Junior Red Team Operator

Leidos • Springfield, VA • 2h ago

Description

At Leidos , we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers' success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainable. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business.

If this sounds like the kind of environment where you can thrive, keep reading!

The Digital Modernization Sector brings together our digital transformation and IT programs, allowing us to better serve our customers through scale and repeatability. Leidos has a critical need for a Junior Red Team Developer to support the DHS Cyber Assessments Program.

The mission of the DHS Chief Information Security Officer Directorate (DHS CISOD) is to support the Department's implementation of all applicable regulatory requirements-including the Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA), relevant OMB circulars, Executive Orders, Federal laws, directives, policies, and regulations-while providing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) a secure and trusted computing environment. Information security is an essential business function, critical to enabling DHS to conduct its operations and deliver service to the public.

We are seeking a skilled and experienced individual to join our cybersecurity team as a Junior Red Team Developer. In this role, you will be responsible for conducting scripting and payload development and red team operations to identify and exploit vulnerabilities in our organization's systems, network, and applications.

The ideal candidate will bring technical expertise, proven experience in scripted capabilities, deploying red team infrastructure, payload obfuscation, and exploitation, and the ability to work as part of a collaborative offensive security team.

Primary Responsibilities:

Develop and execute comprehensive red teaming exercises to simulate real-world cyberattacks against our organization's infrastructure and applications.

Develop scripted automation and tooling in support of the red team.

Design and deploy cloud infrastructure to support operations and nation state threat emulation.

Develop capabilities to bypass endpoint detection and response software and avoid defense.

Identify weaknesses and vulnerabilities in our systems and network through active exploitation and testing.

Collaborate with the Blue Team and other cybersecurity professionals to enhance our organization's overall security posture.

Provide detailed reports and recommendations for remediation based on the findings of red team exercises.

Stay up-to-date on the latest cybersecurity threats, vulnerabilities, and exploitation techniques to continually improve red team operations.

Required Qualifications

· Bachelor's degree in a related discipline and 4-8 years of professional experience

· Minimum of 3 years of experience in penetration testing

· Experience with at least 3 of the following tools :

Kali Linux

Metasploit

Burp Suite

Nmap

Cobalt Strike

Bloodhound

Responder

Tenable Nessus

WebInspect

Scuba

AppDetective

U.S. Citizenship required; must be able to obtain DHS Public Trust and EOD clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

Prior DHS IT security or audit experience.

Previous system administration experience.

Familiarity in at least one of the following languages:

Python

PowerShell

Ruby

Familiarity with common payload obfuscation techniques

Malware Analysis experience

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Original Posting:

September 26, 2025

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

Pay Range $85,150.00 - $153,925.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

REQNUMBER: R-00167550

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. Leidos will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in accordance with relevant Laws. Leidos is an equal opportunity employer/disability/vet.

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