Principal Threat Intel Purple Team Engineer

Verizon Communications • Ashburn, VA

229d • $120,500 - $231,000 • Remote

About The Position

The Verizon Cyber Security (VCS) organization enables the business by protecting assets and information across Verizon networks, infrastructure and applications. VCS integrates cybersecurity governance, policies, technologies and operations across Verizon, and works to incorporate security into the design of technology systems and services. VCS is seeking a Purple Team Operator to join our Enterprise Purple Team. This role will collaborate closely with blue and red teams to simulate real-world attack scenarios and evaluate the effectiveness of existing security controls. The successful candidate will be able to design and execute purple team exercises that emulate the tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) of advanced persistent threats (APTs) and other malicious actors. The ideal candidate will have the ability to develop and implement custom tools and scripts to automate attack simulations and data analysis, and possess a deep understanding of operating system security, networking protocols, firewalls, databases and middleware applications, forensics, scripting and programming. Additionally, the candidate will have the ability to communicate highly technical information to internal customers to align with VCS and broader Verizon objectives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or four or more years of work experience.
• Six or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through one or a combination of work and/or military experience, or specialized training.
• Two or more years of hand-on experience operating enterprise Breach and Attack Simulations solutions.
• Experience with Purple Team automation and tooling.
• Knowledge of adversary tactics, MITRE ATT&CK and knowledge of real attackers behaviors.
• Shell scripting or tasks automation skills using languages such as Python, Powershell, or Bash.

Nice To Haves

• A technical field degree.
• Strong understanding of offensive and defensive security principles and practices.
• Background in intrusion detection, threat hunting, security investigations, and incident response.
• Familiarity with blue team technologies, including EDR, NDR, SIEM, data sources, and threat hunting.
• Experience with Cyber Threat Intelligence.
• Familiarity with logging and security controls for cloud technologies, including AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Proficiency with security tools, including C2 frameworks.
• Exploit, shellcode, or exploit tool development, extension, or modification experience.
• Active directory security skills.
• Profound knowledge of covert channels, network protocols, and data on the wire.
• Proficiency with bash and Powershell, and expertise in Unix/Linux/macOS/Windows operating systems.
• Demonstrated experience in Capture the Flag (CTF) competitions.

Responsibilities

• Operationalizing Purple Team and Breach and Attack Simulations.
• Developing adversary simulation plans that align with MITRE ATT&CK by incorporating cyber threat intelligence.
• Lead Purple Team initiatives designed to evaluate and enhance defensive capabilities by collaborating with partners to execute relevant Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures.
• Configuring and safely utilizing attacker tools, tactics, and procedures for Verizon environments.
• Automating the creation of TTPs, and assisting offensive security assessment operations in support of Blue and Red Teams.
• Continuously enhancing the organization's security posture by sharing knowledge and expertise with other security team members.
• Developing and delivering presentations and reports to technical and executive audiences.
• Communicating findings and strategies to stakeholders.
• Providing risk-appropriate and pragmatic recommendations to correct found vulnerabilities.
• Providing leadership and guidance to advance the offensive capabilities of the team and its subsequent ability to defend the Verizon Enterprise.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision insurance.
• Short and long term disability.
• Basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, AD&D insurance.
• Identity theft protection.
• Pet insurance and group home & auto insurance.
• Matched 401(k) savings plan.
• Stock incentive programs.
• Up to 8 company paid holidays per year.
• Up to 6 personal days per year.
• Parental leave and adoption assistance.
• Tuition assistance.
• 15 days of vacation per year, which grows with additional service.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Telecommunications
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree