Vice President, Penetration Testing & Red Team
Lead a mature Red Team capability, conduct penetration testing, and provide expert guidance on security architecture. 15+ years of experience in offensive cyber security required. Competitive executive compensation package.
Key Highlights
Technical Skills Required
Benefits & Perks
Job Description
We are hiring a Vice President – Penetration Testing & Red Team to lead the offensive cyber security function within a large, complex enterprise environment. The role is open to expats, full relocation package provided by the bank.
This is a hands-on leadership role for an experienced penetration tester who can operate at depth while building and running a mature Red Team capability across applications, infrastructure, cloud, and emerging technologies.
The Role
You will own the penetration testing and red team strategy, leading internal and third-party resources to proactively identify and exploit weaknesses before real attackers do.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading and expanding an in-house Red Team (strategy, tooling, methodology, delivery)
- Managing enterprise-wide penetration testing and vulnerability assessment programmes
- Conducting and overseeing advanced testing of:
- Internet-facing and internal applications
- Networks, servers, databases, and cloud environments
- Active Directory, identity and access controls
- Designing and executing simulated attack scenarios, threat-led testing, and adversary emulation
- Managing relationships with external penetration testing vendors
- Providing expert guidance on security architecture, control weaknesses, and remediation
- Advising senior stakeholders on offensive security risk and emerging threats
- Supporting risk, technology, and business teams on new technologies and security design
- Ensuring testing aligns with internal security standards and regulatory expectations
About You
- 15+ years in offensive cyber security, penetration testing, and red team operations at a large international bank
- Proven experience leading penetration testing teams (in-house and outsourced)
- Deep hands-on expertise with:
- Application & infrastructure testing
- Network security, firewalls, and operating systems (Windows, Linux, Unix)
- Active Directory and identity attack paths
- Strong understanding of advanced exploitation techniques and emerging threats
- Programming/scripting experience (e.g. Python, C#, PHP, ASP or similar)
- Comfortable engaging at senior management level while remaining technically credible
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in IT or a related discipline (Master’s preferred)
- CISSP / CISM / CISA (mandatory)
- Additional offensive certifications (e.g. OSCP/OSCE) are advantageous
Why Join
- Senior, visible role with real influence on cyber defence strategy
- Opportunity to build and mature a Red Team within a complex environment
- Competitive executive compensation package
- Dubai-based role with exposure to enterprise-scale technology
Apply directly via LinkedIn or reach out for a confidential discussion.
Only candidates with deep penetration testing and red team leadership experience will be considered.