Position Title Threat Emulation & Readiness Lead / Red Team Lead Position Overview The Threat Emulation & Readiness Lead will oversee adversary emulation, red team operations, cyber readiness exercises, and threat-informed defense initiatives supporting a federal enterprise cybersecurity program. The Lead will direct realistic adversary simulation activities aligned to nation-state tradecraft and MITRE ATT&CK methodologies to assess and improve organizational detection, response, resilience, and operational readiness. Key Responsibilities • Lead red team operations and adversary emulation exercises. • Design and execute: • threat emulation campaigns, • purple team exercises, • tabletop exercises, • crisis simulations, • and readiness drills. • Emulate advanced threat actor TTPs targeting enterprise, cloud, identity, and hybrid environments. • Develop attack chains aligned to: • MITRE ATT&CK, • intelligence reporting, • 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, findings, remediation recommendations, and improvement roadmaps. • Lead operational readiness assessments and continuous improvement initiatives. • Brief executives and operational leadership on adversary risk and organizational readiness. Required Qualifications • 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 environments, • cloud infrastructure, • hybrid identity systems, • and modern endpoint defenses. • Deep understanding of: • adversary tradecraft, • post-exploitation, • detection evasion, • persistence, • and lateral movement techniques. • Experience conducting purple team engagements and readiness exercises. • Strong executive communication and briefing capabilities. Preferred Certifications • OSCP • OSEP • CRTO • GXPN • GPEN • CISSP • MITRE ATT&CK certifications