Red Team Operator

About Us

We’re the world’s leading provider of secure financial messaging services, headquartered in Belgium. We are the way the world moves value – across borders, through cities and overseas. No other organisation can address the scale, precision, pace and trust that this demands, and we’re proud to support the global economy.

Swift is unable to sponsor an employment authorization for this position now or in the future.

In this role you will:

• Be an active participant in end-to-end adversary simulations across enterprise, cloud, and hybrid infrastructures
• Provide input to planning complex Red Team engagements from reconnaissance and initial access through persistence, lateral movement, and data exfiltration
• Execute network, application, wireless, physical, and cloud penetration tests
• Build, operate, and maintain Red Team infrastructure, including command-and-control (C2) ecosystems, phishing platforms and operational security (OPSEC) tooling
• Develop and operationalize custom tooling, payloads, automation and exploitation chains
• Research and implement advanced evasion techniques against SIEM, EDR, and XDR platforms
• Ensure operational realism, safety, and compliance with internal policy, legal constraints, and regulatory requirements
• Align Red Team operations with the MITRE ATT&CK framework and threat‑led testing standards (e.g., TIBER)

• Partner with SOC, Threat Intelligence, Risk Management, and Engineering teams to strengthen detection and response maturity
• Mentor and develop junior team members, sharing techniques, lessons learned, and tooling improvements
• Interpret technical exploitation in the context of business risk, control effectiveness, and defensive improvement
• Communicate technical risk clearly to security leadership and key stakeholders
• Produce high‑quality After‑Action Reports (AARs), executive summaries, and technical documentation

• Actively participate in Red Team engagements independently and as part of a broader campaign strategy
• Deliver realistic adversary simulations that measurably improve detection and response maturity
• Build and maintain resilient, covert Red Team infrastructure and tooling ecosystems
• Develop novel exploitation techniques that stress modern defensive controls
• Produce clear, actionable reports aligned to business risk and regulatory expectations

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field
• 5+ years of relevant experience
• Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP) or similar certifications
• Strong desire to learn and continually evolve both self and team
• Proven experience executing Red Team operations and adversary simulations
• Advanced skills across network, application, cloud, wireless, and hybrid penetration testing
• Strong understanding of the exploitation lifecycle (reconnaissance, initial access, persistence, privilege escalation, lateral movement, data exfiltration)
• Experience with Active Directory exploitation, Linux privilege escalation, kernel‑level techniques, and cloud identity systems
• Ability to chain vulnerabilities and bypass modern endpoint detection technologies
• Proficiency with common Red Team tooling, including C2 frameworks, scanners, phishing platforms, and OPSEC tooling
• Familiarity with the MITRE ATT&CK framework and adversary emulation methodologies
• Strong technical writing and reporting capabilities

• Experience developing custom exploits, scripts, and automation
• Experience supporting Purple Team exercises and detection engineering

• Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP)
• Certified Red Team Operator Level I (CRTO II) or equivalent advanced adversary simulation certifications
• GIAC Red Team Professional (GRTP), where available
• SANS GXPN (SEC
  660)
• Cloud exploitation and identity attack specialization training

The estimated salary range for a new hire in this position in Virginia is $ USD annual minimum to $ USD annual maximum. Salary may vary depending on job‑related factors such as knowledge, skills, experience, and location. Our compensation packages include a competitive base salary and bonus opportunity contingent on personal and company performance.

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance with no premium costs for you and your families
• Retirement plan plus matching 401(k)
• Continuous learning support, structured training, certification sponsorship, and long‑term career development opportunities
• Flexible work‑from‑home schedule