AOUSC Threat Emulation & Readiness Lead Red Team Lead

CFocus Softwareorporated

Job Location:

Washington, AR - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 9 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Position Title
Threat Emulation & Readiness Lead / Red Team Lead
Position Overview
The Threat Emulation & Readiness Lead will oversee adversary emulation red team operations cyber readiness exercises and threat-informed defense initiatives supporting a federal enterprise cybersecurity program.
The Lead will direct realistic adversary simulation activities aligned to nation-state tradecraft and MITRE ATT&CK methodologies to assess and improve organizational detection response resilience and operational readiness.
Key Responsibilities

Lead red team operations and adversary emulation exercises.
Design and execute:
- threat emulation campaigns
- purple team exercises
- tabletop exercises
- crisis simulations
- and readiness drills.
Emulate advanced threat actor TTPs targeting enterprise cloud identity and hybrid environments.
Develop attack chains aligned to:
- MITRE ATT&CK
- intelligence reporting
- and real-world threat actor behaviors.
Coordinate closely with SOC CTI Threat Hunt and Detection Engineering teams.
Assess detection and response effectiveness across defensive technologies and operational workflows.
Develop after-action reports findings remediation recommendations and improvement roadmaps.
Lead operational readiness assessments and continuous improvement initiatives.
Brief executives and operational leadership on adversary risk and organizational readiness.

Required Qualifications

10 years of offensive security or advanced cybersecurity operations experience.
5 years leading red team or adversary emulation operations.
Experience conducting operations against:
- enterprise Active Directory environments
- cloud infrastructure
- hybrid identity systems
- and modern endpoint defenses.
Deep understanding of:
- adversary tradecraft
- post-exploitation
- detection evasion
- persistence
- and lateral movement techniques.
Experience conducting purple team engagements and readiness exercises.
Strong executive communication and briefing capabilities.

Preferred Certifications

OSCP
OSEP
CRTO
GXPN
GPEN
CISSP
MITRE ATT&CK certifications

Required Experience:

Senior IC

Position TitleThreat Emulation & Readiness Lead / Red Team LeadPosition OverviewThe Threat Emulation & Readiness Lead will oversee adversary emulation red team operations cyber readiness exercises and threat-informed defense initiatives supporting a federal enterprise cybersecurity program.The Lead ...

Lead red team operations and adversary emulation exercises.
Design and execute:
- threat emulation campaigns
- purple team exercises
- tabletop exercises
- crisis simulations
- and readiness drills.
Emulate advanced threat actor TTPs targeting enterprise cloud identity and hybrid environments.
Develop attack chains aligned to:
- MITRE ATT&CK
- intelligence reporting
- and real-world threat actor behaviors.
Coordinate closely with SOC CTI Threat Hunt and Detection Engineering teams.
Assess detection and response effectiveness across defensive technologies and operational workflows.
Develop after-action reports findings remediation recommendations and improvement roadmaps.
Lead operational readiness assessments and continuous improvement initiatives.
Brief executives and operational leadership on adversary risk and organizational readiness.

Required Qualifications

10 years of offensive security or advanced cybersecurity operations experience.
5 years leading red team or adversary emulation operations.
Experience conducting operations against:
- enterprise Active Directory environments
- cloud infrastructure
- hybrid identity systems
- and modern endpoint defenses.
Deep understanding of:
- adversary tradecraft
- post-exploitation
- detection evasion
- persistence
- and lateral movement techniques.
Experience conducting purple team engagements and readiness exercises.
Strong executive communication and briefing capabilities.