diff --git a/backend/alembic/versions/b031_phase6_webhooks.py b/backend/alembic/versions/b031_phase6_webhooks.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..38e1709
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/alembic/versions/b031_phase6_webhooks.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+"""Phase 6.1: webhook_configs table.
+
+Revision ID: b031phase6
+Revises: b030phase5
+"""
+from typing import Sequence, Union
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+from sqlalchemy.dialects import postgresql
+from alembic import op
+
+revision: str = "b031phase6"
+down_revision: Union[str, None] = "b030phase5"
+branch_labels: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = None
+depends_on: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = None
+
+def upgrade() -> None:
+    op.create_table(
+        "webhook_configs",
+        sa.Column("id", postgresql.UUID(as_uuid=True), primary_key=True),
+        sa.Column("name", sa.String(200), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("url", sa.Text, nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("secret", sa.String(256), nullable=True),
+        sa.Column("events", postgresql.JSONB, nullable=False, server_default="[]"),
+        sa.Column("is_active", sa.Boolean, nullable=False, server_default="true"),
+        sa.Column("created_by", postgresql.UUID(as_uuid=True), sa.ForeignKey("users.id", ondelete="SET NULL"), nullable=True),
+        sa.Column("last_triggered_at", sa.DateTime, nullable=True),
+        sa.Column("failure_count", sa.Integer, nullable=False, server_default="0"),
+        sa.Column("created_at", sa.DateTime(timezone=True), server_default=sa.func.now()),
+    )
+
+def downgrade() -> None:
+    op.drop_table("webhook_configs")
diff --git a/backend/alembic/versions/b032_phase7_user_prefs.py b/backend/alembic/versions/b032_phase7_user_prefs.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2859994
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/alembic/versions/b032_phase7_user_prefs.py
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+"""Phase 7.2: user notification_preferences and jira_account_id columns.
+
+Revision ID: b032phase7
+Revises: b031phase6
+"""
+from typing import Sequence, Union
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+from sqlalchemy.dialects import postgresql
+from alembic import op
+
+revision: str = "b032phase7"
+down_revision: Union[str, None] = "b031phase6"
+branch_labels: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = None
+depends_on: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = None
+
+_DEFAULT_PREFS = '{"email_on_test_validated": true, "email_on_campaign_completed": true, "email_on_new_mitre_techniques": false, "in_app_all": true}'
+
+def _column_names(table: str) -> set[str]:
+    bind = op.get_bind()
+    insp = sa.inspect(bind)
+    return {c["name"] for c in insp.get_columns(table)}
+
+def upgrade() -> None:
+    user_cols = _column_names("users")
+    if "notification_preferences" not in user_cols:
+        op.add_column(
+            "users",
+            sa.Column("notification_preferences", postgresql.JSONB, nullable=True, server_default=_DEFAULT_PREFS),
+        )
+    if "jira_account_id" not in user_cols:
+        op.add_column(
+            "users",
+            sa.Column("jira_account_id", sa.String(100), nullable=True),
+        )
+
+def downgrade() -> None:
+    user_cols = _column_names("users")
+    if "jira_account_id" in user_cols:
+        op.drop_column("users", "jira_account_id")
+    if "notification_preferences" in user_cols:
+        op.drop_column("users", "notification_preferences")
diff --git a/backend/app/config.py b/backend/app/config.py
index 85f2c14..8dfb3b6 100644
--- a/backend/app/config.py
+++ b/backend/app/config.py
@@ -70,6 +70,16 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
     COMPANY_NAME: str = "Organization"
     COMPANY_LOGO_PATH: str = "app/templates/reports/assets/logo.png"
 
+    # ── Email / SMTP ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+    SMTP_ENABLED: bool = False
+    SMTP_HOST: str = ""
+    SMTP_PORT: int = 587
+    SMTP_USERNAME: str = ""
+    SMTP_PASSWORD: str = ""
+    SMTP_FROM_EMAIL: str = "aegis@company.com"
+    SMTP_USE_TLS: bool = True
+    PLATFORM_URL: str = "http://localhost:5173"  # base URL for links in emails
+
     # ── Scoring weights (must sum to 100) ────────────────────────────
     SCORING_WEIGHT_TESTS: int = 40
     SCORING_WEIGHT_DETECTION_RULES: int = 25
diff --git a/backend/app/jobs/mitre_sync_job.py b/backend/app/jobs/mitre_sync_job.py
index d3f96ab..94df5d5 100644
--- a/backend/app/jobs/mitre_sync_job.py
+++ b/backend/app/jobs/mitre_sync_job.py
@@ -42,11 +42,13 @@ scheduler = BackgroundScheduler()
 
 def _run_mitre_sync() -> None:
     """Execute a MITRE sync inside its own DB session."""
+    from app.services.webhook_service import dispatch_webhook
     logger.info("Scheduled MITRE sync job starting...")
     db = SessionLocal()
     try:
         summary = sync_mitre(db)
         logger.info("Scheduled MITRE sync job finished — %s", summary)
+        dispatch_webhook("mitre.synced", {"created": summary.get("created", 0), "updated": summary.get("updated", 0)})
     except Exception:
         logger.exception("Scheduled MITRE sync job failed")
     finally:
diff --git a/backend/app/main.py b/backend/app/main.py
index c67b735..73abe12 100644
--- a/backend/app/main.py
+++ b/backend/app/main.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ from app.routers import professional_reports as professional_reports_router
 from app.routers import analytics as analytics_router
 from app.routers import advanced_metrics as advanced_metrics_router
 from app.routers import osint as osint_router
+from app.routers import webhooks as webhooks_router
 from app.domain.errors import DomainError
 from app.middleware.error_handler import domain_exception_handler
 from app.middleware.request_context import RequestContextMiddleware
@@ -123,6 +124,7 @@ app.include_router(professional_reports_router.router, prefix="/api/v1")
 app.include_router(analytics_router.router, prefix="/api/v1")
 app.include_router(advanced_metrics_router.router, prefix="/api/v1")
 app.include_router(osint_router.router, prefix="/api/v1")
+app.include_router(webhooks_router.router, prefix="/api/v1")
 
 
 @app.get("/health", include_in_schema=False)
diff --git a/backend/app/models/user.py b/backend/app/models/user.py
index cb0324b..b178668 100644
--- a/backend/app/models/user.py
+++ b/backend/app/models/user.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import uuid
 from sqlalchemy import Column, String, Boolean, DateTime, func
-from sqlalchemy.dialects.postgresql import UUID
+from sqlalchemy.dialects.postgresql import UUID, JSONB
 
 from app.database import Base
 
@@ -28,3 +28,5 @@ class User(Base):
     must_change_password = Column(Boolean, default=True)
     created_at = Column(DateTime(timezone=True), server_default=func.now())
     last_login = Column(DateTime, nullable=True)
+    notification_preferences = Column(JSONB, nullable=True, server_default='{"email_on_test_validated": true, "email_on_campaign_completed": true, "email_on_new_mitre_techniques": false, "in_app_all": true}')
+    jira_account_id = Column(String(100), nullable=True)
diff --git a/backend/app/models/webhook_config.py b/backend/app/models/webhook_config.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d9d8543
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/models/webhook_config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+"""WebhookConfig model — outbound HTTP notification endpoints."""
+import uuid
+from datetime import datetime
+from sqlalchemy import Column, String, Boolean, DateTime, Integer, Text, ForeignKey, func
+from sqlalchemy.dialects.postgresql import UUID, JSONB
+from app.database import Base
+
+class WebhookConfig(Base):
+    __tablename__ = "webhook_configs"
+    id = Column(UUID(as_uuid=True), primary_key=True, default=uuid.uuid4)
+    name = Column(String(200), nullable=False)
+    url = Column(Text, nullable=False)
+    secret = Column(String(256), nullable=True)  # HMAC signature key
+    events = Column(JSONB, nullable=False, server_default="[]")  # list of event types
+    is_active = Column(Boolean, default=True, nullable=False)
+    created_by = Column(UUID(as_uuid=True), ForeignKey("users.id", ondelete="SET NULL"), nullable=True)
+    last_triggered_at = Column(DateTime, nullable=True)
+    failure_count = Column(Integer, default=0, nullable=False)
+    created_at = Column(DateTime(timezone=True), server_default=func.now())
diff --git a/backend/app/routers/campaigns.py b/backend/app/routers/campaigns.py
index 7eeeb61..59a2882 100644
--- a/backend/app/routers/campaigns.py
+++ b/backend/app/routers/campaigns.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ from app.services.campaign_crud_service import (
 from app.domain.unit_of_work import UnitOfWork
 from app.services.audit_service import log_action
 from app.services.notification_service import notify_role
+from app.services.webhook_service import dispatch_webhook
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -284,6 +285,7 @@ def complete_campaign(
         )
         uow.commit()
     db.refresh(campaign)
+    dispatch_webhook("campaign.completed", {"campaign_id": str(campaign.id), "name": campaign.name})
 
     return serialize_campaign(db, campaign)
 
diff --git a/backend/app/routers/tests.py b/backend/app/routers/tests.py
index 061f68a..e5ee591 100644
--- a/backend/app/routers/tests.py
+++ b/backend/app/routers/tests.py
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ from app.schemas.test_template import TestTemplateInstantiate
 from app.domain.unit_of_work import UnitOfWork
 from app.services.audit_service import log_action
 from app.services.status_service import recalculate_technique_status
+from app.services.webhook_service import dispatch_webhook
 from app.services.test_crud_service import (
     create_test as crud_create_test,
     create_test_from_template as crud_create_from_template,
@@ -462,6 +463,10 @@ def validate_red(
             recalculate_technique_status(db, test.technique)
         uow.commit()
     db.refresh(test)
+    if test.state == TestState.validated:
+        dispatch_webhook("test.validated", {"test_id": str(test.id), "technique_id": str(test.technique_id), "result": test.result.value if test.result else None})
+    elif test.state == TestState.rejected:
+        dispatch_webhook("test.rejected", {"test_id": str(test.id), "technique_id": str(test.technique_id)})
     return test
 
 
@@ -489,6 +494,10 @@ def validate_blue(
             recalculate_technique_status(db, test.technique)
         uow.commit()
     db.refresh(test)
+    if test.state == TestState.validated:
+        dispatch_webhook("test.validated", {"test_id": str(test.id), "technique_id": str(test.technique_id), "result": test.result.value if test.result else None})
+    elif test.state == TestState.rejected:
+        dispatch_webhook("test.rejected", {"test_id": str(test.id), "technique_id": str(test.technique_id)})
     return test
 
 
diff --git a/backend/app/routers/users.py b/backend/app/routers/users.py
index c9e96cd..b841f65 100644
--- a/backend/app/routers/users.py
+++ b/backend/app/routers/users.py
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ from app.database import get_db
 from app.dependencies.auth import require_role
 from app.domain.unit_of_work import UnitOfWork
 from app.models.user import User
-from app.schemas.user import UserCreate, UserUpdate, UserOut
+from app.dependencies.auth import get_current_user
+from app.schemas.user import UserCreate, UserUpdate, UserOut, UserPreferencesUpdate
 from app.services.audit_service import log_action
 from app.services.user_service import (
     create_user,
@@ -21,6 +22,26 @@ from app.services.user_service import (
 router = APIRouter(prefix="/users", tags=["users"])
 
 
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# PATCH /users/me/preferences  —  update current user preferences
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+@router.patch("/me/preferences", response_model=UserOut)
+def update_my_preferences(
+    payload: UserPreferencesUpdate,
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db),
+    current_user: User = Depends(get_current_user),
+):
+    """Update the current user's notification preferences and Jira account ID."""
+    update_data = payload.model_dump(exclude_unset=True)
+    for field, value in update_data.items():
+        setattr(current_user, field, value)
+    db.commit()
+    db.refresh(current_user)
+    return current_user
+
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # GET /users  —  list all users
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/backend/app/routers/webhooks.py b/backend/app/routers/webhooks.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a9e39c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/routers/webhooks.py
@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+"""Webhook configuration CRUD router — admin only.
+
+Endpoints
+---------
+GET    /webhooks              — list all webhook configs
+POST   /webhooks              — create a new webhook config
+GET    /webhooks/{id}         — get a single webhook config
+PATCH  /webhooks/{id}         — update a webhook config
+DELETE /webhooks/{id}         — hard-delete a webhook config
+POST   /webhooks/{id}/test    — send a test ping
+"""
+
+import uuid
+
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, status
+from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
+
+from app.database import get_db
+from app.dependencies.auth import require_role
+from app.domain.unit_of_work import UnitOfWork
+from app.models.user import User
+from app.schemas.webhook import WebhookConfigCreate, WebhookConfigOut, WebhookConfigUpdate
+from app.services.webhook_service import (
+    create_webhook,
+    delete_webhook,
+    dispatch_webhook,
+    get_webhook_or_raise,
+    list_webhooks,
+    update_webhook,
+)
+
+router = APIRouter(prefix="/webhooks", tags=["webhooks"])
+
+
+def _mask_secret(wh) -> WebhookConfigOut:
+    """Return a WebhookConfigOut with the secret masked."""
+    out = WebhookConfigOut.model_validate(wh)
+    if wh.secret:
+        out.secret = "***"
+    else:
+        out.secret = None
+    return out
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# GET /webhooks
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+@router.get("", response_model=list[WebhookConfigOut])
+def list_webhooks_route(
+    offset: int = 0,
+    limit: int = 50,
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db),
+    current_user: User = Depends(require_role("admin")),
+):
+    """Return all webhook configurations. **Requires admin role.**"""
+    webhooks = list_webhooks(db, offset=offset, limit=limit)
+    return [_mask_secret(wh) for wh in webhooks]
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# POST /webhooks
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+@router.post("", response_model=WebhookConfigOut, status_code=status.HTTP_201_CREATED)
+def create_webhook_route(
+    payload: WebhookConfigCreate,
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db),
+    current_user: User = Depends(require_role("admin")),
+):
+    """Create a new webhook configuration. **Requires admin role.**"""
+    with UnitOfWork(db) as uow:
+        wh = create_webhook(db, created_by=current_user.id, payload=payload)
+        uow.commit()
+    db.refresh(wh)
+    return _mask_secret(wh)
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# GET /webhooks/{id}
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+@router.get("/{webhook_id}", response_model=WebhookConfigOut)
+def get_webhook_route(
+    webhook_id: uuid.UUID,
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db),
+    current_user: User = Depends(require_role("admin")),
+):
+    """Return a single webhook configuration. **Requires admin role.**"""
+    wh = get_webhook_or_raise(db, webhook_id)
+    return _mask_secret(wh)
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# PATCH /webhooks/{id}
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+@router.patch("/{webhook_id}", response_model=WebhookConfigOut)
+def update_webhook_route(
+    webhook_id: uuid.UUID,
+    payload: WebhookConfigUpdate,
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db),
+    current_user: User = Depends(require_role("admin")),
+):
+    """Update one or more fields of a webhook configuration. **Requires admin role.**"""
+    with UnitOfWork(db) as uow:
+        wh = update_webhook(db, webhook_id, payload)
+        uow.commit()
+    db.refresh(wh)
+    return _mask_secret(wh)
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# DELETE /webhooks/{id}
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+@router.delete("/{webhook_id}", status_code=status.HTTP_204_NO_CONTENT)
+def delete_webhook_route(
+    webhook_id: uuid.UUID,
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db),
+    current_user: User = Depends(require_role("admin")),
+):
+    """Hard-delete a webhook configuration. **Requires admin role.**"""
+    with UnitOfWork(db) as uow:
+        delete_webhook(db, webhook_id)
+        uow.commit()
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# POST /webhooks/{id}/test
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+@router.post("/{webhook_id}/test", status_code=status.HTTP_202_ACCEPTED)
+def test_webhook_route(
+    webhook_id: uuid.UUID,
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db),
+    current_user: User = Depends(require_role("admin")),
+):
+    """Send a test ping to the webhook endpoint. **Requires admin role.**"""
+    # Verify the webhook exists before dispatching
+    get_webhook_or_raise(db, webhook_id)
+    dispatch_webhook("webhook.test", {"webhook_id": str(webhook_id), "message": "Test ping from Aegis"})
+    return {"detail": "Test ping dispatched"}
diff --git a/backend/app/schemas/user.py b/backend/app/schemas/user.py
index 7d89d61..60cbe3e 100644
--- a/backend/app/schemas/user.py
+++ b/backend/app/schemas/user.py
@@ -121,6 +121,13 @@ class PasswordChange(BaseModel):
         return _validate_password_strength(v)
 
 
+class UserPreferencesUpdate(BaseModel):
+    """Payload for updating current user's notification preferences and Jira account."""
+
+    notification_preferences: dict | None = None
+    jira_account_id: str | None = None
+
+
 class UserOut(BaseModel):
     """Complete representation returned by the API."""
 
@@ -132,5 +139,7 @@ class UserOut(BaseModel):
     must_change_password: bool = True
     created_at: datetime | None = None
     last_login: datetime | None = None
+    notification_preferences: dict | None = None
+    jira_account_id: str | None = None
 
     model_config = ConfigDict(from_attributes=True)
diff --git a/backend/app/schemas/webhook.py b/backend/app/schemas/webhook.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..701c358
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/schemas/webhook.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+"""Pydantic schemas for Webhook endpoints."""
+import uuid
+from datetime import datetime
+from typing import Any
+from pydantic import BaseModel, HttpUrl, ConfigDict
+
+class WebhookConfigCreate(BaseModel):
+    name: str
+    url: str
+    secret: str | None = None
+    events: list[str] = []
+    is_active: bool = True
+
+class WebhookConfigUpdate(BaseModel):
+    name: str | None = None
+    url: str | None = None
+    secret: str | None = None
+    events: list[str] | None = None
+    is_active: bool | None = None
+
+class WebhookConfigOut(BaseModel):
+    id: uuid.UUID
+    name: str
+    url: str
+    secret: str | None = None  # masked on read
+    events: list[str]
+    is_active: bool
+    created_by: uuid.UUID | None = None
+    last_triggered_at: datetime | None = None
+    failure_count: int
+    created_at: datetime | None = None
+    model_config = ConfigDict(from_attributes=True)
diff --git a/backend/app/services/email_service.py b/backend/app/services/email_service.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..44c68f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/services/email_service.py
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+"""Email notification service using SMTP.
+
+Sending is silently skipped when SMTP_ENABLED=False (default).
+All errors are caught and logged — email failures never crash the caller.
+"""
+import logging
+import smtplib
+from email.mime.multipart import MIMEMultipart
+from email.mime.text import MIMEText
+
+from app.config import settings
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def send_email(to: str, subject: str, html_body: str) -> bool:
+    """Send an HTML email. Returns True on success, False on skip/error."""
+    if not settings.SMTP_ENABLED:
+        logger.debug("SMTP disabled — skipping email to %s: %s", to, subject)
+        return False
+    if not to:
+        return False
+    try:
+        msg = MIMEMultipart("alternative")
+        msg["Subject"] = f"[Aegis] {subject}"
+        msg["From"] = settings.SMTP_FROM_EMAIL
+        msg["To"] = to
+        msg.attach(MIMEText(html_body, "html"))
+        with smtplib.SMTP(settings.SMTP_HOST, settings.SMTP_PORT, timeout=10) as server:
+            if settings.SMTP_USE_TLS:
+                server.starttls()
+            if settings.SMTP_USERNAME:
+                server.login(settings.SMTP_USERNAME, settings.SMTP_PASSWORD)
+            server.send_message(msg)
+        logger.info("Email sent to %s: %s", to, subject)
+        return True
+    except Exception:
+        logger.exception("Failed to send email to %s: %s", to, subject)
+        return False
+
+
+def send_test_validated_email(to: str, test_name: str, technique_id: str, test_id: str) -> bool:
+    """Notify that a test was validated."""
+    url = f"{settings.PLATFORM_URL}/tests/{test_id}"
+    html = f"""
+    <html><body style="font-family:sans-serif;color:#1a1a2e">
+    <h2 style="color:#22d3ee">&#x2705; Test Validated</h2>
+    <p>Test <strong>{test_name}</strong> for technique <code>{technique_id}</code> has been validated.</p>
+    <p><a href="{url}" style="background:#22d3ee;color:#000;padding:8px 16px;border-radius:4px;text-decoration:none">View Test</a></p>
+    <p style="color:#666;font-size:12px">Aegis ATT&CK Coverage Platform</p>
+    </body></html>"""
+    return send_email(to, f"Test Validated: {test_name}", html)
+
+
+def send_campaign_completed_email(to: str, campaign_name: str, campaign_id: str) -> bool:
+    """Notify that a campaign was completed."""
+    url = f"{settings.PLATFORM_URL}/campaigns/{campaign_id}"
+    html = f"""
+    <html><body style="font-family:sans-serif;color:#1a1a2e">
+    <h2 style="color:#22d3ee">&#x1F3AF; Campaign Completed</h2>
+    <p>Campaign <strong>{campaign_name}</strong> has been completed.</p>
+    <p><a href="{url}" style="background:#22d3ee;color:#000;padding:8px 16px;border-radius:4px;text-decoration:none">View Campaign</a></p>
+    <p style="color:#666;font-size:12px">Aegis ATT&CK Coverage Platform</p>
+    </body></html>"""
+    return send_email(to, f"Campaign Completed: {campaign_name}", html)
+
+
+def send_new_mitre_techniques_email(to: str, created: int, updated: int) -> bool:
+    """Notify of new MITRE techniques after sync."""
+    if created == 0:
+        return False
+    html = f"""
+    <html><body style="font-family:sans-serif;color:#1a1a2e">
+    <h2 style="color:#22d3ee">&#x1F504; MITRE ATT&CK Updated</h2>
+    <p><strong>{created}</strong> new techniques added, <strong>{updated}</strong> updated.</p>
+    <p><a href="{settings.PLATFORM_URL}/techniques" style="background:#22d3ee;color:#000;padding:8px 16px;border-radius:4px;text-decoration:none">View Techniques</a></p>
+    <p style="color:#666;font-size:12px">Aegis ATT&CK Coverage Platform</p>
+    </body></html>"""
+    return send_email(to, f"MITRE ATT&CK Updated: {created} new techniques", html)
diff --git a/backend/app/services/notification_service.py b/backend/app/services/notification_service.py
index 4838468..b78e7cc 100644
--- a/backend/app/services/notification_service.py
+++ b/backend/app/services/notification_service.py
@@ -158,6 +158,40 @@ def cleanup_old_notifications(db: Session, days: int = 90) -> int:
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
+def notify_role_with_email(
+    db: Session,
+    *,
+    role: str,
+    type: str,
+    title: str,
+    message: str,
+    entity_type: str,
+    entity_id: uuid.UUID,
+    email_fn=None,  # callable(user_email) -> bool, optional
+) -> None:
+    """Send in-app notifications + optional email to all active users with a role."""
+    users = (
+        db.query(User)
+        .filter(User.role == role, User.is_active == True)  # noqa: E712
+        .all()
+    )
+    for user in users:
+        create_notification(
+            db,
+            user_id=user.id,
+            type=type,
+            title=title,
+            message=message,
+            entity_type=entity_type,
+            entity_id=entity_id,
+        )
+        if email_fn and user.email:
+            try:
+                email_fn(user.email)
+            except Exception:
+                pass  # email failures never crash notification flow
+
+
 def notify_test_state_change(db: Session, test, new_state: str) -> None:
     """Dispatch notifications based on a test's new state.
 
diff --git a/backend/app/services/webhook_service.py b/backend/app/services/webhook_service.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8e199b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/services/webhook_service.py
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+"""Webhook dispatch service — outbound HTTP notifications.
+
+Supported event types:
+- test.validated       — fired when a test reaches "validated" state
+- test.rejected        — fired when a test reaches "rejected" state
+- campaign.completed   — fired when a campaign is completed
+- campaign.started     — fired when a campaign is activated
+- mitre.synced         — fired after MITRE ATT&CK sync completes
+- technique.status_changed — fired when a technique's status changes
+- webhook.test         — manual test ping from the admin UI
+"""
+
+import hashlib
+import hmac
+import logging
+import uuid
+from datetime import datetime
+
+import requests
+
+from app.database import SessionLocal
+from app.models.webhook_config import WebhookConfig
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Dispatch
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+def dispatch_webhook(event_type: str, payload: dict) -> None:
+    """Send an outbound webhook to all active subscribers for *event_type*.
+
+    Opens its own DB session so this can be called outside request context
+    (e.g. from background jobs).  All exceptions are caught; webhook failures
+    never crash the caller.
+    """
+    db = SessionLocal()
+    try:
+        webhooks = (
+            db.query(WebhookConfig)
+            .filter(WebhookConfig.is_active == True)  # noqa: E712
+            .all()
+        )
+        for wh in webhooks:
+            # Filter by subscribed events — empty list means "all events"
+            subscribed: list = wh.events or []
+            if subscribed and event_type not in subscribed:
+                continue
+            _send_webhook(db, wh, event_type, payload)
+    except Exception:
+        logger.exception("dispatch_webhook: unexpected error for event_type=%s", event_type)
+    finally:
+        db.close()
+
+
+def _send_webhook(db, wh: WebhookConfig, event_type: str, payload: dict) -> None:
+    """Send a single webhook POST and update its metadata."""
+    body = {
+        "event": event_type,
+        "data": payload,
+        "timestamp": datetime.utcnow().isoformat() + "Z",
+    }
+    headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json"}
+    if wh.secret:
+        import json
+        raw = json.dumps(body, separators=(",", ":"), sort_keys=True).encode()
+        sig = hmac.new(wh.secret.encode(), raw, hashlib.sha256).hexdigest()
+        headers["X-Aegis-Signature"] = f"sha256={sig}"
+    try:
+        resp = requests.post(wh.url, json=body, headers=headers, timeout=10)
+        resp.raise_for_status()
+        wh.last_triggered_at = datetime.utcnow()
+        wh.failure_count = 0
+        db.commit()
+        logger.info("Webhook '%s' (%s) dispatched OK for event=%s", wh.name, wh.url, event_type)
+    except Exception as exc:
+        wh.failure_count = (wh.failure_count or 0) + 1
+        wh.last_triggered_at = datetime.utcnow()
+        try:
+            db.commit()
+        except Exception:
+            db.rollback()
+        logger.warning(
+            "Webhook '%s' (%s) failed for event=%s: %s (failure_count=%d)",
+            wh.name, wh.url, event_type, exc, wh.failure_count,
+        )
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# CRUD
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+def list_webhooks(db, *, offset: int = 0, limit: int = 50) -> list[WebhookConfig]:
+    """Return paginated webhook configs."""
+    return (
+        db.query(WebhookConfig)
+        .order_by(WebhookConfig.created_at.desc())
+        .offset(offset)
+        .limit(limit)
+        .all()
+    )
+
+
+def get_webhook_or_raise(db, webhook_id: uuid.UUID) -> WebhookConfig:
+    """Fetch a webhook by ID or raise 404."""
+    from app.domain.errors import EntityNotFoundError
+    wh = db.query(WebhookConfig).filter(WebhookConfig.id == webhook_id).first()
+    if wh is None:
+        raise EntityNotFoundError("WebhookConfig", str(webhook_id))
+    return wh
+
+
+def create_webhook(db, created_by: uuid.UUID, payload) -> WebhookConfig:
+    """Create and persist a new WebhookConfig."""
+    wh = WebhookConfig(
+        name=payload.name,
+        url=payload.url,
+        secret=payload.secret,
+        events=payload.events,
+        is_active=payload.is_active,
+        created_by=created_by,
+    )
+    db.add(wh)
+    db.flush()
+    return wh
+
+
+def update_webhook(db, webhook_id: uuid.UUID, payload) -> WebhookConfig:
+    """Apply a partial update to an existing WebhookConfig."""
+    wh = get_webhook_or_raise(db, webhook_id)
+    update_data = payload.model_dump(exclude_unset=True)
+    for field, value in update_data.items():
+        setattr(wh, field, value)
+    db.flush()
+    return wh
+
+
+def delete_webhook(db, webhook_id: uuid.UUID) -> None:
+    """Hard-delete a WebhookConfig."""
+    wh = get_webhook_or_raise(db, webhook_id)
+    db.delete(wh)
+    db.flush()