Intermediate Red Team Operator

Intelligent Waves • Washington, DC • 1h 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.

Job Locations US-DC-Washington

Job ID 2026-4397

Category Cybersecurity

Employment Type Regular Full-Time

Travel 10%

Remote Hybrid (work from home with ability to report on-site)

Intelligent Waves LLC is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal opportunity to all applicants and employees in full compliance with all applicable state and federal laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, sex, religion, national origin, disability, military and/or veteran status, or any other class protected by applicable state or federal law.

As an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer, IW is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified candidates and current employees. As part of this commitment, IW will ensure that those in need are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact humanresources@intelligentwaves.com.

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