Executive Principal Consultant - Red Team

About the role

NCC Group is looking for an Executive Principal Consultant for its Red Teaming practice in Madrid. You will lead high-end adversary simulation engagements for clients with mature security postures and critical risk profiles, covering the full attack lifecycle from initial access and EDR evasion through lateral movement to objective completion, while keeping every engagement safe, confidential and operationally sound. You will also help develop capabilities and tools, mentor new Red Teamers and represent NCC Group with clients, including C-level stakeholders.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the design, planning and execution of Red Team and adversary simulation engagements in financial services, government and defence, aligned with frameworks such as CBEST, TIBER and CORIE.
• Build strong stakeholder relationships and run debriefs with both technical and executive audiences.
• Translate complex attack paths into clear, actionable insight.
• Contribute to tooling and methodology development, mentor rising talent and grow the capability in regulated and bespoke assessments over the next 12-24 months.

Required profile

• Experienced operator combining deep technical expertise with strong client-facing and leadership skills.
• Comfortable running complex operations end-to-end and mentoring others while staying hands-on.
• Experience designing and delivering complex adversary simulations.

Required skills

• Evasion of controls such as EDR/EPP and navigation of defensive environments.
• Microsoft AD, Office 365, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and macOS.
• Stakeholder engagement, including executive-level briefings.
• Report writing that balances narrative flow and technical accuracy.
• Desirable: familiarity with CBEST, TIBER, CORIE, AASE, iCAST, FEER; tool or automation building; understanding of cybersecurity frameworks and regulatory standards; CREST CCT-INF desired, CREST CCSAS or CCSAM highly desired.

What we offer

• Flexible working options.
• 25 days of holiday plus bank holidays, with up to 5 extra days available.
• Pension, life assurance and share save scheme.
• Volunteering programmes, Green Car and Cycle-to-work schemes.
• Special time off for marriage, civil partnership, becoming a grandparent and welcoming a new pet.
• Maternity and paternity leave, plus time off and support for fertility treatment.