Red Team Consultant in Newport, Wales

🚨 Red Team Consultant | Bristol / South West | Defence

I’m currently working on an exciting opportunity for an experienced Red Team / Offensive Security professional to join a growing capability within a major UK Defence organisation.

This is not just a traditional penetration testing role.

You’ll be involved in Red Team operations, adversary simulation and threat-led security assessments, helping to replicate realistic attacks against complex, high-assurance environments.

What you’ll be doing:

🔹 Red Team & adversary simulation

🔹 Threat-led security assessments

🔹 Initial access, exploitation & detection evasion

🔹 C2 / operational infrastructure

🔹 Offensive security tooling & automation

🔹 Malware / tool development

🔹 Research into emerging attacker TTPs

🔹 Helping shape Red Team methodologies and capability

🔹 Working directly with customers across Defence & Government environments

What I’m looking for:

✅ Strong hands-on Red Team / Offensive Security experience

✅ Experience with adversary simulation or advanced penetration testing

✅ Strong scripting/development skills — Python, C#, C/C++, Go, Rust or JavaScript

✅ Experience across areas such as AD, cloud exploitation, C2, detection evasion or exploit development

✅ Relevant offensive security certifications are advantageous — OSCP, OSEP, OSED, OSCE, CREST, RTO/RTO2 or equivalent

✅ Defence, Government or other high-assurance experience would be highly desirable

✅ DV clearance or the ability to attain DV

✅ Sole UK nationality

This is a particularly interesting opportunity for someone who wants to do more than deliver assessments - you’ll have the opportunity to help build and shape a growing Red Team capability.

If you're an experienced Red Teamer, Offensive Security Consultant or Adversary Simulation specialist and this sounds relevant, I'd be interested in having a confidential conversation.