Sr Cyber Security Engineer –Threat Simulation

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for an Sr Cyber Security Engineer for a FULL TIME assignment with one of our premier Financial Clients clients in Chicago, IL .

Join our client's Global Information Security (GIS) department as a Sr. Cyber Security Engineer - Threat Simulation. You will be an integral part of our Offensive Security organization, directly contributing to improving security posture. This high-impact role is responsible for the execution of Red Team adversary emulations against our complex hybrid environment, proactively testing and strengthening our internal and internet-facing systems.

You'll also be a key participant in Purple Team activities to continuously improve the organization's cyber detection and response capabilities. This is a perfect opportunity for a sharp, action-oriented engineer to become a key part of a team of highly skilled cybersecurity professionals who execute a pivotal role in protecting and defending national critical infrastructure.

Responsibilities :

• Execute high-impact Red Team exercises against our complex hybrid cloud environments, driven by real-world threat intelligence and the MITRE ATT&CK Framework.
• Engineer and maintain robust Red and Purple Team infrastructure, continuously automating processes for efficiency and scale.
• Co-design and lead joint Purple Team exercises, directly partnering with cyber defense to improve detection and response capabilities.
• Innovate through continuous research into new offensive security TTPs (Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures) and drive knowledge transfer across the security organization.
• Conduct specialized, ad-hoc offensive security tests utilizing industry-leading and internally developed tooling to uncover subtle security gaps.
• Author comprehensive post-exercise reports, including detailed technical findings, compromise narratives, and strategic, risk-rated recommendations for remediation.
• Mentor cyber defense teams during incident investigations, providing critical subject matter expertise on attacker tradecraft and mindset.
• Champion security awareness and technical knowledge-sharing by collaborating with information security, technology, and business stakeholders

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