Associate Director Red Team
About The Position
The Associate Director of a Network Security Red Team leads a team that proactively identifies vulnerabilities and security gaps across Verizon’s infrastructure, applications, and processes. The team emulates real-world adversarial techniques to evaluate and improve defensive capabilities and protect customer data and network infrastructure. The role leads skilled Red Team operators in campaigns and continuous Red Team work targeting Verizon’s networks. It involves collaborating with internal teams to simulate advanced persistent threats and tailor engagements to telecommunications-sector challenges. The position requires knowledge of complex enterprise networks, 4G and 5G wireless infrastructure, cloud technology, network equipment, and networking protocols, as well as strong communication and collaboration skills. Demonstrated experience building and supporting a team that solves complex challenges is required. This is a hybrid role with a defined work location, working from home and a minimum of three days per week in the office. The manager sets the work location, and employees must comply with hybrid work policies. Scheduled weekly hours are 40.
Requirements
- Eight or more years of relevant experience, demonstrated through job-related work experience, military experience, or specialized training or education (non-collegiate).
- At least eight years of relevant experience in cybersecurity roles, with at least five years leading a Red Team in large-scale environments. Commensurate experience in a related leadership role combined with demonstrated knowledge of Red Team operations will be considered.
- Leadership experience running Red Team operations in high-risk or production environments.
- Strong foundational knowledge of enterprise networking technologies and protocols, including routers, switches, VPN, load balancers, TCP/IP, IP addressing, ASN, CIDR, and subnetting.
- Understanding of key concepts in modern mobile network architecture sufficient to enable objective-based campaigns.
- Ability to lead highly technical operators and communicate impacts to leadership.
- Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset.
- Demonstrated experience building and supporting a team that solves complex challenges.
Nice To Haves
- Certifications such as CISSP, OSCP, GIAC, or HTB.
- Familiarity with security challenges in large enterprise-scale or ISP networks, wireless core architecture, cloud, and edge computing.
- Expertise in telecommunications systems signaling and management protocols, such as SIP, SS7/Diameter, and TR-69.
- Advanced knowledge of mobile network architecture, including Edge, Evolved Packet Core, 5GSA, and mobile call flows.
Responsibilities
- Lead the Red Team and align its work with the organization’s cybersecurity strategy, addressing challenges involved in securing large-scale telecommunications systems.
- Stay current on attack techniques, tactics, and procedures relevant to the telecommunications industry.
- Determine when and how to communicate Red Team actions to defense stakeholders to prevent production impacts from incident response.
- Ensure timely delivery of technical post-engagement reports and communicate findings to leadership in various forums.
- Collaborate with security and operations peers to provide insights that improve the network’s security posture.
- Lead Red Team operators in campaigns and continuous Red Team work targeting Verizon’s networks.
- Collaborate with internal teams to simulate advanced persistent threats and conduct engagements tailored to telecommunications.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- Short- and long-term disability insurance.
- Basic and supplemental life insurance and AD&D insurance.
- Identity theft protection.
- Pet insurance and group home and auto insurance.
- Matched 401(k) savings plan.
- Up to eight company-paid holidays per year and up to six personal days per year.
- Paid parental leave.
- Adoption assistance.
- Tuition assistance.
- Other incentives as part of the total rewards package.
- Potential premium pay, including overtime, shift differential, holiday pay, and allowances, depending on the role.
- Up to 15 days of vacation per year for newly hired employees, increasing with additional service.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
No Education Listed
