JOB SUMMARY

The Engineer III Red Team will serve as a senior red team operator within the global Cyber Defense organization. This role is responsible for planning executing and reporting realistic cyber attack simulations against the organizations critical assets and security controls. The Engineer III will emulate the tactics techniques and procedures of advanced threat actors to rigorously test the effectiveness of detection prevention and response capabilities. This position requires deep hands-on expertise in offensive security covert operations and the ability to translate technical findings into actionable defensive improvements.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Plan and execute complex covert Red Team operations from initial compromise to achieving defined high-value objectives maintaining operational security throughout.

• Develop customize and deploy advanced offensive tooling exploits and implants to bypass security controls and maintain persistence within target environments.

• Conduct vulnerability research cyber security assessments and social engineering campaigns as part of Red Team engagement.

• Collaborate closely with Cyber Threat Intelligence to incorporate real-world adversary TTPs and create intelligence-driven attack scenarios.

• Produce high-quality executive-level reports detailing simulation findings observed defensive gaps and prioritized actionable remediation recommendations.

• Facilitate detailed Purple Team exercises by working directly with Incident Response analysts to share offensive techniques and validate detection and response capabilities in real-time.

• Present findings and strategic recommendations to technical and executive stakeholders.

• Stay current with emerging offensive technologies adversary TTPs and defensive countermeasures.

EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelors degree in Cybersecurity Computer Science Information Systems or equivalent work experience

• 6 years of progressive experience in cybersecurity with at least 4 years dedicated to Red Team operations advanced penetration testing or offensive security research.

• Advanced knowledge and hands-on experience in full lifecycle of Red Team engagement and advanced penetration testing methodologies.

• Expertise with common red team toolsets (e.g. Cobalt Strike Nighthawk C2 Metasploit Evilginx) and custom implant scripting and development.

• Strong understanding of network protocols operating system internals (Windows Linux MacOS) cloud security and defensive security technologies.

• Familiarity with intelligence frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK for mapping and emulating adversary behavior.

• Proven ability to bypass advanced security defenses and demonstrate impact on critical business assets.

• Hands-on experience with at least one scripting or programming language for tooling and automation (e.g. Python Go Powershell).

• Demonstrated success in executing large-scale enterprise-level Red Team simulations.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to articulate complex technical vulnerabilities and operational findings to a non-technical audience.

PREFERRED CERTIFICATIONS:

• Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP) or Offensive Security Wireless Professional (OSWP)

• GIAC Penetration Tester (GPEN) GIAC Web Application Penetration Tester (GWAPT) or GIAC Exploit Researcher and Advanced Penetration Tester (GXPN)

What Cencora offers

We provide compensation benefits and resources that enable a highly inclusive culture and support our team members ability to live with purpose every addition to traditional offerings like medical dental and vision care we also provide a comprehensive suite of benefits that focus on the physical emotional financial and social aspects of wellness. This encompasses support for working families which may include backup dependent care adoption assistance infertility coverage family building support behavioral health solutions paid parental leave and paid caregiver leave. To encourage your personal growth we also offer a variety of training programs professional development resources and opportunities to participate in mentorship programs employee resource groups volunteer activities and much more. For details visit time

Equal Employment Opportunity

Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity genetic information national origin age disability veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal state or local law.

The companys continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting training compensation benefits promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory.

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