Red Team Engineer

State Street

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Quincy, Massachusetts Posted 17 days ago $120,000$202,500 / year

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TL;DR

As a Red Team Engineer within the Global Cyber Security group, you will serve as a core technical contributor for adversary-emulation and threat-informed security testing, executing activities in accordance with State Street’s standards to assess enterprise applications and critical infrastructure components. You will collaborate closely with cybersecurity experts, process stakeholders, and business system owners to develop realistic testing scenarios that reflect current adversary behaviors and enterprise risks. Your responsibilities include evaluating detection and response capabilities, developing or adapting tools using scripting languages like Python or Bash, and producing clear, audit-ready reports to support remediation efforts. The role requires strong proficiency in offensive security techniques, a deep understanding of attack frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK, and broad technical knowledge across networks, operating systems, cloud services, and security controls.

Skills

Python Bash MITRE ATT&CK Kubernetes AWS Azure GCP Docker CI/CD Git PostgreSQL MongoDB Linux Windows Network Security Penetration Testing Security Monitoring Incident Response Threat Intelligence Secure Software Development

What you'll do

  • Execute authorized adversary-emulation activities to assess organizational defenses and resilience.
  • Perform comprehensive security assessments across enterprise applications, infrastructure, and cloud platforms.
  • Develop realistic threat-informed testing scenarios in collaboration with cybersecurity stakeholders.
  • Evaluate detection and response capabilities and support purple-team improvement initiatives.
  • Ensure all testing activities comply with defined approval processes and safe-testing protocols.

What we're looking for

  • Strong proficiency in offensive security techniques and penetration testing.
  • Deep understanding of adversary behaviors and attack frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK.
  • Broad technical knowledge across networks, operating systems, cloud services, and security controls.
  • Ability to develop or adapt scripts and tools using common scripting languages.
  • Experience collaborating with defensive teams to validate detections and improve defenses.
  • Strong reporting and communication skills for technical audiences.
  • Commitment to maintaining awareness of emerging threats and offensive security trends.

Market check

Salary context

This $120,000–$202,500 range sits above 47% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$125,000$212,340

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$137,500$208,900

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 238 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About State Street

State Street Corporation is one of the world''s largest custodian banks and asset managers, providing investment servicing, investment management, and investment research to institutional investors. Industry: Financial Services & Asset Custody

State Street currently has 133 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $110,000–$180,000 across 131 roles with salary data.

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