Staff Offensive Security Engineer

Reports to: Chief Information Security Officer

Location: Remote 

Compensation Range: $195,000.00 to $210,000.00  base plus bonus and equity

What We Do:

Huntress is a fully remote, global team of passionate experts and ethical badasses on a mission to break down the barriers to cybersecurity. Whether creating purpose-built security solutions, hunting down hackers, or impacting our community, our people go above and beyond to change the security game and make a real difference.

Founded in 2015 by former NSA cyber operators, Huntress protects all businesses—not just the 1%—with enterprise-grade, fully owned, and managed cybersecurity products at the price of an affordable SaaS application. The Huntress difference is our One Team advantage: our technology is designed with our industry-defining Security Operations Center (SOC) in mind and is never separated from our service.

We protect 4M+ endpoints and 7M+ identities worldwide, elevating underresourced IT teams with protection that works as hard as they do. As long as hackers keep hacking, Huntress keeps hunting.

What You’ll Do: 

As a Staff Offensive Security Engineer, you will assess Huntress’ ability to withstand attacks from highly motivated adversaries. This role will be responsible for determining weaknesses in Huntress’ defenses through offensive security engagements. The scope is not limited to our production systems; we expect you to accurately weaponize the successful tactics our adversaries utilize to attack their victims and test all aspects of our organization for resilience. 

Huntress has security expertise in spades. You will be surrounded by some of the best in the business. This is the first offensive security role dedicated to internal security. The Staff Offensive Security Engineer will help build our offensive security program from the ground up, partnering with leaders across the business to establish a best-in-class program.

• Plan, design, and execute red team engagements to simulate advanced adversarial tactics and techniques
• Perform in-depth penetration tests on web applications, endpoint agents, internal systems, and our people
• Develop and use custom tools and scripts to replicate cyber threats
• Document and communicate findings, providing actionable remediation recommendations
• Conduct social engineering campaigns to evaluate human vulnerabilities
• Analyze, exploit, and clearly document vulnerabilities and security gaps
• Collaborate closely with the Security Operations Center to enhance detection and response capabilities
• Stay informed on emerging threats and update red teaming methodologies
• Support the development of junior team members through mentoring and training
• Partner with Product Security to prioritize testing efforts for new releases
• Create and maintain detailed documentation of red team operations and findings
• Develop and deliver detailed technical and executive-level reports post-engagement
• Integrate red team tools, techniques, and processes into a broader security strategy
• Lead or participate in after-action reviews to identify lessons learned
• Assist in designing and implementing security controls based on red team findings
• Participate in security governance forums to advocate for red team requirements and activities

• 5+ years of experience as an offensive security professional
• A documentation-first mindset
• Deep knowledge of adversarial tradecraft
• Expert knowledge of cloud computing platforms (AWS, Azure)
• Skills in scripting languages
• Experience communicating findings that inform defenses
• A pragmatic approach

What We Offer: 

• 100% remote work environment - since our founding in 2015
• Generous paid time off policy, including vacation, sick time, and paid holidays
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave
• Highly competitive and comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits plans 
• 401(k) with a 5% contribution regardless of employee contribution
• Life and Disability insurance plans
• Stock options for all full-time employees 
• One-time $500 reimbursement for building/upgrading home office
• Annual allowance for education and professional development assistance 
• $75 USD/month digital reimbursement
• Access to the BetterUp platform for coaching, personal, and professional growth

Huntress is committed to creating a culture of inclusivity where every single member of our team is valued, has a voice, and is empowered to come to work every day just as they are. 

We do not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status, or any other legally protected status.  

We do discriminate against hackers who try to exploit businesses of all sizes.

Accommodations: 

If you require reasonable accommodation to complete this application, interview, or pre-employment testing or participate in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to [email protected]. Please note that non-accommodation requests to this inbox will not receive a response. 

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