Offensive Security Engineer, Technical Lead

Freddie Mac offers competitive compensation and market leading benefits to support a long-term career in security. This full-time role in McLean, Virginia with remote options empowers you to advance the organization’s offensive security program by building AI powered tools and automation that meaningfully reduce risk. The team values practical problem solving, cross-functional collaboration, and the adoption of secure engineering practices across the enterprise.

Responsibilities

• Apply expert level knowledge in domains such as web applications, AI powered business systems, and cloud environments.
• Conduct sophisticated red team assessments across diverse attack surfaces.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to define engagement scope, success criteria, and translate complex technical findings into actionable business risk narratives.
• Research, develop, and maintain advanced offensive security tools and automation frameworks to boost team capabilities and operational efficiency.

Requirements

• 8+ years of relevant experience.
• Proven ability to critically examine applications, 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.
• Show proficiency in the chosen domain using public research, a personal blog, active projects, bug bounty work, or public disclosures.
• Must be willing to work East Coast hours.

Position Overview

The ideal candidate excels at navigating ambiguity, uncovering weaknesses, and engineering solutions that elevate our security posture. You will blend technical ingenuity with pragmatic problem solving to develop automation, tools, and methods that drive meaningful risk reduction.

Our Impact

Freddie Mac's Information Security team continually tests the overall strength of the organization’s defenses across people, processes, and technology by simulating attacker objectives and actions.

Your Impact

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 promote secure engineering practices across the organization.

Compensation and Benefits

Salary: USD 150,000 - 224,000 per year. Benefits: Competitive compensation and market leading benefit programs.

Position Details

Location: McLean, VA with remote options. Time type: Full time. FLSA status: Exempt.

CA Applicants

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

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