Senior Red Team Engineer

The Role:

In this role you will design execute and evolve advanced adversarial simulation campaigns to test Modernas cyber resilience across corporate laboratory and manufacturing environments.

You will act as a hands-on operator and technical lead building and running end-to-end offensive campaigns from initial reconnaissance to network exploitation and post-exploitation within high-value segments like lab and OT systems.

This role reports to the Senior Director of the Security Engineering & Response organization and works closely with Incident Response Threat Intelligence and Detection Engineering to convert findings into durable defenses.

Your mission: identify emulate and weaponize attacker tradecraft before real adversaries do.

Heres What Youll Do:

• Plan execute and document full-spectrum red team operations targeting digital physical and hybrid environments.

• Develop and maintain offensive toolchains and infrastructure for covert operations (C2 frameworks payload obfuscation cloud-based staging and beacon management).

• Conduct external-to-internal attack simulations.

• Collaborate with detection and incident response teams to measure time-to-detect time-to-contain and overall detection efficacy.

• Build and maintain custom scripts and exploits using Python PowerShell and other languages to simulate real adversary TTPs.

• Perform adversary emulation based on threat intel tied to biotech pharma and critical manufacturing sectors.

• Lead post-operation technical debriefs with IR and Threat Intel to derive new detection opportunities and security controls.

• Contribute to the development of internal red team maturity progressing toward a continuous red team model.

Heres What Youll Need (Basic Qualifications)

• 8 years years in cybersecurity with deep experience in red teaming offensive security or adversary simulation.

• Proven ability to conduct end-to-end attack chains including initial access lateral movement privilege escalation and data exfiltration.

• Expertise in network penetration testing Active Directory exploitation cloud attacks (Azure AWS O365) and endpoint evasion.

• Experience targeting OT or lab-connected systems is a plus.

• Strong knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK C2 frameworks and offensive tooling.

• Familiarity with purple team methodologies and integrating offensive results into defensive playbooks and detections.

• OPSEC discipline and experience running stealth operations under blue team monitoring.

• Solid scripting and automation skills in at least one major language (Python PowerShell Bash or Go).

Heres What Youll Bring to the Table (Preferred Qualifications)

• Preferred certifications: OSCP OSEP OSED CRTO or equivalent hands-on offensive credentials.

• Ability to communicate complex offensive findings clearly to both technical engineers and executive stakeholders.

Pay & Benefits

At Moderna we believe that when you feel your best you can do your best work. Thats why our US benefits and global well-being resources are designed to support youat work at home and everywhere in between.

• Best-in-class healthcare coverage plus voluntary benefit programs to support your unique needs

• A holistic approach to well-being with access to fitness mindfulness and mental health support

• Family planning benefits including fertility adoption and surrogacy support

• Generous paid time off including vacation volunteer days sabbatical global recharge days and a discretionary year-end shutdown

• Savings and investment opportunities to help you plan for the future

• Location-specific perks and extras

The successful candidate may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus other incentive compensation or equity award subject to company plan eligibility criteria and individual performance.

About Moderna

Since our founding in 2010 we have aspired to build the leading mRNA technology platform the infrastructure to reimagine how medicines are created and delivered and a world-class team. We believe in giving our people a platform to change medicine and an opportunity to change the world.

By living our mission values and mindsets every day our people are the driving force behind our scientific progress and our culture. Together we are creating a culture of belonging and building an organization that cares deeply for our patients our employees the environment and our communities.

We are proud to have been recognized as a Science Magazine Top Biopharma Employer a Fast Company Best Workplace for Innovators and a Great Place to Work in the U.S.

If you want to make a difference and join a team that is changing the future of medicine we invite you to visit to learn more about our current opportunities.

Our Working Model

As we build our company we have always believed an in-person culture is critical to our success. Moderna champions the significant benefits of in-office collaboration by embracing a 70/30 work model. This 70% in-office structure helps to foster a culture rich in innovation teamwork and direct mentorship. Join us in shaping a world where every interaction is an opportunity to learn contribute and make a meaningful impact.

Moderna is a smoke-free alcohol-free and drug-free work environment.

Equal Opportunities

Moderna is committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a persons race color sex gender identity or expression age religion national origin ancestry or citizenship ethnicity disability military or protected veteran status genetic information sexual orientation marital or familial status or any other personal characteristic protected under applicable is a place where everyone can grow. If you meet the Basic Qualifications for the role and you would be excited to contribute to our mission every day please apply!

Moderna is an E-Verify Employer in the United States. We consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories consistent with legal requirements.

Accommodations

Were focused on attracting retaining developing and advancing our employees. By cultivating a workplace that values diverse experiences backgrounds and ideas we create an environment where every employee can contribute their best.

Moderna is committed to offering reasonable accommodations to qualified job applicants with disabilities. Any applicant requiring an accommodation in connection with the hiring process and/or to perform the essential functions of the position for which the applicant has applied should contact the Accommodations team at .

Export Control Notice

This position may involve access to technology or data that is subject to U.S. export control laws including the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). As such employment is contingent upon the applicants ability to access export-controlled information in accordance with U.S. law. Due to the nature of the work and regulatory requirements only individuals who qualify as U.S. persons (citizens permanent residents asylees or refugees) are eligible for this position. For this role Moderna is unable to sponsor non-U.S. persons to apply for an export control license.

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