Manager, Threat (Red Team)

Overview 

The Manager, Threat Simulation & Red Team is The Coca-Cola Company's hands-on operator for adversary simulation, breach and attack simulation (BAS), and deception technologies. This role tests the Company's detection and response capabilities by emulating real-world adversary behavior, running continuous attack simulations, and deploying deception technologies that expose gaps in the Company's defensive posture. The goal is not traditional penetration testing or application security, but rather validating that the SOC, detection engineering, and incident response teams can see, catch, and stop real attacks. 

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Cyber Threat, this is an individual-contributor role focused on deep technical execution. The Manager designs and runs threat simulation exercises mapped to real adversary tradecraft, operates breach and attack simulation platforms, deploys and manages honeypots and honeytokens, and delivers clear, evidence-based assessments of defensive gaps. The role partners closely with Cybersecurity Operations, Detection Engineering, and Threat Intelligence to turn simulation findings into measurable improvements in the Company's ability to detect and respond to threats. 

Key Responsibilities 

Adversary Simulation & Purple Teaming 

• Design and execute adversary simulation exercises that test the Company's detection, alerting, and response capabilities against realistic attack scenarios. 

• Develop threat simulation scenarios mapped to MITRE ATT&CK techniques and informed by current threat intelligence on adversaries relevant to the Company. 

• Conduct purple team exercises in partnership with SOC and detection engineering teams, collaboratively identifying detection gaps and validating improvements. 

• Simulate full attack chains, including initial access, lateral movement, privilege escalation, persistence, and data exfiltration, to test end-to-end defensive coverage. 

Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS) 

• Operate and optimize breach and attack simulation platforms (such as Mandiant Security Validation, AttackIQ, or SafeBreach) to provide continuous, automated validation of security controls. 

• Define and maintain a library of attack simulations aligned to the Company's threat profile and detection priorities. 

• Analyze BAS results to identify detection gaps, control failures, and configuration drift, and work with detection engineering to remediate findings. 

• Produce regular reporting on control effectiveness, detection coverage, and trends over time. 

Deception Technology 

• Design, deploy, and manage deception technologies, including honeypots, honeytokens, and decoy assets, across the Company's environment. 

• Integrate deception alerts into SOC workflows, ensuring timely triage and investigation of deception-triggered events. 

• Continuously evolve the deception program to reflect changes in the Company's environment, adversary behavior, and detection priorities. 

Detection Gap Analysis & Improvement 

• Maintain a structured view of the Company's detection coverage mapped to MITRE ATT&CK, identifying gaps an