engineering excellence and passion for insight to co-create meaningful solutions to complex challenges. We turn organizations into data-driven leaders that can a make positive impact on their industries and society. If you believe that innovation can inspire the future, this is the place to fulfil your purpose and achieve your potential. Fostering innovation through diverse perspectives One of the things that sets Hitachi apart is the diversity of our business and people, which drives our innovation and growth. We are committed to building an inclusive culture based on mutual respect and merit-based systems. We help take care of your today and tomorrow with industry-leading benefits, support, and services that look after your holistic health and wellbeing. We’re also champions of life balance and offer flexible arrangements that work for you (role and location dependent). We’re proud to say we’re an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, age, disability status or any other protected characteristic.