Pentester Senior / Red Team

Contract type
Ongoing
Work mode
Hybrid · 3 days/week in office · Paris, France
Experience
Senior · 5+ years

Job description

Lead the offensive security practice as a hands-on Pentest / Red Team lead, building the Red Team unit and growing the team while staying on the ground.

At a glance

Employment
Full-time · Employee (employment agreement)
Work mode
Hybrid · 3 days/week in office · Paris, France
Languages
French – fluent

What you'll do

  • Take technical responsibility for all offensive missions while staying hands-on.
  • Own mission quality: technical scoping, methodology, review and validation of reports before delivery.
  • Run Red Team operations end to end: scenario, attack infrastructure, evasion, COMEX debrief.
  • Remain an active pentester across web, Active Directory, mobile and industrial for a significant part of the time.
  • Grow the team: upskilling juniors, certification paths, sharing techniques.
  • Evolve offerings and tools: continuous pentest, report templates, internal tooling, watch.
  • Support pre-sales: technical calls with prospects and scoping/pricing of engagements.

What we're looking for

  • At least 5 years of pentest experience, including real Red Team operations.
  • Strong experience in Active Directory compromise and web pentesting.
  • Red Team operations conducted in real conditions: C2, EDR bypass, social engineering.
  • Impeccable written French.
  • Ability to explain an attack chain to a CISO as well as to a CEO.
  • Flexible remote work but presence in Paris required.
  • Good chemistry with the team; atmosphere matters as much as technical level.

Nice to have

  • Offensive certifications (OSCP, OSEP, CRTO, OSWE or equivalent).
  • Experience in a PASSI framework or sensitive environments.
  • CVEs, articles, talks, open source tools.

Your team

Pentest / Red Team

Team of 7 consultants in Paris split into an attack team (pentest / Red Team) and a defense team developing Trapster.

Benefits

  • Join a team of 7 consultants where your technical choices become the standard, with direct access to the founder.
  • Varied missions (web, Active Directory, mobile, industrial) with long-term client relationships showing real impact.
  • Dedicated R&D time for your tools, vulnerability research or preparing a talk.
  • Annual training and certification budget (OSEP, CRTO, OSWE…), taken during working time.
  • Remote work possible, with 2 to 3 days per week in the Paris offices.
  • Standard benefits: permanent cadre contract, health insurance, provident scheme, transport, meal vouchers.

How to get hired

  1. 1The founder handles the recruitment end to end; no agency, no automatic screening.
  2. 2Every application is read and studied carefully; it may take some time, so feel free to follow up.

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About Ballpoint

Offensive security consultancy of 7 consultants in Paris, ISO 27001 certified and in the process of PASSI qualification.

Consultancy with an attack team (pentest / Red Team) and a defense team developing Trapster, accompanying clients over the long term.

Mission

Durably raise the security level of clients, not just list their flaws.

Key facts

  • 7 consultants
  • Paris
  • ISO 27001 certified and in the process of PASSI qualification.
  • Two teams: attack (pentest / Red Team) and defense (Trapster development).
  • Accompanies clients over the long term: Red Team, continuous pentest, retests.

What they value

  • Curiosity: the art of digging beyond tools.
  • Everyone makes a difference; a good idea has no rank.