Offensive Security Engineer

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Hiring Remotely in National Capital Region, PHL
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Fintech • Software • Financial Services
The Role
Lead and perform advanced red team and penetration testing across applications, infrastructure, cloud, and identity. Simulate real-world attackers, chain vulnerabilities to show business impact, design adversary scenarios, develop tooling and automation, partner with blue teams, and produce technical and executive reports to improve detection and remediation.
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Do you want to take the first step in making Filipinos’ lives better everyday? Here in GCash we want to stay at the forefront of the FinTech industry by creating innovative, meaningful, and convenient financial solutions for the nation! G ka ba? Join the G Nation today!

About the job

Do you want to help protect and shape the digital future of millions of Filipinos? At GCash, we operate at a massive scale in one of the most targeted industries in the world - financial services. To stay ahead, we don’t just react to threats; we actively simulate them.

We are looking for a Lead, Offensive Security Engineer to lead and execute advanced red team and offensive security operations. This role is for someone who thinks like an attacker, operates with discipline, and can translate technical findings into meaningful security improvements across the organization.
If you enjoy breaking things responsibly and influencing security strategy, not just running tools, this role is for you.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead and execute red team and advanced penetration testing engagements that simulate real-world threat actors across applications, infrastructure, cloud, and identity environments

  • Identify, exploit, and chain vulnerabilities to demonstrate realistic attack paths and business impact

  • Design and improve adversary simulation scenarios aligned with real-world threat intelligence and the MITRE ATT&CK framework

  • Partner closely with blue team, security engineering, and security operations teams to improve detection, response, and overall security posture

  • Develop tooling, automation, or research to identify security weaknesses at scale and improve testing efficiency

  • Produce high-quality technical and executive-level reports, clearly communicating risk, impact, and remediation guidance

  • Stay ahead of emerging threats, techniques, and tooling, continuously evolving red team tradecraft

Preferred Qualifications
  • 1-3 years of hands-on experience in red teaming, offensive security, advanced penetration testing

  • Proven track record of discovering impactful vulnerabilities, including complex or chained attack paths

  • Strong understanding of attacker tradecraft, including web, cloud, identity, and infrastructure attack vectors

  • Practical experience with adversary simulation and the MITRE ATT&CK framework

  • Ability to lead, mentor, and influence (this is a hands-on leadership role, not just an individual contributor position)

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical risk to both engineers and executives

  • At least one practical security certification, such as:

    • OSCP, OSEP, OSWE, OSED, OSWP, CRTO, CRTL, CRTP, CRTE, GRTP, CPTS, CWEE, CAPE

  • Candidates are encouraged to include write-ups, research, bug bounty findings, or internal/external reports demonstrating offensive security work.

What We Offer
  • The opportunity to help build and lead offensive security capabilities in the country’s #1 FinTech platform

  • Work alongside a highly skilled, collaborative, and mission-driven security team

  • Real impact - your work directly protects millions of users and high-value financial systems

  • A culture that values technical excellence, ownership, and continuous improvement

What We Offer

Opportunity for career growth and development in the #1 FinTech company in the country Working with a dynamic and highly collaborative team who want to change the game A company that values their people with highly competitive and flexible compensation and benefits package

Skills Required

  • 1-3 years of hands-on experience in red teaming, offensive security, advanced penetration testing
  • Proven track record of discovering impactful vulnerabilities, including complex or chained attack paths
  • Strong understanding of attacker tradecraft across web, cloud, identity, and infrastructure attack vectors
  • Practical experience with adversary simulation and the MITRE ATT&CK framework
  • Ability to lead, mentor, and influence (hands-on leadership role)
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills for technical and executive audiences
  • At least one practical security certification (examples: OSCP, OSEP, OSWE, OSED, OSWP, CRTO, CRTL, CRTP, CRTE, GRTP, CPTS, CWEE, CAPE)
  • Candidates encouraged to include write-ups, research, bug bounty findings, or reports demonstrating offensive security work
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The Company
HQ: Taguig
2,570 Employees
Year Founded: 2015

What We Do

Mynt is the first and only duacorn in the Philippines. It's a leader in mobile financial services focused on accelerating financial inclusion through mobile money, financial services, and technology. Mynt operates two fintech companies: GXI, the mobile wallet operator of GCash — the #1 Finance App in the Philippines, and Fuse Lending, a tech-based lending company that gives Filipinos access to microloans and business loans. Mynt, through its fintech operations, is a staunch supporter of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly UN SDGs 5,8,10, and 13, which focus on safety & security, financial inclusion, diversity, equity, and inclusion as well as taking urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts, respectively.

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