Red Team Operator

SWIFT • Culpeper, VA

9h • Remote

About The Position

We are the world’s leading provider of secure financial messaging services, headquartered in Belgium. We are the way the world moves value – across borders, through cities and overseas. No other organisation can address the scale, precision, pace and trust that this demands, and we’re proud to support the global economy. We’re unique too. We were established to find a better way for the global financial community to move value – a reliable, safe and secure approach that the community can trust, completely. We’re always striving to be better and are constantly evolving in an ever-changing landscape, without undermining that trust. Five decades on, our vibrant community reflects the complexity and diversity of the financial ecosystem. We innovate diligently, test exhaustively, then implement fast. In a connected and exciting era, our mission has never been more relevant. Swift now has a presence in 200+ countries and legal territories to serve a community of more than 12,000 banks and financial institutions. Swift is unable to sponsor an employment authorization for this position now or in the future.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field
• 5+ years of relevant experience
• Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP) or similar certifications
• Strong desire to learn and continually evolve both self and team
• Proven experience executing Red Team operations and adversary simulations
• Advanced skills across network, application, cloud, wireless, and hybrid penetration testing
• Strong understanding of the exploitation lifecycle (reconnaissance, initial access, persistence, privilege escalation, lateral movement, data exfiltration)
• Experience with Active Directory exploitation, Linux privilege escalation, kernel-level techniques, and cloud identity systems
• Ability to chain vulnerabilities and bypass modern endpoint detection technologies
• Proficiency with common Red Team tooling, including C2 frameworks, scanners, phishing platforms, and OPSEC tooling
• Familiarity with the MITRE ATT&CK framework and adversary emulation methodologies
• Strong technical writing and reporting capabilities

Nice To Haves

• Experience developing custom exploits, scripts, and automation
• Experience supporting Purple Team exercises and detection engineering

Responsibilities

• Be an active participant in end-to-end adversary simulations across enterprise, cloud, and hybrid infrastructures
• Provide input to planning complex Red Team engagements from reconnaissance and initial access through persistence, lateral movement, and data exfiltration
• Execute network, application, wireless, physical, and cloud penetration tests
• Build, operate, and maintain Red Team infrastructure, including command-and-control (C2) ecosystems, phishing platforms and operational security (OPSEC) tooling
• Develop and operationalize custom tooling, payloads, automation and exploitation chains
• Research and implement advanced evasion techniques against SIEM, EDR, and XDR platforms
• Ensure operational realism, safety, and compliance with internal policy, legal constraints, and regulatory requirements
• Align Red Team operations with the MITRE ATT&CK framework and threat-led testing standards (e.g., TIBER)
• Partner with SOC, Threat Intelligence, Risk Management, and Engineering teams to strengthen detection and response maturity
• Mentor and develop junior team members, sharing techniques, lessons learned, and tooling improvements
• Interpret technical exploitation in the context of business risk, control effectiveness, and defensive improvement
• Communicate technical risk clearly to security leadership and key stakeholders
• Produce high-quality After-Action Reports (AARs), executive summaries, and technical documentation

Benefits

• medical, dental, vision and life insurance with no premium costs for our employees and their families
• retirement plan plus matching 401k
• advanced training, certifications, and leadership opportunities
• flexible work from home (WFH) schedule

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level