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Infrastructure Security Practice Manager
Location
United States
Posted
80 days ago
Salary
$164.7K - $211.8K / year
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Infrastructure Security Practice Manager
DirectDefense
Role Description The Infrastructure Security Practice Manager plays a key role at DirectDefense as a leader on our technical team, directing the execution of penetration testing, adversary emulation, and vulnerability assessment engagements across client environments. Additionally, they lead a team conducting formal tests and offensive security assessments across a wide range of systems, networks, servers, databases, and other infrastructure components to measure an organization’s susceptibility to compromise. Key success factors include: - Staying current with the latest vulnerabilities and technological trends. - Developing proofs of concept that accurately and effectively demonstrate discovered vulnerabilities. - Communicating findings and recommendations clearly in writing and verbally. Responsibilities: - Lead and manage a team of ~10 consultants delivering network and infrastructure penetration testing, red and purple team engagements, wireless and social engineering assessments, vulnerability assessments, and high-level web application testing. - Lead engagements end-to-end, from scoping and kickoff through execution, reporting, and remediation support. - Develop comprehensive and accurate reports and presentations tailored to both technical and executive audiences. - Work closely with sales and project management to scope prospective engagements, manage client relationships, perform pre-sales scoping, and identify opportunities for follow-on work. - Build and maintain trusted, impactful client relationships, serving as a senior point of contact for Infrastructure Security matters. - Manage, mentor, and develop team members, providing technical guidance and career growth support. - Own practice-level financial performance, including revenue forecasting and targets, P&L oversight, and utilization management for the team. - Develop and manage the annual practice budget, including headcount planning, tooling investments, and lab infrastructure. - Recognize and safely utilize attacker tools, tactics, and procedures. - Develop and refine scripts, tools, and methodologies – aligned with frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK to improve team efficiency and testing quality and enhance team processes. - Assist with scoping prospective engagements, leading engagements from kickoff through remediation, and mentoring less experienced staff. - Assess, monitor, and recommend improvements to our client’s security architecture. - Review audits and evaluate security solutions and designs. - Proactively identify technical and architectural risks in client environments, providing actionable recommendations and alternatives. - Represent the practice externally through thought leadership activities such as conference presentations, blog posts, published research, or open-source tool contributions. - Evaluate and manage third-party vendor relationships, including offensive software tooling and software platforms. Qualifications - 10-15 years of experience within network/infrastructure security, adversary emulation, and/or penetration testing, with progressive leadership experience. - Demonstrated experience managing or leading a technical consulting team. - Strong familiarity with offensive toolkits and methodologies used for in-network/infrastructure penetration testing and adversary emulation (e.g., C2 frameworks, AD attack paths, network pivoting, defense evasion). - A solid understanding of both offensive and defensive security IT concepts, including common enterprise architectures and controls. - Experience scoping and delivering consulting engagements in a client-facing environment. - Experience with practice or business unit financial management (revenue targets, utilization, budgeting) preferred. - Strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience producing and presenting executive-level deliverables. - OSCP, OSEP, CRTO, or equivalent offensive certifications preferred; CISSP or similar management-level certifications a plus. - Up to 25-30% of travel. Requirements - OSCP and OSEP certification preferred. - Willingness to travel up to 25–30%. Benefits - 401(k) - AD&D Insurance - Dental Insurance - Disability insurance - Health insurance - Life insurance - Vision insurance - Flex PTO program - Paid certification and continuing education - Work schedule: Monday through Friday - Work hours: 40 hours a week
Job Requirements
- 10-15 years of experience within network/infrastructure security, adversary emulation, and/or penetration testing, with progressive leadership experience.
- Demonstrated experience managing or leading a technical consulting team.
- Strong familiarity with offensive toolkits and methodologies used for in-network/infrastructure penetration testing and adversary emulation (e.g., C2 frameworks, AD attack paths, network pivoting, defense evasion).
- A solid understanding of both offensive and defensive security IT concepts, including common enterprise architectures and controls.
- Experience scoping and delivering consulting engagements in a client-facing environment.
- Experience with practice or business unit financial management (revenue targets, utilization, budgeting) preferred.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience producing and presenting executive-level deliverables.
- OSCP, OSEP, CRTO, or equivalent offensive certifications preferred; CISSP or similar management-level certifications a plus.
- Up to 25-30% of travel.
- OSCP and OSEP certification preferred.
- Willingness to travel up to 25–30%.
Benefits
- 401(k)
- AD&D Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Disability insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Vision insurance
- Flex PTO program
- Paid certification and continuing education
- Work schedule: Monday through Friday
- Work hours: 40 hours a week
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