Hadrian
Tech Lead, Offensive Security
Seattle/Bellevue Area, WA · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Sep 1, 2026
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State, to meet ITAR requirements.
About the job
Build and lead Hadrian’s offensive security function, testing and improving security across manufacturing software, robotics and OT, cloud, corporate systems, physical devices, and AI.
What you'll do
- Run red-team operations, penetration tests, and adversary emulation; research vulnerabilities in firmware, embedded controllers, and third-party components.
- Develop AI-driven offensive tools and assess Hadrian’s AI and autonomy systems; drive remediation and run purple-team exercises.
- Represent Hadrian’s security posture to customers, auditors, and DoD stakeholders.
What they ask for
- Deep hands-on red-team and penetration-testing experience at a top-tier engineering organization.
- Strong reverse-engineering skills and a record of finding and weaponizing vulnerabilities.
- Proficiency building offensive tools in Python, Go, or C/C++, and using AI to accelerate offensive work.
- Ability to work autonomously and own outcomes; must meet the stated ITAR eligibility requirements.
Nice to have
- Hardware, embedded, or OT/ICS security experience; recognized security talks or published research/CVEs.
- Experience securing or attacking AI and agentic systems, or in aerospace, defense, robotics, manufacturing, or establishing a red team.
Tools
Ghidra, IDA Pro, Binary Ninja, Python, Go, C/C++, JTAG/UART
AI focus
Develop AI-driven offensive tooling and assess the security of Hadrian’s AI and autonomy systems.
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