Threat Emulation & Readiness Lead / Red Team Lead (Cybersecurity)

Location: Washington, DC

Company

hirify.global provides specialized cybersecurity services supporting federal enterprise programs.

What you will do

• Lead red team operations and adversary emulation exercises.
• Design and execute threat emulation campaigns, purple team exercises, tabletop exercises, and crisis simulations.
• Develop attack chains aligned with MITRE ATT&CK and real-world threat actor behaviors.
• Coordinate closely with SOC, CTI, Threat Hunt, and Detection Engineering teams.
• Assess detection and response effectiveness across defensive technologies and operational workflows.
• Develop after-action reports and brief executives on adversary risk and organizational readiness.

Requirements

• 10+ years of offensive security or advanced cybersecurity operations experience.
• 5+ years leading red team or adversary emulation operations.
• Experience conducting operations against enterprise Active Directory, cloud infrastructure, and hybrid identity systems.
• Deep understanding of adversary tradecraft, post-exploitation, detection evasion, and lateral movement.
• Proven experience conducting purple team engagements and readiness exercises.
• Strong executive communication and briefing capabilities.

Nice to have

• Industry certifications such as OSCP, OSEP, CRTO, GXPN, GPEN, or CISSP.
• MITRE ATT&CK certifications.