AOUSC - Threat Emulation & Readiness Lead / Red Team Lead

Summary

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 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 ResponsibilitiesLead red team operations and adversary emulation exercises.threat emulation campaignspurple team exercisestabletop exercisescrisis simulationsand readiness drills.Emulate advanced threat actor TTPs targeting enterprise, cloud, identity, and hybrid environments.Develop attack chains aligned to:MITRE ATT&CKintelligence reportingand 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 Qualifications10+ 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 environmentscloud infrastructurehybrid identity systemsand modern endpoint defenses.Deep understanding of:adversary tradecraftpost-exploitationdetection evasionpersistenceand lateral movement techniques.Experience conducting purple team engagements and readiness exercises.Strong executive communication and briefing capabilities.Preferred CertificationsOSCPOSEPCRTOGXPNGPENCISSPMITRE ATT&CK certifications#J-18808-Ljbffr

Job Description

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 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 ResponsibilitiesLead red team operations and adversary emulation exercises.threat emulation campaignspurple team exercisestabletop exercisescrisis simulationsand readiness drills.Emulate advanced threat actor TTPs targeting enterprise, cloud, identity, and hybrid environments.Develop attack chains aligned to:MITRE ATT&CKintelligence reportingand 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 Qualifications10+ 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 environmentscloud infrastructurehybrid identity systemsand modern endpoint defenses.Deep understanding of:adversary tradecraftpost-exploitationdetection evasionpersistenceand lateral movement techniques.Experience conducting purple team engagements and readiness exercises.Strong executive communication and briefing capabilities.Preferred CertificationsOSCPOSEPCRTOGXPNGPENCISSPMITRE ATT&CK certifications#J-18808-Ljbffr