Cyber Test Exploitation Senior, LM Red Team​/Hybrid: FL, TX

Red Team Cyber Test Exploitation Professional

Lockheed Martin’s Red Team is looking for an experienced Cyber Test Exploitation professional to lead advanced exploitation and penetration-testing initiatives to protect cutting‑edge military technology.

• Lead and conduct exploitation and penetration testing, research, and development across Lockheed Martin enterprises, products, programs, and technologies.
• Identify potential exploitation or malicious attack vectors and implement mitigations to strengthen security posture.
• Apply a broad range of standard and custom testing tactics, techniques, and procedures to uncover security weaknesses, assess attack surfaces, and recommend remediation.
• Collaborate with senior technical partners on critical business and information‑security matters, delivering actionable results.
• Coordinate penetration‑testing and red‑teaming activities across multiple organizations to support enterprise‑wide initiatives.
• Influence security practices for Lockheed Martin environments, contracts, and business units.

• Technically proficient cyber professional with solid background in penetration testing and the ability to contribute immediately.
• Strong analytical and critical‑thinking skills with a proven track record of problem solving and follow‑through.
• Capable of multitasking effectively in a fast‑paced environment.
• Self‑starter and team player who quickly masters new concepts under senior guidance.
• Creative, collaborative, and mission‑focused with a positive attitude toward achieving strategic objectives.

• Hands‑on keyboard penetration testing experience, including web applications, injections, XSS, validation, session management, web services, hosting, web traffic analysis, etc.
• Experience with scripting languages such as Python, Perl, Ruby, Bash, Grep/Sed/Awk, and offensive cyber tools.
• Strong networking knowledge (essentials, data flows, architecture, protocols, traffic, wireless).
• Experience leveraging AI in offensive operations against traditional and AI systems, models, and guardrails.
• Experience evaluating the security posture of AI‑enabled systems and producing threat‑model reports that include AI specific attack surfaces.
• Experience building engineering LLM‑driven exploit generation pipelines and integrating them with existing red‑team frameworks.
• Understanding of AI safety concepts such as guardrails, alignment, output filtering, and how they can be bypassed or reinforced in offensive scenarios.
• US citizenship required with eligibility for Secret clearance or higher.
• Ability to travel 20% of the time.

• Certifications:
  
  OSCP, OSCE, CEH, CEPT, GIAC (Web, Wireless, Forensics, Mobile, Exploit Researcher).
• Experience with cloud technologies such as AWS and Azure.
• Knowledge of adversarial activities in cyberspace with an understanding of intrusion set tactics, techniques, and procedures, and ability to emulate these TTP to assess vulnerability and risk.
• Thorough understanding of Active Directory and how to test against it or use it to your advantage.
• Familiarity with Advanced Persistent Threat activity and an offensive hacker mindset.
• Ability to lead others and deliver results in customer‑facing roles.
• Effective documentation and verbal communication skills.
• Active Secret clearance or higher.

This is a hybrid role with part‑time telecommuting; proximity to a Lockheed Martin facility is preferred, though other major sites may be considered.

• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance.
• Life Insurance.
• Short‑Term and Long‑Term Disability coverage.
• 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, Employee Assistance Program.
• Education Assistance and Parental Leave.
• Paid Time Off and Holidays.

Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.