Offensive Security Engineer, Purple Team

Offensive Security Engineer, Purple Team

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$117,000/yr - $173,000/yr

Meta's Offensive Security Group is seeking an experienced Offensive Security Engineer to join our team. As a key member of the team, you will be responsible for executing tactical, offensive assessments across various environments, emulating internal and external threats, and driving remediations to improve the organization's security posture.

• Conduct offensive security engagements, including Red Team operations, threat-based evaluations, and vulnerability research and exploitation against both internal and external facing systems
• Design, scope, and lead complex technical assessments, Purple Team Engagements, and other security initiatives to test attack detection and prevention effectiveness
• Automate portions of assessments, scoping, or other offensive security work to inform and drive our engagements
• Incorporate Threat Intelligence research to track APT trends and help partners test their environments against new and emerging threats
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Incident Response, Product Security, and other security partners, to align remediation efforts and drive fixes after testing cycles
• Develop and maintain relationships with internal customers to identify and facilitate solutions to increase the impact of the team's work
• Influence and align the team’s direction and strategy, and collaboratively prioritize and deliver specific multi-year roadmaps and projects

• 2+ years of experience in Red Teaming, Penetration Testing, and/or cyber threat hunting
• Experience with coding/scripting skills in one or more general purpose languages

• Relevant certifications such as Offensive Security Certified Professional, Offensive Security Exploitation Professional, Certified Red Team Operator, or Certified Red Team Leader
• Public tools, presentations, or research published on Cybersecurity

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Full-time

Information Technology