Senior Red Operation, Team Penetration Testing Analyst

Transamerica

Red Team Analyst supporting Aegon's security program through creative technology offense. Collaborating with diverse teams to manage red team operations and penetration tests.

Posted 6/3/2026full-timeDenver • Colorado, Iowa • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $100,000 - $140,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Splunk

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Find new and creative ways to break technology through either Red Team or Purple Team operations
Plan, scope, and implement large scale covert operations that have sophisticated goals and significant impact
Develop new adversary tools, techniques, or methodologies
Threat Hunting opportunities to partner with the teams Threat Hunters, using our special adversarial talents to discover and eradicate threats
Engagement in all phases of Red Team security operations
Work within the Red Team to perform physical exploitation, network exploitation and social engineering assessments against authorized targets
Perform network reconnaissance and open-source intelligence gathering
Configure and safely utilize attack tools, tactics, and procedures against authorized targets
Develop scripts, tools, or methodologies to enhance red teaming capabilities
Effectively communicate findings and strategy to client stakeholders including technical staff, executive leadership, and legal counsel
Provide risk-appropriate and pragmatic recommendations to correct identified flaws, vulnerabilities and misconfigurations

Requirements

What you’ll need

Do No Harm approach: operational objectives cannot come at the expense of others
Growth Mindset. Excited for opportunities to solve new problems every day
Helpful demeanor. We are trusted adversaries and trust needs to remain strong
Customization of Adversarial Tools: Cobalt Strike BOFs, Mythic Agent profiles, and adding new exploits to MSF are examples
Defender experience and knowledge. Utilizing Splunk and finding risks
Web application penetration testing assessments
Email, phone, or physical social-engineering assessments
Developing, extending, or modifying exploits, shell code or exploit tools
Network penetration testing and manipulation of network infrastructure
Relevant, recent and verifiable experience in information security and adversary simulation
Detailed knowledge of global cyber threats, threat actors, and the tactics, techniques and procedures used by cyber adversaries, specifically those targeting the financial services sector
Experience with Red, Blue, or Purple teaming exercises
Industry certifications such as OSCP, OSCE, OSWE, GPEN, GCIH, GWAPT, or GXPN
3 or more years of Penetration Testing/Red Team experience
Ability to define and communicate complex technical risk problems, concepts and situations to multiple skill levels, including business personnel with little to no cyber experience
Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Preference given to candidates with deep Excel and PowerPoint skill sets
Experience with systems such as Service Now, JIRA, and equivalent
Ability to fluently read, write and speak English
Experience with leading group discussion and presenting to varying levels and audiences
Self-motivated and self-management skills

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive Pay
Bonus for Eligible Employees
Benefits Package
Pension Plan
401k Match
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Tuition Reimbursement
Disability Insurance
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Employee Discounts
Career Training & Development Opportunities
Health and Work/Life Balance Benefits
Paid Time Off starting at 160 hours annually for employees in their first year of service.
Ten (10) paid holidays per year (typically mirroring the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) holidays).
Be Well Company holistic wellness program, which includes Wellness Coaching and Reward Dollars
Parental Leave – fifteen (15) days of paid parental leave per calendar year to eligible employees with at least one year of service at the time of birth, placement of an adopted child, or placement of a foster care child.
Adoption Assistance
Employee Assistance Program
Back-Up Care Program
PTO for Volunteer Hours
Employee Matching Gifts Program
Employee Resource Groups
Inclusion and Diversity Programs
Employee Recognition Program
Referral Bonus Programs

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Hard Skills & Tools

Red Team operationsPurple Team operationsthreat huntingnetwork reconnaissancesocial engineering assessmentspenetration testingexploit developmentCobalt StrikeSplunkinformation security

Soft Skills

Do No Harm approachgrowth mindsethelpful demeanorcommunication skillsself-motivatedself-managementleading group discussionsproblem-solvingtrust buildingadaptability

Certifications

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