Executive Principal Consultant – Red Team
Cheltenham / Manchester / London – hybrid, with occasional travel to client sites

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.

Summary
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.

What we are looking for in you
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

And ideally you have:

• 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 a must.

Our company
At NCC Group, our mission is to create a more secure digital future. That mission underpins everything we do, from our work with our incredible clients to groundbreaking research shaping our industry. Our teams' partner with clients across a multitude of industries, delving into, securing new products, and emerging technologies, as well as solving complex security problems. As global leaders in cyber and escrow, NCC Group is a people-powered business seeking the next group of brilliant minds to join our ranks.   

Our colleagues are our greatest asset, and NCC Group is committed to providing an inclusive and supportive work environment that fosters creativity, collaboration, authenticity, and accountability. We want colleagues to put down roots at NCC Group, and we offer a comprehensive benefits package, as well as opportunities for learning and development and career growth. We believe our people are at their brilliant best when they feel bolstered in all aspects of their well-being, and we offer wellness programs and flexible working arrangements to provide that vital support. 

 

Come join us!

What do we offer in return?
We have a high-performance culture which is balanced evenly with world-class well-being initiatives and benefits:

⏰ Flexible working
💸 Financial & Investment
Pension
Life Assurance
Share Save Scheme
Maternity & Paternity leave
🙋🏾 Community & Volunteering Programmes
⚡ Green Car Scheme
🚴 Cycle Scheme
🧑🏻‍🤝‍🧑🏻 Employee Referral Program
🧘🏻 Lifestyle & Wellness
🎓 Learning & Development

 

So, what’s next?
If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, then we would love to hear from you! Click on apply to this job to send us your CV and cover letter and the relevant member of our global talent team will be in touch with you. Alternatively send your details to global.ta@nccgroup.com.

About your application
We review every application received and will get in touch if your skills and experience match what we’re looking for. If you don’t hear back from us within 10 days, please don’t be too disappointed – we may keep your CV on our database for any future vacancies and we would encourage you to keep an eye on our career opportunities as there may be other suitable roles.

If you do not want us to retain your details, please email global.ta@nccgroup.com. All personal data is held in accordance with the NCC Group Privacy Policy (candidate-privacy-notice-261023.pdf (nccgroupplc.com)). We are committed to diversity and flexibility in the workplace. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support you during the application process, please tell us at any stage.

Please note that this role involves mandatory pre-employment background checks due to the nature of the work NCC Group does. To apply, you must be willing and able to undergo the vetting process. This role being advertised will be subject to BS7858 screening as a mandatory requirement.