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Red Team Lead
Leads adversarial attack simulations against entire organisations
£70k–£140k Threat-driven
What it involves
Plans and executes realistic multi-stage attack campaigns — phishing, privilege escalation, lateral movement, data exfiltration — to test whether defences would stop a real advanced attacker.
Skills & knowledge needed
Penetration testingSocial engineeringActive Directory attacksCobalt Strike/custom toolsReport writing
Why it's emerging now
Compliance testing isn't enough — boards want proof that defences would stop a sophisticated attacker.
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