Red Team Operator Jobs

Job Description

Company: Insight Global, Inc.

Location: Patuxent River, US

Key Responsibilities

Conduct offensive cyber operations and adversarial threat emulation against mission systems

Identify, exploit, and demonstrate vulnerabilities in embedded and operational platforms

Perform vulnerability research across hardware, software, and mission system architectures

Simulate real-world attack scenarios to uncover undetectable threats

Demonstrate how vulnerabilities could degrade or impact mission capability

Develop proof-of-concept exploits and provide actionable findings to stakeholders

Evaluate both technical systems and operational processes for security weaknesses

Support system-level risk analysis and vulnerability mitigation strategies

Required Experience

10+ years of relevant cybersecurity experience with focus on:

Red Team operations / offensive cyber

Adversarial threat emulation (TTPs)

Vulnerability research and exploitation

Proven ability to:

Find vulnerabilities others cannot detect

Demonstrate real-world impact (system disruption, degradation, or access)

Experience working in mission-critical or classified environments

Preferred Certifications

OSCP (highly preferred)

Offensive Security certifications (OSF or similar)

RTACT / RTAC

Red Team Journeyman Course

CEH alone is not sufficient

Technical Skills

Offensive tooling experience:

Metasploit

Custom exploit development (plus)

Programming:

Python preferred

C++ highly desired

Experience with legacy systems (e.g., COBOL) is a plus

Environment & Domain Focus

Military aircraft and weapons systems (e.g., F-35, missile platforms)

Embedded and operational systems (not traditional enterprise IT)

Platform-level networks and data buses (non-TCP/IP environments)

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