Red Team Operator

NVIDIA's Offensive Security Team is looking for a Red Team Operator to help assess and improve the security of NVIDIA’s products, services, and infrastructure. You’ll contribute to adversarial assessments through both Red and Purple Team operations. These engagements support NVIDIA’s mission by identifying real-world risks and partnering with defenders to strengthen our security posture.

What you’ll be doing:

• Assist with Red and Purple Team operations focused on realistic adversary simulation and exploitation

• Help plan and execute assessments, contributing to domain-wide and product-specific testing efforts

• Participate in open-box (collaborative) security reviews of NVIDIA technologies and platforms

• Work with experienced operators to develop or modify tools, scripts, and techniques to support engagement goals

• Document findings and help communicate risk clearly to engineers and stakeholders

• Learn from senior team members and threat hunters through collaboration on investigations and detection tuning

What we need to see:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

• 5+ years in a security-focused role, ideally with experience in penetration testing, red teaming, or offensive security research

• Understanding of common attack techniques across Windows and Linux environments

• Familiarity with common tools (e.g., Cobalt Strike, Metasploit, Burp Suite, BloodHound)

• Strong desire to grow and improve through mentorship and challenging assessments

• Respectful, responsible approach to offensive testing – we break things carefully and fix them fast

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

• Experience scripting or modifying tools in Python, PowerShell, or Go

• Certifications like OSCP or PNPT

• Contribution to security blogs, writeups, or open-source projects

• Exposure to cloud (AWS/Azure), containers (Kubernetes/Docker), or enterprise IT environments

• Passion for learning new techniques, and an attitude passionate about collaboration over competition

With competitive salaries and a generous benefits package, NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. We have some of the most forward-thinking and talented people in the world working for us and, due to unprecedented growth, our elite engineering teams are rapidly growing. If you're a creative and autonomous engineer with a real passion for technology, we want to hear from you!

The base salary range is 148,000 USD - 235,750 USD. Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits. NVIDIA accepts applications on an ongoing basis.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.