About this role
Threat Emulation Engineer IV contributes to red-team style assessments by developing and running tests that replicate adversary techniques, documenting results, and coordinating with threat-related teams to improve defenses.
Key Responsibilities
- Research adversary techniques
- Build and run tests in controlled environment
- Document results
- Coordinate with Threat Intelligence/Response/Detection teams
- Present findings
Technical Overview
Security testing in financial services with focus on threat emulation, TDAs, TEOS, TRXs; requires scripting/programming, OS fundamentals, networking, and GRC tooling.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is a senior threat emulation engineer with foundational knowledge in adversary tradecraft, strong documentation and technical writing skills, and the ability to independently research and reproduce techniques. They should be comfortable operating in a hybrid environment and collaborating across threat intelligence, threat response, and threat detection teams.
Must-Have Skills
Formal education in computer scienceengineeringinformation securityor related field may be helpful but is not requiredEquivalent experience gained through professional workindependent studyor hands-on learningOperating system fundamentalsnetworking conceptsscripting or programming in at least one languageFamiliarity with command-line tools and system administration tasksUnderstanding of basic security conceptsincluding access controlloggingand common attack patternsAbility to learn independently and engage with unfamiliar technical materialExperience producing written technical materialComfort explaining technical concepts and engaging in discussionFINRA Series 7 licenseor ability to obtain within 12 months of hire
Nice-to-Have Skills
MBA or equivalentCRISCCRCMCPACIAFRMWealth Managementadvisor-led or field-based experienceExperience presenting to risk governance or regulatory forums
Required Skills
ScriptingProgrammingCommand-line toolsOperating system fundamentalsNetworking conceptsAdversary tradecraftThreat EmulationThreat DetectionGRC toolsSecurity concepts
Hard Skills
ScriptingProgrammingCommand-line toolsOperating system fundamentalsNetworking conceptsAdversary tradecraftThreat EmulationThreat Detection AssessmentsThreat Emulation OperationsGRC tools
Soft Skills
Analytical thinkingProblem solvingCommunicationCollaborationMentorshipAdaptability
Certifications
Required
FINRA Series 7 licenseor ability to obtain within 12 months of hire
Preferred
MBA or equivalentCRISCCRCMCPACIAFRM
Keywords for Your Resume
threat emulationtdasthreat detection assessmentsthreat emulation operationsteosthreat response exercisestrxsadversary tradecraftscriptingprogrammingcommand-line toolsnetworking conceptsoperating system fundamentalsrisk managementgrc toolsgRC toolssecurity conceptswritten technical materialknowledge of financefinra series 7GRC toolsFINRA Series 7
Deal Breakers
Must be able to obtain/hold FINRA Series 7 license within 12 months
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