Red Team Operator - Advanced

Company: Dutch Ridge Consulting Group
Location: Norfolk
Posted on: February 17, 2026

Job Description:

Job Description Job Description Red Team Operator - Advanced Contingent Upon Contract Award Company Overview: Dutch Ridge Consulting Group, LLC (DRCG), a United States (US) Small Business Administration (SBA) Certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and ISO 9001:2015 Certified Company was established in 2016. DRCG is 100% US owned, has over 50 employees, and provides high-quality support staff at ten client locations throughout the US, with corporate offices in Ashburn, VA and Beaver, PA. DRCG delivers expertise in Cybersecurity Engineering and Operations; Cyber Threat Intelligence; Insider Threat Prevention and Detection; Information Technology Solutioning; Systems Integration; Program Management; Policy, Planning, Communications, and Compliance Support; Workflow Solutioning; Risk Management; Business Process Reengineering; and Professional Business Consulting Services. DRCG's technical approach optimizes client investments by leveraging expertise in managing growth and transformation of existing IT environments. Assist in the development of cyber OT&E test plans, execute cyber tests in support of Navy acquisition systems, and report cyber test results. Conduct cyber tests on a wide range of systems comprised of information technology and operational technology supporting US Navy platforms, weapon systems, information warfare and business systems/services in live operational environments, laboratories, cyber ranges and cloud-based services; system safety and operational security is paramount in all environments. Leverage all authorized resources and analytic techniques to penetrate/access targeted networks and systems under test in support of cyber OT&E mission. Perform these duties under the supervision of the 01D Current Operations Officer. Provide expertise in penetration testing and DoD and DoN red team operations. Review cyber test requirements for each system under test and research and coordinate with other DoD organizations, academia, private sector and defense Contractors on cyber capabilities and tools to meet the test requirements. Make recommendations to the Government on the test objectives and capabilities to meet current and future test requirements. Coordinate with red team operators and exploitation analysts to implement/integrate the Government determined solutions, including new tools, lab/range use and external resource support. Duties and Responsibilities : Review and become proficient in cyber T&E concept of operations, SOPs, policies and guidance. Maintain and participate in the development of 01D SOPs and documentation for DCAT authorization established in DoDI 8585.01. Research, review, prioritize, and submit operational requirements for acquisition of equipment or cyber capabilities, following the 01D tool approval process. Support development and execution of TTPs for penetration testing or Red Teaming. Research adversary cyber actors' TTPs, organizational structures, capabilities, personas, and environments, and integrate findings into cyber survivability test planning and execution. Participate in Cyber Test planning: Conduct open-source research and system under test documentation review to familiarize with the system's mission, architecture and interfaces including critical components to identify its attack surface and threat vectors Participate in checkpoint meetings Guide development of test plan objectives Review test plans, ensuring that test plans objectives are feasible Participate in test planning site visits Participate in test preparation: Participate in site pre-test coordination visits. Support in-brief to the test site. Lead red team test plan review Add relevant system technical information to test reference library Organize and lead research presentations for advanced capability development in support of future tests Prepare test assets (Government Furnished) Execute test events, including Cooperative Vulnerability Penetration Assessments, Adversarial Assessments, and Cyber Tabletops, in support of Operational Testing, Developmental Testing, risk reduction events, or other events, as assigned. Use provided and NAO approved commercial and open-source network cyber assessment tools (e.g. Core Impact, Nmap, Burp, Metasploit, and Nessus). Employee ethical hacking expertise to exploit discovered vulnerabilities and misconfigurations associated with but not limited to operating systems (Windows, Linux, etc.), protocols (HTTP, FTP, etc.), and network security services (PKI, HTTPS, etc.) to accomplish test objectives Be able to accomplish testing independently and provide direction to basic and intermediate operators Ensure tests are conducted safely, in accordance with the test plan, and policies are adhered to. Follow Joint Forces Headquarters (JFHQ)-DODIN deconfliction procedures Verify collected data for accuracy and completeness. Participate in the post-test iterative process, including generation of documents (e.g. deficiency/risk sheets) Document lessons learned. Participate in capture the flag events, cyber off sites, external engagements such as red team huddles and red team technical exchange meetings; develop required products and materials in support of these events. Generate and update documentation to maintain DCAT authorization compliance per DoDI 8585.0. Knowledge of deconfliction reporting to include external organization interaction. Collaborate with development organizations to create and deploy the tools needed to achieve objectives. Develop new techniques for gaining and keeping access to target systems. Qualifications/Requirements : TS/SCI clearance Minimum 6 years' experience performing any combination of: penetration testing, red teaming, or exploitation development. Minimum 6 years' with proficiency in leading red team operators in penetration testing/red teaming to accomplish assigned test objectives. Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP) or equivalent certification Minimum of 3 years' experience performing any combination of: penetration testing, red teaming, or exploitation development. Proficient in multiple offensive tools, including: Metasploit Cobalt Strike Core Impact Burp Suite Nessus SharpHound Ability to detect malicious activity of a program using dynamic analysis techniques Independently operate to conduct penetration testing/red teaming to accomplish assigned test objectives Job Location : Norfolk, VA 23505 DRCG, LLC. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any other criteria the consideration of which is made impermissible by applicable law. Job Posted by ApplicantPro

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