AOUSC – Threat Emulation & Readiness Lead / Red Team Lead

Job Description

Company: cFocus Software Incorporated

Location: Washington, US

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
Job Description
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

Source: Careers In Government