Hiring: Security Validation Engineer (Red Team) Company: Athena Location: Palo Alto, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-16 22:38:56 Target Skills & Keywords : AWS, Azure, Bash, GCP, OWASP, Penetration Testing, PowerShell, Python, SIEM About the job Required Skills: •Plan, design, and execute red team engagements across infrastructure, applications, and cloud environments. •Conduct manual and automated penetration testing to identify exploitable vulnerabilities and misconfigurations. •Develop and execute adversary emulation scenarios to validate detection and response capabilities. •Perform end-to-end attack simulations, including tactics such as phishing, lateral movement, privilege escalation, and data exfiltration. •Build and maintain custom tools, scripts, or frameworks to support red team operations. •Validate the effectiveness of blue team defenses and provide actionable feedback for improving detection, prevention, and response measures. •Document findings with clear risk impact assessment and remediation guidance. •Collaborate closely with incident response, threat intelligence, and engineering teams to share attacker tradecraft and improve security controls. Qualifications: •Strong knowledge of penetration testing methodologies. •Proficiency in exploitation frameworks, scripting, and tools (e.g., Cobalt Strike, Metasploit, Burp Suite, BloodHound, Python, PowerShell). •Applied hands-on capability in attack vectors across networks, operating systems, applications, and cloud platforms. •Operational familiarity with Active Directory attacks, privilege escalation, persistence techniques, and evasion methods. •Understanding of enterprise defense mechanisms such as EDR, SIEM, logging, and network monitoring. •Solid problem-solving and analytical skills with the ability to think like an attacker. •Excellent written and verbal communication skills for documenting findings and presenting results to both technical and non-technical audiences. Compensation: •$70,000 - $120,000 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!