[Hiring] Red Team Operator – Senior @Freddie Mac

Role Description

We’re looking for an Offensive Security Engineer who excels at navigating ambiguity, uncovering weaknesses, and engineering solutions that elevate our security posture. You’ll combine technical ingenuity with practical problem-solving, developing automation, tools, and methods that drive meaningful risk reduction.

Freddie Mac's Information Security team is responsible for continuously testing the overall strength of our organization’s defenses (across all people, process, & technology) by simulating the objectives and actions of an attacker.

In this role, you will contribute to a collaborative team as a subject matter expert focusing on advanced offensive security. You will design and implement AI-powered security tools, proactively address vulnerabilities, and champion secure engineering practices across the organization.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant experience
• Proven ability to critically examine applications and identify, exploit, and remediate complex vulnerabilities
• Proven ability to create automation workflows that scale to enterprise environments
• Demonstrated expertise in bypassing modern defensive controls and security measures to achieve assessment objectives
• Demonstrate proficiency in chosen domain using public research, personal blog, active projects, bug bounty, and public disclosures
• Must be willing to work east coast hours

Requirements

• Applications should bring expert level knowledge in one or more domains, including web applications, AI-powered business systems, cloud environments, etc.
• Execute sophisticated red team assessments across diverse attack surfaces
• Partner with internal stakeholders to define engagement scope, success criteria, and translate complex technical findings into actionable business risk narratives
• Research, develop, and maintain cutting-edge offensive security tools and automation frameworks to enhance team capabilities and operational efficiency

Benefits

• Freddie Mac offers a comprehensive total rewards package to include competitive compensation and market-leading benefit programs
• This position has an annualized market-based salary range of $126,000 - $190,000 and is eligible to participate in the annual incentive program