Role Overview:
At McAfee, we prioritise the security of our environment since it is a key tool in providing industry leading protection to our customers. With this in mind, we are searching for a proactive and experienced Adversary Emulation (Red Team) Lead to join our Security Operations Center (SOC) and lead efforts to identify and coordinate mitigation of risks to our network, DevOps pipeline, and critical development processes.
This role is key to protecting our digital assets by emulating threat actors, executing advanced attack techniques, and working collaboratively across the SOC, information security and development teams. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in offensive security, hands-on leadership experience, and a passion for continuous improvement in defending against evolving cyber threats.
About the Role:
- Manages the development, deployment and execution of controls and defenses to ensure the security and risk mitigation of company infrastructure technology, information systems and digital payment systems.
- Identifies cybersecurity architecture, goals, objectives and metrics; analyzes business needs and priorities for protection of critical systems.
- Establishes and implements operational policies and appropriate standards and criteria for hardware, software, email and web firewall, access verification and encryption requirements.
- Monitors systems for cybersecurity vulnerabilities, threats and events, oversees incident response planning, and leads vulnerability audits and forensic investigations.
- Evaluates potential business impacts from security breaches and provides strategic and tactical guidance to business decision-makers.
- Develops and executes security systems compliance policies and procedures.
- Selects, develops and evaluates personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function.
About You:
- 10+ years of professional experience in cyber security or related field.
- Proven technical task management experience.
- Physical Penetration testing experience.
- Experience exploit development and or reverse engineering.
- Technical knowledge or experience developing in-house scripting.
- Strong practical knowledge of standard exploitation methodologies, system scanning, surveys, and network topology.
- Advanced understanding of Windows and Unix operating systems internals
- Ability to document and explain technical details clearly and concisely.
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Company Overview
McAfee is a leader in personal security for consumers. Focused on protecting people, not just devices, McAfee consumer solutions adapt to users’ needs in an always online world, empowering them to live securely through integrated, intuitive solutions that protects their families and communities with the right security at the right moment.
Company Benefits and Perks:
We work hard to embrace diversity and inclusion and encourage everyone at McAfee to bring their authentic selves to work every day. We offer a variety of social programs, flexible work hours and family-friendly benefits to all of our employees.
- Bonus Program
- Pension and Retirement Plans
- Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Parental Leave
- Support for Community Involvement
We're serious about our commitment to diversity which is why McAfee prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation or any other legally protected status.
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McAfee is a global organization with a 30-year history and a brand known the world over for innovation, collaboration and trust. McAfee’s historical accomplishments are founded upon decades of threat and vulnerability research, product innovation, practical application and a brand which individuals, organizations and governments have come to trust.
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