Threat Emulation Engineer
Posted 15 Sep 2026
Advertised as “Threat Emulation Engineer - Blue/Purple Team”
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- Expected experience
- 5–10 yrs
- Management level
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- On-Site
No salary listed for this role.
Study levelBachelor's
GuidePoint Security provides trusted cybersecurity expertise, solutions and services that help organizations make better decisions and minimize risk. By taking a three-tiered, holistic approach for evaluating security posture and ecosystems, GuidePoint enables some of the nation’s top organizations, such as Fortune 500 companies and U.S. government agencies, to identify threats, optimize resources and integrate best-fit solutions that mitigate risk.
Threat Emulation Engineer
General Description
We are looking for a skilled Threat Emulation Engineer to support service delivery and be a product subject-matter expert, working independently on small projects and collaboratively on large-scale enterprise deployments. This role will engage in large internal support group with extensive experience and benefit from our internal training program designed to increase your skills and keep pace with technology changes. We focus on enabling our engineers to become complete security professionals able to analyze security solutions, not just install and configure products. You'll gain a broad spectrum of knowledge and skills that allow you to give advice and direction relevant to today's threats.
No Prior Experience with Automated Security Validation Required: While experience with Mandiant Security Validation Tool would be great, we'll train you on the tool if you have a solid foundation in cybersecurity. We're vendor neutral security engineers providing services that meet customer needs, not our own or that of vendors.
About the Federal Region
GuidePoint Security is the trusted partner that defense and civilian government agencies rely on to lead their cybersecurity efforts and protect their organizations. We help solve their most complex security challenges, mature security architectures, and proactively reduce risk. Our purpose-built solutions ensure compliance, safeguard critical assets, and align security with organizational objectives. Backed by deep expertise, strong partnerships, and advanced technologies, we deliver scalable, adaptive capabilities that evolve with the threat landscape so Federal agencies can lead with confidence and protect what’s next.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Complete internal training for Automated Security Validation (ASV).
- Lead complex ASV deployments and partner with customers to address diverse security use cases.
- Assess customer security posture and requirements to guide solution design.
- Maximize ASV value by enabling customers and supporting their cybersecurity strategy.
- Collaborate with internal product and technical teams to deliver solutions and drive innovation.