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From the employer's careers site First seen 5 Nov 2026

Red Team Operator (Cyber Resilience)

Starling London, England Hybrid senior full-time

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Description

Starling is the UK’s first and leading digital bank on a mission to fix banking!

Our vision is fast technology, fair service, and honest values.

You will participate in end-to-end red and purple team operations, designing and delivering cyber resilience exercises, emulating real-world threat actors, and leveraging MITRE ATT&CK to test the organisation's defences.

Responsibilities include:

  • Participating in end-to-end red and purple team operations
  • Designing and delivering cyber resilience exercises
  • Emulating real-world threat actors
  • Utilising dedicated research time to identify emerging threats
  • Working alongside defensive teams post-engagement
  • Engaging in continuous learning and professional development

Requirements:

  • 2+ years of experience in Offensive Security (Red Teaming, Pentesting) OR highly technical other cyber security domains
  • Experience emulating real-world cyber threats
  • Relevant industry certifications (e.g., CRTO, OSEP, OSMR, OSCP)
  • Familiarity with standard C2 frameworks and common offensive security tooling
  • Strong network and operating system fundamentals

Ideal candidate would also bring:

  • Experience chaining offensive operations directly into broader organisational resilience or response exercises
  • Exposure to financial sector threat-led penetration testing frameworks
  • Deep understanding of macOS operating system fundamentals
  • Experience in payload modification, scripting, or software engineering

Benefits:

  • 33 days holiday
  • An extra day’s holiday for your birthday
  • Annual leave is increased with length of service
  • 16 hours paid volunteering time a year
  • Salary sacrifice, company enhanced pension scheme
  • Life insurance at 4x your salary & group income protection
  • Private Medical Insurance with VitalityHealth

Skills

Required

  • Offensive Security
  • Red Teaming
  • Pentesting
  • MITRE ATT&CK
  • C2 frameworks
  • Network fundamentals
  • Operating System fundamentals

Nice to have

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