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Red Team Operations Lead

Booz Allen Hamilton

Augusta, GAFull-time$87–198K/yrPosted 3w agoStill listed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$87–198K/yr
Location
Augusta, GA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

TS/SCI clearance, required

Job overview

Booz Allen Hamilton seeks a Red Team Operations Lead to conduct advanced adversary emulation against real-world targets and lead a small team through Red Team operations. The role includes developing realistic scenarios and artifacts, improving team tradecraft and tooling, communicating status to leadership, and delivering technical reports and presentations. The lead also supports and mentors other Red Team operators.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Cybersecurity, requiredRed Teaming, requiredPurple Teaming, requiredTool Development, requiredHands-on Keyboard Operations, requiredRed Team Engagement Planning, requiredRed Team Engagement Leadership, requiredEDR Evasion, requiredMFA Environments, requiredPenetration Testing, requiredMythic, requiredCobalt Strike, requiredSliver, requiredCommand-and-Control Frameworks, requiredOffensive Infrastructure Deployment, requiredCloud Technologies, requiredMalware Reverse Engineering, requiredData Obfuscation, requiredData Encryption, requiredActive Directory Exploitation, requiredAuthentication Technologies, requiredOPSEC Infrastructure, requiredDocker, requiredRedirectors, requiredMail Servers, requiredExploit Development, requiredWindows, requiredLinux, requiredRed Team Methodology, requiredWireless Technologies, nice to haveRadio Frequency Technologies, nice to haveBluetooth, nice to have802.11, nice to haveScripting, nice to haveCode Editing, nice to haveC#, nice to haveC++, nice to havePython, nice to haveGo, nice to haveOffensive Tooling Development, nice to have

Qualifications

5+ Years Cybersecurity Experience, required5+ Years Red Teaming, Purple Teaming, or Tool Development, requiredTS/SCI Clearance With Polygraph, requiredHigh School Diploma or GED, required

Benefits

Medical Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Red Team Operations LeadThe Opportunity: Operate as a Red Team Operations Lead conducting advanced adversary emulation operations against real-world targets in varying environments and active network defenders. Lead a small team through design, development, and decision-making in the execution of Red Team operations. Ensure that operations complete objectives within the designated timeline and status is communicated to leadership on a regular basis, and develop comprehensive and accurate reports and presentations for both technical and executive audiences. Ensure the post-operations technical report and support activities are completed within the required timeline. Develop scenarios and artifacts that mimic real-world adversary groups for simulated testing. Improve team tradecraft, techniques, tactics, procedures, infrastructure, and tooling. Provide support and mentorship to other Red Team operators.

You Have:

  • 5+ years of experience with cybersecurity
  • 5+ years of experience with Red Teaming, Purple Teaming, or tool development
  • Experience with cyber hands-on keyboard (HOK) during multiple Red Team engagements, planning, and leading Red Team engagements
  • Experience with Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) evasion in a Multifactor Authentication (MFA) environment
  • Experience with common penetration testing and Red Team tools, Such as Mythic Cobalt Strike or Sliver
  • Experience with command-and-control channel frameworks, offensive infrastructure deployment, cloud technologies, reverse engineering malware, data obfuscation or encryption, Active Directory exploitation, and authentication-type technologies
  • Experience with OPSEC infrastructure implementation, including Docker, Redirectors, or Mail Servers, and exploit development in Windows or Linux environments
  • Ability to explain the tools and techniques used within Red Teaming methodology, including Recon, Exploitation, Persistence, Lateral Movement, Post Exploitation, and Exfiltration
  • TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph
  • HS diploma or GED

Nice If You Have:

  • Experience with wireless and radio frequency technologies, including Bluetooth or 802.11
  • Experience scripting and editing existing code and programming in C#, C++, Python, or GO
  • Experience with rapid development of offensive-focused tooling and tradecraft
  • Experience with phishing and other social engineering tactics
  • Experience with assembly languages, including x86 or reverse engineering

Clearance: Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is required.

Compensation At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $86,800.00 to $198,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date. Identity Statement As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Candidate AI Usage Policy AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

  • Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.
  • Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen or customer facility, in alignment with your leadership's expectations and the needs of the role.
  • Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed full-time at a customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.

How this job compares

Set against the 2,829 open Cybersecurity jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$87–198K/yr
  • Georgia median$135–213K/yr60 salary ranges
  • US median$135–210K/yr2,202 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $142K, is 12% below the Georgia median midpoint ($163K) — in the lowest quarter of Cybersecurity salary ranges in Georgia.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 81 open Cybersecurity jobs in Georgia and 2,829 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Georgia
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Cybersecurity postings that state a minimum ask for 6 years at the median (2,377 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 1,306 of the 2,829 open Cybersecurity jobs (46%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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