Red Team Consultant – DV Cleared Contract
Location:
Bristol / South West – Hybrid (approximately 50% onsite, including customer visits) Rate:
£88.98 per hour, umbrella Duration:
6 months initially Clearance:
Active DV essential Nationality:
Sole British citizenship required We're recruiting for an experienced
Red Team Consultant
to join a major UK defence organisation, supporting high-profile defence and government cybersecurity programmes. This is a hands-on offensive security role, focused on delivering sophisticated adversary simulation and threat-led penetration testing engagements. You'll work across complex environments, helping organisations identify weaknesses and improve their ability to defend against realistic cyber threats. Key Responsibilities
Plan and deliver red team operations, adversary emulation exercises and advanced penetration testing engagements.
Execute offensive techniques including initial access, privilege escalation, lateral movement and persistence.
Develop and maintain offensive tooling, payloads and command-and-control infrastructure.
Apply techniques involving EDR evasion, operational security and exploitation across on-premise and cloud environments.
Conduct technical research into emerging threats, vulnerabilities and exploitation techniques.
Produce clear technical reports, communicate findings and provide actionable recommendations.
Contribute to the development and improvement of red team capabilities, tools and methodologies.
Skills & Experience
Strong hands-on experience in red teaming, adversary simulation or advanced penetration testing.
Good understanding of Windows, Linux, Active Directory, networking and cloud environments.
Experience with offensive security tools and frameworks such as Cobalt Strike, Sliver, Metasploit or similar.
Scripting or development experience in Python, C#, PowerShell, Go, Rust or similar languages.
Knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK, attacker tradecraft, detection evasion and operational security.
Ability to deliver technical engagements independently and communicate effectively with stakeholders.
Relevant certifications such as
CRTO, RTO2, OSCP, OSEP, OSED, OSCE or CREST CCT
would be advantageous, although equivalent practical experience will be considered. Interested?
If you're an experienced offensive security professional looking for your next contract opportunity, please get in touch to discuss the role in more detail.
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