Senior Adversary Operations Engineer

CVS Health

Senior Adversary Operations Engineer enhancing security through advanced penetration testing and adversary simulation. Collaborating across teams to improve detection and response capabilities.

Posted 5/20/2026full-timeRemote • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $83,430 - $222,480 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformLinuxPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

The Senior Adversary Operations Engineer plays a critical role in strengthening the organization’s security posture by executing advanced penetration testing and adversary simulation activities that uncover high‑risk vulnerabilities across enterprise, cloud, identity, API, and application environments.
This role operates with a high degree of autonomy, leading engagements end‑to‑end from scoping through execution, reporting, and remediation guidance while maintaining a strong focus on real‑world exploitability and business impact.
By developing and chaining sophisticated attack paths, the engineer delivers clear, actionable insights that enable leadership to make informed, risk‑based decisions and prioritize remediation aligned to business objectives.
Beyond identifying weaknesses, this role directly improves the organization’s detection and response capabilities.
Through close collaboration with detection engineering, SOC, and incident response teams, the Senior Adversary Operations Engineer translates offensive findings into measurable defensive enhancements, including improved telemetry, alerting, and response workflows.
Leveraging threat intelligence and continuously refining adversary tradecraft, the role ensures testing remains aligned with evolving attacker behavior while supporting incident investigations and post‑event analysis contributing to a more resilient, intelligence‑driven security program.

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of hands-on experience in penetration testing, red teaming, or offensive security
3+ years of experience in Kali Linux, Metasploit, Nmap, Burp Suite, and/or other related tools
3+ years of experience in scripting languages (Python, PowerShell, Bash,etc)
3+ years of experience with cloud security (AWS, Azure, GCP) and container security
Relevant certifications such as OSCP, OSCE, CISSP, CEH, or GPEN
Experience in managing or participating in purple team exercises
Familiarity with compliance standards like PCI-DSS, HIPAA, or ISO 27001
Strong understanding of security frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK, NIST, and CIS

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical, dental, and vision coverage
paid time off
retirement savings options
wellness programs
other resources

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Hard Skills & Tools

penetration testingred teamingoffensive securityscripting languagescloud securitycontainer securityattack pathstelemetryalertingresponse workflows

Soft Skills

leadershipcollaborationcommunicationautonomyanalytical thinkingproblem-solvingrisk assessmentdecision makingreportingremediation guidance

Certifications

OSCPOSCECISSPCEHGPEN