Attack Automation Engineer

  • Security
  • Professional

Attack Automation Engineer

  • Security
  • Professional

Introduction
As a Randori Hacker Operations Center (HOC) Attack Automation Team Engineer, you will be helping to create the automated attacks and actions that a true adversary would take in an operation.

Your Role and Responsibilities
Using your knowledge of the threat landscape combined with our RECON and ATTACK platforms you will help customers understand risks and improve their security programs. Your primary responsibility will include working on python development that will automate Red Team daily activities by utilizing your understanding of threat actors’ tactics, techniques, and procedures. You’ll work alongside IBM’s X-Force Applied Research and X-Force Attack Targeted Operations teams to capture both innovative attacks and industry standard TTPS into automated functions

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

  • Background or demonstrated experience in information security
  • Demonstrated experience with attacker tactics, techniques, tools, and procedures (TTP’s)
  • Extensive experience with Python and/or Unix shell scripting
  • Deep understanding of TCP/IP networking and common networking technology
  • Experience with agile development


Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise
Demonstrated experience implementing security mechanisms and bypassing common security mechanisms on networks and systems
OSCP, SANS Certifications
Experience detecting threats on networks or systems
Experience verifying vulnerabilities on systems
Experience with Docker/Kubernetes in cloud computing platforms

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At IBM Security – Randori, we help defenders continuously assess their real-world security. Our automated validation and attack platform provides a red team experience designed to mirror today’s adversaries, not yesterday’s threats. We partner with security teams to help them understand the art of the possible by delivering an unrivaled attack experience, at scale.


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