Intermediate Red Team Operator

Intelligent Waves LLC

Washington, Washington, DC

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Application Programming Interface (API), Applications Security, Bash Scripting, Campaigns, Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS), Computer Networks, Data Science, Federal Government, GPEN - GIAC Penetration Tester, Government, Identify Issues, Information Technology & Information Systems, Internet Application, Internet Security, Linux Operating System, Mac Operating System, Microsoft C# (C Sharp), Microsoft Windows System Administration, Needs Assessment, Network Protocols, Network Routing, Network Systems, Onboarding, Open Systems Interconnection (OSI), PHP Scripting Language (PHP Hypertext Preprocessor), Penetration Testing, Perl Programming Language, Phishing, Production Systems, Python Programming/Scripting Language, Reporting Skills, Return on Equity (ROE), Ruby, Site Evaluation, Social Engineering, Software Development, Software Testing, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), Systems Engineering, United States Citizen, United States Department of Defense (DoD), Willing to Travel
LOCATION
Washington, Washington, DC
POSTED
7 days ago
Overview:

Intelligent Waves is seeking a Mid-Level Red Team Operator to support a U.S. Courts contract. This hybrid position (80% remote) requires reporting once weekly to an office near Union Station in Washington, D.C.; commuting expenses for parking, MARC, VRE, or Metro are fully reimbursed.


The operator will execute red team exercises on production IT systems, facilities, and personnel; conduct spear-phishing campaigns and exploit external assets to gain internal access; perform post-exploitation activities to meet objectives; and carry out on-site penetration assessments at federal courthouses and other Court locations. The role involves using custom code and commercial exploitation frameworks, operating within established ROE/SOPs, and applying proven red team tradecraft throughout exercises.

 

 Location: National Capital Region (NCR) - Hybrid (80% remote)
️ Travel: Up to 10%, reimbursed per IW policy, GSA Per Diem, and DoD JTR

️ Clearance Requirement: United States Citizen with ability to obtain and hold a Public Trust clearance
Office Requirement: Report to office near Union Station, Washington D.C. (one day per work week)

Intelligent Waves delivers mission-focused multi-domain operational expertise and innovation to the Government through high-impact technology solutions in cybersecurity, data science, enterprise network & systems engineering, software development, and cognitive human performance.

 

ANYTIME. ANYWHERE. ANY DOMAIN.

Since 2006, we have proudly served federal agencies including the Department of Defense. Our ability to operate globally in a wide range of environments, coupled with our deep understanding of customer needs and requirements, enables us to provide cost-effective solutions to support the most complex missions.

Adherence to all customer site protocols is mandatory for employees.

Responsibilities:
  • Conduct red team exercises against production IT systems, facilities, and personnel belonging to the AO and the Courts.
  • Develop and conduct spear phishing campaigns to gain internal network access.
  • Conduct exploitation of external facing assets to gain internal network access.
  • Conduct post-exploitation actions towards exercise objectives.
  • Conduct on-site physical penetration assessments at various federal courthouses and other Court locations to obtain access to internal networks.
  • Use custom code and/or commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) exploitation frameworks to bypass and penetrate network and system defenses.
  • Comply with the unique rules of engagement (ROE) provided for each exercise, along with the standard operating procedures (SOP) for Red Team operations.
  • Employ red team tradecraft while conducting exercises.
Qualifications:
  • Minimum 4 years of direct, hands-on technical red team and/or government computer network exploitation/offensive operations experience.
  • Minimum 4 years of hands-on experience with red team tools (Cobalt Strike, Kali, etc.) in a production environment.
  • Minimum 4 years of experience with network technologies and protocols (OSI model, routing, troubleshooting).
  • Minimum 4 years of experience using and investigating “living off the land” TTPs.
  • Ability to secure, configure, deploy, and troubleshoot Windows, Linux, and MacOS systems.
  • Minimum 4 years of experience scripting in Bash, C#, Ruby, Perl, Python, PHP, etc.
  • Minimum 4 years of social engineering and physical penetration testing.
  • Minimum 4 years of experience writing cybersecurity assessment reports.

Additional Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience with Static Application Security Testing (SAST) and Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST), including integrating results into developer workflows is preferred
  • Knowledge of OWASP Top 10 & SANS Top 25 vulnerabilities, with ability to exploit/remediate is preferred
  • Experience with application security testing for web, mobile, and API endpoints is preferred

Preferred Certifications

  • CRTO certification (or ability to obtain within 3 months of onboarding) is required.
  • OSCP and/or GPEN certifications are preferred, but not required.

 

About the Company

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Intelligent Waves LLC

Founded in 2006, Intelligent Waves LLC is a service-disabled veteran-owned small business providing end-to-end information technology solutions to military, government, and commercial customers. Committed to delivering unmatched experience, excellent service and next generation technologies, Intelligent Waves combines business and technical expertise to drive innovation in defense, intelligence, cyber, mobility and engineering.

Our people are driven by our purpose and mission to secure information sharing and communications from any technology, anywhere. Our ability to recruit and retain secured, certified and highly-qualified IT and communications professionals has enabled us to grow and be successful at making an impact for many customers and their missions.

We are in search of candidates that are passionate about advanced technologies, committed to excellence and want to making a difference. If you are mission-driven, ready to make an impact the world of information technology, and want to secure data, and ulimately the people and lives that depend on that data, join us!

COMPANY SIZE
100 to 499 employees
INDUSTRY
Computer/IT Services
FOUNDED
2006
WEBSITE
http://www.intelligentwaves.com