Principal Security Consultant - Red Team

NCC Group is hiring a Principal Security Consultant - Red Team in Madrid, Spain. Level rates it ; you can apply on NCC Group.

Level's read on this job

Little AI ●○○○ is how Level rates this cybersecurity role: aI is not part of the work.
Tools and skills the posting cites include AWS, Azure and Google Cloud.
Level classifies it as a lead role.
Level lists 86 other open roles at NCC Group.
The role was posted within the past week.

AI in this role

Lead high-end adversary simulation engagements and offensive security assessments as a Principal Consultant.

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Role Purpose
As an Executive Principal Consultant within the Red Teaming practice, you’ll take a leading role in delivering high-end adversary simulation engagements for clients with mature security postures and critical risk profiles. You'll operate across the entire attack lifecycle—from initial access and evasion of EDR, through lateral movement and objective completion—while ensuring the safety, confidentiality, and operational integrity of every engagement.

You’ll also contribute to our capability development, tooling, and methodologies, while mentoring the next generation of Red Teamers and representing NCC Group in client-facing engagements, including with C-level stakeholders.

This role is central to advancing NCC Group’s offensive security capability while helping our clients understand, detect, and respond to sophisticated threats in real-world scenarios.

Key Accountabilities

You’ll lead the design, planning, and execution of Red Team and adversary simulation engagements across critical sectors such as financial services, government, and defence. These operations will align with frameworks such as CBEST, TIBER, CORIE, and more. You’ll also build strong stakeholder relationships, lead debriefs with both technical and executive audiences, and translate complex attack paths into clear, actionable insight.

Over the next 12–24 months, you'll establish yourself as a senior authority in the Red Teaming space, contribute to tooling and methodology development, mentor rising talent, and play an active role in growing our capability in both regulated and bespoke assessments.

Skills

You are an experienced operator who combines deep technical expertise with strong client-facing and leadership skills. You’re comfortable running complex operations end-to-end and enjoy mentoring others while staying hands-on.

We’d love to see experience in:

Designing and delivering complex adversary simulations
Evading controls such as EDR/EPP and navigating defensive environments
Microsoft AD, Office 365, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), MacOS
Stakeholder engagement, including executive-level briefings
Report writing that balances narrative flow and technical accuracy

Desirable:

Familiarity with CBEST, TIBER, CORIE, AASE, iCAST, FEER
Experience building tools or automation for Red Team use
Understanding of cybersecurity frameworks and regulatory standards

Certifications required:

CREST CCT-INF is desired
CREST CCSAS or CREST CCSAM is highly desired

How we rate this

Principal Security Consultant - Red Team at NCC Group rates 0 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Read the description and count the AI tools, models and workflows it names.

Key facts

Principal Security Consultant - Red Team is an open job at NCC Group.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The role is based in Madrid, Community of Madrid.
The job was posted on October 20, 2026.
Seniority: lead.
Applications are handled by NCC Group. Apply on NCC Group

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Skills and AI tools this role asks for

Red TeamingAdversary SimulationPenetration TestingEdr EvasionAWSAzureGoogle CloudOffice 365

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Pay

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