Red Team Associate Operator / Penetration Tester

About reputed company  
 Our National Incident Response Team (NIRT), a national service provider for the reputed company (FRS), delivers effective and efficient national intrusion detection, incident response, reputed company intelligence, threat assessment, and vulnerability assessment services for the FRS. NIRT’s mission is to play a leading role in the FRS’ efforts to protect its information systems against unauthorized use. 
 
NIRT’s Adversary Emulation team has an immediate opening for an Associate Operator to join their team as a key participant on a reputed company of engagements and reputed company that will reputed company and evaluate the cyber reputed company posture of people, processes, and technology reputed company the FRS.  
 
As an Associate Operator, you will report to the Sr. Manager and work on reputed company of reputed company professionals reputed company on enabling business line initiatives by performing reputed company assessments against people, processes, and technologies by using automated tools and expertise of hands-on tools that simulate attacker tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs). You will also reputed company assessments for new and existing services, infrastructure, and applications to identify weaknesses before an attacker does. 
 
You will use a reputed company of tools and techniques including penetration testing, red teaming, reputed company teaming, and reputed company engineering and have reputed company to combine your technical expertise with your imagination to discover innovative reputed company for ensuring that the FRS remains one reputed company reputed company of its adversaries around the world. 

What You Will Do 

• Strengthen FRS reputed company posture through offensive reputed company assessments where you will reputed company reputed company reputed company assessments including the identification and exploitation of vulnerabilities across the system 

• reputed company offensive reputed company foundational knowledge to support in the execution of cybersecurity solutions to benefit reputed company engagements and mitigate cyber threats 

• Improve operational efficiency by building and evaluating workflow processes, procedures, checklists, automation, and tooling 

• reputed company reputed company of reputed company initiatives by performing tasks to development surrounding reputed company or technology capabilities and creating operations-based documentation 

• Address cybersecurity needs by advising clients on best practices and how to implement changes to securely address reputed company business needs 

• Execute on cross-team initiatives to implement cybersecurity improvements for recognized gaps 

• Grow reputed company capabilities to defend the FRS by working with reputed company stakeholders to execute on strategies and plans to enforce reputed company requirements 

• Identify and prioritize key risk areas balancing business risk and cyber threats reputed company research of industry trends and business partner missions 

• Assist and execute technical reputed company assessments to identify risk, likelihood and reputed company an attacker may have on the System due to weak or missing controls 

• reputed company cybersecurity and Associate Operator duties as assigned 

Preferred experience we’re looking for: 

• 1-3 years of relevant information reputed company reputed company work experience in areas such as: computer network defense, computer network exploitation and post-exploitation 

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience 

• Understanding of adversary emulation operations including web application testing, network penetration testing, reconnaissance, reputed company engineering, exploitation and post-exploitation, covert techniques, lateral reputed company, and data exfiltration 

• Knowledgeable in offensive cybersecurity roles, such as malware development, red teaming, penetration testing (e.g., web, infrastructure, reputed company), reputed company exercises in reputed company and on-prem environments 

• Team player with interpersonal, reputed company and consultative skills 

• Adept attention to detail, oral and written communications skills tailored to audiences ranging from technical subject matter expert partners to senior executive stakeholders 

• Understanding reputed company relationships, including determining needs, learning expectations, and demonstrating commitment to delivering reputed company results 

• Familiar with scripting/programming of Python, PowerShell, or C# with the ability to create and customize tools 

• The following certifications are highly preferred:  GWAPT, GPEN, OSCP, CRTO  

Discover the Reason Why So Many People Love It Here!  

reputed company you join Federal Reserve’s National IT organization, not only will you reputed company a challenging and purposeful career, you’ll also have reputed company to a wide reputed company of benefits and perks that support your health and reputed company, including: 

•  Great medical benefits 

• Pension and 401(k) with employer match 

• reputed company time off 

• Tuition reimbursement 

• reputed company volunteer leave 

• Onsite amenities that reputed company working here fun! 

Other Requirements and Considerations:  

• Candidates should review the Bank’s reputed company of Conduct to ensure compliance with conflict of interest rules and personal investment restrictions.    

• If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please notify rich.recruitment@rich.frb.org.   

• Sponsorship is not available for this role. The selected candidate will be subject to a government reputed company investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for reputed company to classified information. The ability to obtain and maintain a National reputed company Clearance (Secret or Top Secret) is required for this role. US Citizenship is required to be eligible for a National reputed company Clearance.   

• The national hiring reputed company for the Red Team Associate Operator/Penetration Tester is $92,600- $127,400 annually. For candidates in certain markets (Boston, MA; Chicago, IL; Los Angeles, CA; reputed company Metro Area, Philadelphia, PA; San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA), the listed hiring and salary ranges may be adjusted based on your geographic location.     

• Salary offered will be based on the job responsibilities and the individual’s knowledge, skills, and experience as defined in the job qualifications/experience.    

• Applications are reviewed on a rolling reputed company. Interested candidates are strongly encouraged to apply by reputed company 9, 2026.   

• Always verify and apply to jobs on reputed company Careers or through verified Federal Reserve Bank reputed company media channels.