Red Team Engineer

State Street

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Work type
On-site
Location
Quincy, MAClifton, NJPrinceton, NJ
Salary
$125,000–$215,000 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
83 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Similar $186k
This role $170k
$113k most similar roles pay here $234k

This role pays less than 59% of similar roles. Most pay $150,875–$222,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $170k versus about $186k for comparable roles.

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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 245 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $120,000–$202,500 across 174 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Red Team Engineer

As a member of the Global Cyber Security group, the Red Team Engineer serves as a core technical contributor for adversary-emulation, threat-informed security testing, and controlled offensive security operations. This role involves conducting comprehensive assessments of enterprise applications, critical infrastructure components, and technical security controls to evaluate detection, prevention, response, and governance capabilities. The engineer will execute authorized activities, develop or adapt tools using common scripting languages, and participate in purple-team exercises to improve organizational defenses. Key requirements include proficiency in offensive security techniques, cloud-focused penetration testing, and a deep understanding of attack frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK. The role requires broad knowledge of identity management, network security, and endpoint technologies. You will produce audit-ready reports and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure testing scenarios reflect realistic adversary behaviors across various infrastructure and cloud platforms.

What you'll do

  • Execute authorized adversary-emulation activities to assess organizational resilience and security controls.
  • Perform targeted security assessments across applications, infrastructure, cloud platforms, and enterprise technologies.
  • Develop threat-informed testing scenarios based on realistic adversary behaviors and risks.
  • Evaluate detection and response capabilities through coordinated purple-team activities.
  • Create or adapt tools and scripts to support offensive security testing and automation.
  • Produce audit-ready reports and provide actionable recommendations to remediate identified risks.
  • Operate all testing within defined authorization boundaries, scopes, and safety protocols.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent hands-on security experience.
  • 2–4 years of experience in penetration testing or red-team activities.
  • Proficiency in offensive security techniques for infrastructure, applications, and cloud platforms.
  • Deep understanding of adversary behaviors and attack frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK.
  • Broad technical knowledge of networks, operating systems, identity systems, and cloud services.
  • Ability to develop or adapt scripts and tools using common scripting languages.
  • Experience collaborating with defensive teams to validate detections through purple-team activities.
  • Strong communication skills to produce audit-ready reports and explain complex concepts to various audiences.

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