Principal, Incident Response Engineer (red Team)

Walmart

Herndon, VA, United States
Herndon, va: $132,000.00 - $264,000.00; bentonvill...
On-site
Offensive security tooling
Attack infrastructure
Social engineering
Walmart is seeking a Principal Incident Response Engineer to join their Red Team in Herndon, VA. The role involves executing simulated attacks to assess and improve the company’s security posture, requiring deep expertise in offensive security and collaboration with defense teams

Job Summary

  • The Red Team's mission is to inform Walmart by demonstrating attack paths that are assumed unviable and contribute to the measurement of Walmart’s defensive capability by demonstrating likely attacks.
  • The role involves executing a variety of campaigns, developing and leveraging offensive security tooling, managing campaign infrastructure, and researching attacks on vulnerable systems and defensive tooling.
  • Walmart offers competitive pay, performance-based bonus awards, and benefits including 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid parental leave, PTO, and multiple health plans.

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Walmart is seeking a Principal Incident Response Engineer to join their Red Team in Herndon, VA. The role involves executing simulated attacks to assess and improve the company’s security posture, requiring deep expertise in offensive security and collaboration with defense teams.

Salary

Herndon, VA: $132,000.00 - $264,000.00; Bentonville, AR: $110,000.00 - $220,000.00; Bonus/Equity: Annual or quarterly performance bonuses, stock options; Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • offensive security tooling
  • attack infrastructure
  • social engineering
  • scripting and development
  • simulated attacks

Nice-to-have

  • collaborative approach
  • professional and empathetic communication
  • inclusive digital experiences
  • Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in CS, IT, Engineering, IS, Cybersecurity, or related area and 5 years' experience in incident response or related area
  • 7 years' experience in incident response or related area
  • Subject matter expertise in at least one area relevant to Red Teaming

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