Advanced Red Team Operator – TS/SCI | Norfolk, VA

Cambridge International Systems Inc • Norfolk, VA

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About The Position

Join a dynamic global team united by shared values: commitment, integrity, and perseverance. At Cambridge, you’ll work alongside top talent worldwide, tackling some of today’s most complex and critical challenges in defense and security. We are currently seeking an Advanced Red Team Operator to support operations in Norfolk, VA. This is a full-time position requiring an active DoD TS/SCI clearance. This position is contingent upon contract award with an expected award date of November 2025.

Requirements

• Minimum 6 years’ experience performing any combination of: penetration testing, red teaming, or exploitation development.
• Minimum 6 years’ with proficiency in leading red team operators in penetration testing/red teaming to accomplish assigned test objectives.
• Eligible to obtain and keep active, a DoD TS/SCI security clearance.
• Proficient with modern IT tools and infrastructure technologies.

Nice To Haves

• Some overnight stays possible.

Responsibilities

• Review and become proficient in the cyber T&E concept of operations, SOPs, policies and guidance.
• Maintain and participate in the development of 01D SOPs and documentation for DCAT authorization established in DoDI 8585.01.
• Research, review, prioritize, and submit operational requirements for acquisition of equipment or cyber capabilities, following the 01D tool approval process.
• Support development and execution of TTPs for penetration testing or Red Teaming.
• Research adversary cyber actors’ TTPs, organizational structures, capabilities, personas, and environments, and integrate findings into cyber survivability test planning and execution.
• Participate in the Cyber Test planning.
• Conduct open-source research and system under test documentation review to familiarize with the system’s mission, architecture and interfaces including critical components to identify its attack surface and threat vectors.
• Participate in check point meetings.
• Guide development of test plan objectives.
• Review test plans, ensuring that test plans objectives are feasible.
• Participate in test planning site visits.
• Participate in test preparation.
• Participate in site pre-test coordination visits. Support in-brief to the test site.
• Lead red team test plan review.
• Add relevant system technical information to test reference library.
• Organize and lead research presentations for advanced capability development in support of future tests.
• Prepare the test assets (Government Furnished).
• Execute test events, including Cooperative Vulnerability Penetration Assessments, Adversarial assessments, and Cyber Tabletops, in support of Operational Testing, Developmental Testing, risk reduction events, or other events, as assigned.
• Use provided and approved commercial and open-source network cyber assessment tools (e.g. Core Impact, Nmap, Burp, Metasploit, and Nessus).
• Employee ethical hacking expertise to exploit discovered vulnerabilities and misconfigurations associated with but not limited to operating systems (Windows, Linux, etc.), protocols (HTTP, FTP, etc.), and network security services (PKI, HTTPS, etc.) to accomplish test objectives.
• Be able to accomplish testing independently and provide direction to basic and intermediate operators.
• Ensure tests are conducted safely, in accordance with the test plan, and the policies are adhered to.
• Follow Joint Forces Headquarters (JFHQ)-DODIN deconfliction procedures.
• Verify collected data for accuracy and completeness.
• Participate in the post-test iterative process, including generation of documents (e.g. deficiency/risk sheets).
• Document lessons learned.
• Participate in capture the flag events, cyber off sites, external engagements such as red team huddles and red team technical exchange meetings; develop required products and materials in support of these events.
• Attend the required meetings in support of OT&E.
• Generate and update documentation to maintain DCAT authorization compliance per DoDI 8585.0.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, accident, and critical illness insurance.
• 401(k) immediate vesting and match.
• Paid time off and company holidays.
• Generous tuition & training support.
• Relocation assistance.
• Sign-on and performance-based bonuses.
• Employee referral program.
• Access to Tickets at Work, EAP, wellness initiatives, and more.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees