Offensive Security Engineer

About

At Freddie Mac, our mission of Making Home Possible drives everything we do. Since our charter in 1970, we have made home possible for more than 90 million families across the country.

We’re looking for an Offensive Security Engineer who excels at navigating ambiguity, uncovering weaknesses, and engineering solutions that elevate our security posture. You’ll combine technical ingenuity with practical problem‑solving, developing automation, tools, and methods that drive meaningful risk reduction.

Freddie Mac's Information Security team continuously tests the overall strength of our organization’s defenses (people, process, & technology) by simulating the objectives and actions of an attacker.

In this role you will contribute as a subject‑matter expert focusing on advanced offensive security, design and implement AI‑powered security tools, proactively address vulnerabilities, and champion secure engineering practices across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Apply expert‑level knowledge in one or more domains (e.g., web applications, AI‑powered business systems, cloud environments).
• Execute sophisticated red‑team assessments across diverse attack surfaces.
• Partner with internal stakeholders to define engagement scope, success criteria, and translate complex technical findings into actionable business risk narratives.
• Research, develop, and maintain cutting‑edge offensive security tools and automation frameworks to enhance team capabilities and operational efficiency.

Qualifications

• 8 + years of relevant experience.
• Proven ability to critically examine applications and identify, exploit, and remediate complex vulnerabilities.
• Proven ability to create automation workflows that scale to enterprise environments.
• Demonstrated expertise in bypassing modern defensive controls and security measures to achieve assessment objectives.
• Demonstrated proficiency in chosen domain through public research, personal blog, active projects, bug bounty participation, and public disclosures.
• Willingness to work East Coast hours.

Benefits & Compensation

• Comprehensive total rewards package including competitive compensation and market‑leading benefit programs (details on Careers site).
• Annualized market‑based salary range: $150,000 – $224,000.
• Eligibility to participate in the annual incentive program.

Equal Opportunity

Freddie Mac considers all applicants without regard to gender, race, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, pregnancy, ethnicity, genetic information, or any other protected categories. Reasonable accommodations are available for the application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.