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Aptiv

Senior Principal Cybersecurity Engineer

Troy, MI · On-site

Sr. Principal Security Engineer Join Aptiv and help lead the automotive industry into a more ... Communicate security research findings to production engineering teams around the world, ensuring ...

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$53.25 - $69.50/hr

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Cyber Red Team Researcher

Ford Motor Company

Allen Park, MI • On-site

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, PTO

Posted 5 days ago

Ford Motor Company rating

7.6

Company rating: 7.6 out of 10

Based on 526 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

13th of 45 rated automakers

Job description


We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world -- together. At Ford, we're all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves?
Enterprise Technology plays a critical part in shaping the future of mobility. If you're looking for the chance to leverage advanced technology to redefine the transportation landscape, enhance the customer experience and improve people's lives, this is the opportunity for you. Join us and challenge your IT expertise and analytical skills to help create vehicles that are as smart as you are.
Ford's Red Team operates as a highly technical offensive security team focused on identifying, demonstrating, and helping reduce meaningful risk across the enterprise. Our work spans traditional adversary simulation, application and infrastructure testing, social engineering, attack development, custom tooling, and emerging technologies.
We are looking for a senior offensive security professional who combines deep technical capability with curiosity, initiative, and a strong bias toward action. This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys solving difficult problems, building tools when existing solutions are not enough, and operating effectively in environments where the path forward may not already be defined.
Our team is also increasingly AI-native. We use custom autonomous agents and AI-enabled workflows to expand the speed, scale, and depth of our offensive operations. We do not view AI as a replacement for skilled operators; we view it as a force multiplier for people who already understand how attackers think. The ideal candidate will bring strong offensive fundamentals and be excited to help shape how AI, automation, and agentic systems are applied to real-world security problems.
Just as importantly, this person should make the team better. We value people who share knowledge, collaborate freely, challenge ideas constructively, and bring energy to the work. The strongest candidates will be technically excellent, highly self-directed, and motivated by building, experimenting, and delivering results
Responsibilities
What you'll do...
  • Lead and execute complex Red Team engagements that simulate realistic adversary behavior across applications, infrastructure, cloud, identity, and enterprise environments.
  • Operate effectively in ambiguous environments, proactively identifying opportunities and moving from idea to execution with limited direction.
  • Identify and exploit vulnerabilities, attack paths, trust relationships, and control weaknesses to demonstrate meaningful business risk.
  • Develop custom offensive tooling, automation, and capabilities when existing tools are insufficient for the mission.
  • Apply AI and agentic systems as a force multiplier for offensive operations, including research, attack development, reconnaissance, analysis, and workflow automation.
  • Design, build, and improve autonomous or semi-autonomous offensive workflows that increase the speed, scale, and consistency of Red Team operations.
  • Research emerging attack techniques, technologies, and adversary behaviors, and translate that research into practical offensive capabilities.
  • Collaborate closely with other Red Team members, defenders, engineers, and security partners to communicate findings and drive meaningful improvements.
  • Mentor and share knowledge with other team members through technical collaboration, code review, tooling development, and engagement support.
  • Clearly communicate complex technical findings, attack narratives, and risk to both technical and leadership audiences.
  • Continuously challenge existing approaches, experiment with new techniques, and help evolve how the Red Team operates.

Qualifications
You'll have...
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Cybersecurity, or a related field, OR a combination of education and professional experience in offensive security.
  • 5+ years of hands-on experience in Red Team operations, penetration testing, adversary simulation, security research, or other offensive security disciplines.
    • Strong understanding of common attack techniques, attacker tradecraft, exploitation methodologies, and modern enterprise attack surfaces.
    • Hands-on experience with offensive security tooling and frameworks such as Kali Linux, Burp Suite, Metasploit, Nmap, command-and-control frameworks, and other penetration testing or adversary simulation tools.
    • Strong scripting or software development skills in one or more languages such as Python, Go, JavaScript, PowerShell, C#, or similar languages used for offensive tooling and automation.
    • Demonstrated ability to independently investigate complex technical problems, develop attack paths, and move from concept to execution with limited direction.
    • Ability to succeed in a highly dynamic and unstructured environment while balancing multiple technical priorities.
    • Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and creative problem-solving skills.
    • Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with teammates and partners across a wide range of technical backgrounds and experience levels.
    • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to clearly explain complex attack scenarios and technical risk.

Even better, you may have...
  • Experience developing custom offensive security tooling, frameworks, payloads, automation, or attack infrastructure.
  • Experience applying large language models, AI-assisted development, automation, or agentic systems to technical workflows.
  • Experience designing or integrating autonomous or semi-autonomous workflows, agents, or orchestration frameworks.
  • Experience conducting social engineering, identity-based attacks, cloud exploitation, application security testing, or adversary simulation in large enterprise environments.
  • Experience mentoring other security professionals or providing technical leadership during complex offensive engagements.
  • Demonstrated curiosity and enthusiasm for emerging technologies, offensive research, and experimentation.

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!
As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder...or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:
  • Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
  • Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
  • Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
  • Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
  • Tuition assistance
  • Established and active employee resource groups
  • Paid time off for individual and team community service
  • A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year's Day
  • Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

For a detailed look at our benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSR
*Note: This is a hybrid role, you are expected to relocate if you are not within commutable distance, and responsible to be on site 4 days a week
This position is a range of salary grade(s) 7-8 | $99,600 - $192,900
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.
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