Red Team Lead (Offensive Cybersecurity)

Role Title: Red Team Lead (Offensive Cybersecurity) Role Type: Contractor Location: Remote micro1 is engaging Red Team Leads (Offensive Cybersecurity) to contribute expertise to a customer's critical cybersecurity project. In this role, you'll apply your expertise to help train next-generation AI systems. Your work will shape how models learn, reason, and perform through high-quality, real-world input. No prior experience in AI is required - your domain knowledge is what matters. Scope of Work • Develop comprehensive taxonomies for cyber-capability tasks and attack stages relevant to modern threat landscapes. • Design and validate evaluation frameworks for offensive security, focusing on real-world scenarios involving exploit chains, malware, cloud/appsec, and social engineering. • Create safe and effective proxy tasks to simulate advanced attack vectors while maintaining strict boundaries and ethical controls. • Formulate robust scoring rubrics to assess attack sophistication, coverage, and impact across diverse domains. • Review, critique, and enhance benchmarks for red team operations to ensure alignment with evolving security risks and best practices. • Produce clear, well-documented methodologies and technical write-ups, communicating complex security concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences. • Collaborate asynchronously with project stakeholders to iterate on frameworks and incorporate feedback into deliverables. Preferred Qualifications • 5+ years of hands-on experience in offensive cybersecurity, red teaming, exploit development, or vulnerability research (8-20 years preferred for senior contributors). • Track record as a principal security engineer, exploit developer, cloud red-team lead, malware reverse-engineer, or security researcher specializing in attack chains or social engineering. • Deep expertise in cyber attack methodologies, exploit chains, and cloud/application security assessments. • Strong background in malware analysis, reverse engineering, and/or social engineering tactics and defenses. • Demonstrated ability to produce clear, actionable written and verbal communication for a variety of audiences. • Advanced degree, relevant professional security certifications, or equivalent operational experience highly valued. • Experience building benchmarking or evaluation frameworks in cybersecurity is a plus. Originally posted on Himalayas