Consultant, Senior Consultant

Summary

Join SpecterOps as a Senior Offensive Security Consultant and contribute to our Consulting Services team as an operator, trainer, and program developer. We primarily work with large commercial enterprises, conducting offensive assessments, supporting internal programs, delivering training, and contributing to R&D. This remote position, based in the U.S., offers opportunities for both onsite and offsite work. Successful candidates will possess strong technical and soft skills, be self-directed, and excel in communication. The role involves planning and conducting offensive engagements, communicating findings, building tools, and serving as a subject matter expert. We offer a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package.

Requirements

• Ability to travel domestically and internationally; up to an average of 25% annually
• Must be able to pass a criminal background check
• Desire to embody our core values of passionate curiosity, consistent improvement, empathy, sustainability, humility, and empowerment through transparency

Responsibilities

• Plan and conduct offensive engagements ranging in size, scope, focus, and approach
• Effectively communicate findings, attack paths, and recommendations, and strategy to technical and executive client stakeholders through written reports and verbal presentations
• Build scripts, tools, or methodologies to enhance offensive services
• Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) in one of the following areas: initial access, intelligence analysis, adversary tradecraft, offensive Windows/Nix/macOS operations, evasion operations, or technical capability development
• Utilize common offensive security testing tools and tradecraft
• Stay up to date with cutting-edge adversary tradecraft and vulnerabilities
• Effectively communicate successes and obstacles with fellow team members and team lead(s)
• Interface with client contact(s) and staff in a constructive and professional manner
• Coordinate and prepare for internal and customer facing meetings
• Assist with scoping prospective engagements, participating in technical testing from kickoff through remediation, and mentoring less experienced staff
• Train team members in adversary Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) and tools
• Contribute new or improve existing content for SpecterOps training courses and assist in the delivery of course offerings (instruction, lab support, etc)

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field
• Experience participating in and/or leading Fortune 1000 and/or large Federal Government security assessments
• Public community contributions (e.g., conference presentations, blog posts, white papers, public tool development)
• Experience in administering, attacking, or defending Windows/Active Directory, Linux, and/or macOS environments
• Experience in technical writing
• Experience working for a service-based information security consultancy
• Experience developing and/or providing technical training
• Desire to teach and train students in offensive techniques
• Desire to travel internationally and domestically on a more frequent basis

Benefits

• Health/Dental/Vision/life insurance: 100% covered for both the employee and their family
• Flexible time off policy
• 13 paid holidays annually
• 401(k) with up to 4% company match
• Equity and quarterly bonuses based on company performance
• Remote work: $1,500 first year allowance to set up home office
• $500 annual home office allowance after first year
• $150 monthly cell phone and internet reimbursement
• $5,000 annual professional development allowance
• $5,250 towards continuing education or student loan repayment
• $1,200 annual budget for lifestyle, wellness, pet insurance and more
• A one-time $10,000 benefit towards family planning
• Open intellectual property policies; allow researchers to retain rights over open-sourced research & tools
• In person and virtual employee events throughout the year
• And of course, company swag!