Red Team Member

Client:
Maryland Health Benefit Exchange (MHBE)

POP: 12+ months

Location:

Hybrid;
Baltimore, MD

• A Minimum eight (8) years of progressive experience in cybersecurity
• A minimum of five (5) years performing penetration testing or red team engagements.
• A minimum of five (5) years conducting network penetration testing, web application and API testing, internal and external vulnerability assessments and threat modeling and attack path analysis
• A minimum of five (5) years developing and delivering formal penetration test reports, including executive summaries and technical remediation guidance.
• A minimum of five (5) years supporting incident response investigations and validation testing.
• A minimum of five (5) years with common penetration testing tools (e.g., Metasploit, Burp Suite, Nmap, Wireshark, Nessus, etc.).
• Strong knowledge of Secure coding practices, Application security testing (SAST/DAST concepts), Network architecture and segmentation and Identity and access management concepts
• A minimum of five (5) years of demonstrated scripting or development ability in at least one language (e.g., Python, C/C++, Power Shell, Bash).
• A minimum of five (5) years of working with NIST Cybersecurity Framework, NIST 800-53 or similar federal control frameworks, MITRE ATT&CK and OWASP Top 10
• A minimum of five (5) years of experience mapping findings to security control frameworks.
• At least one recognized offensive security certification (e.g., OSCP, GPEN, GXPN, CEH, or major experience can substitute for certification).
• Demonstrated ability to communicate technical findings to executive and non-technical audiences, and provide actionable remediation recommendations.
• Demonstrated experience working in government or highly regulated environments.

• A minimum of ten (10) years of progressive experience in cybersecurity
• A minimum of eight (8) years of experience in Advanced Offensive Security:
• Experience leading red team engagements.
• Experience performing adversary emulation exercises.
• Experience conducting phishing and social engineering simulations.
• Experience performing purple team exercises.
• A minimum of five (5) years of experience in Zero Trust & Architecture:
• Experience designing or assessing Zero Trust implementations.
• Experience evaluating micro-segmentation strategies and identity-centric controls.
• A minimum of five (5) years of experience in Cloud & Modern Infrastructure:
• Experience performing security assessments in AWS or Azure environments, Containerized environments (Docker/Kubernetes) and Infrastructure-as-Code deployments
• Experience testing CI/CD pipelines.
• A minimum of ten (10) years of experience in Software Development Depth:
• Strong low-level development knowledge (kernel, assembly, embedded systems) that supports advanced exploit analysis.
• Experience reviewing source code in JAVA or other compiled languages for vulnerabilities.
• A minimum of ten (10) years of experience in Government in the following:
• Experience supporting federal or state government security programs.
• Familiarity with FedRAMP, FISMA, or IRS Pub 1075 environments.

• Conduct internal and external penetration testing of networks, web applications, APIs, and cloud environments to identify security vulnerabilities and exploit paths.
• Perform red team engagements simulating real-world adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) aligned with MITRE ATT&CK.
• Execute vulnerability assessments and validate remediation efforts through retesting and technical verification.
• Develop comprehensive penetration testing reports, including executive summaries, risk ratings, proof-of-concept evidence, and actionable remediation guidance.
• Perform threat modeling and attack surface analysis to identify high-risk exposure areas and privilege escalation pathways.
• Conduct secure configuration reviews of operating systems, network infrastructure, cloud platforms, and identity systems.
• Evaluate application security through dynamic and manual testing techniques, including authentication, session management, input validation, and access control testing.
• Review source code for security weaknesses and secure coding gaps, particularly in C/C++, Python, Java, or similar languages.
• Develop and maintain custom scripts or tooling to automate testing activities and enhance offensive security capabilities.
• Support incident response activities by recreating attack chains, validating compromise scenarios, and identifying root causes.
• Assess Zero Trust implementations, micro-segmentation strategies, and identity-based security controls for effectiveness.
• Conduct phishing simulations and social engineering exercises to evaluate user awareness and organizational resilience.
• Provide technical briefings to executive leadership and technical stakeholders regarding risk posture and remediation prioritization.
• Collaborate with engineering, Dev Ops, and infrastructure teams to remediate identified vulnerabilities and strengthen security architecture.
• Contribute to the development of security…