Cyber Offense Analyst — Hybrid & AI‑Enabled Security

Ascot Group; Woodbridge Township (NJ); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Retirement plan (401k)

Paid holidays & PTO

Job summary

Ascot Group’s Cybersecurity team is seeking a Cyber Offense Analyst to help advance its security objectives. This hands‑on role focuses on offensive security, vulnerability discovery, and remediation across global environments, working with AI‑enabled tools and cross‑functional teams.

The position is hybrid in New Jersey, requiring collaboration with engineering, security operations, and leadership to measure outcomes and improve controls.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Application Development, Software Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in application or network security role.
• Excellent analytical skills and keen attention to detail for identifying and addressing security vulnerabilities.
• Experience with offensive security and exposure‑management tools such as Burp Suite, Metasploit, Nmap, Wireshark, Tenable, automated penetration‑testing platforms, attack‑path‑management solutions, adversary‑emulation frameworks, application security testing platforms, and equivalent commercial or open‑source technologies.

Responsibilities

• Perform cyber offense functions including vulnerability scanning, coordination of penetration testing activities, overseeing remediation of vulnerabilities, continuous monitoring, application security testing, and process rollout and management.
• Assist in delivering a comprehensive offensive security strategy including identifying vulnerabilities, weaknesses and exposures in the organization’s environment, systems and applications.
• Assist in implementing best in class solutions and tooling that will help achieve the cyber offense strategic objectives.
• Coordinate penetration testing (ethical hacking) activities and/or perform them to pinpoint vulnerabilities and consult on action plans for remediation that considers industry benchmark SLAs, asset criticality and severity rating of the vulnerabilities.

Skills

Analytical skills

Security engineering

AI-assisted tooling

Threat research

Consulting to teams

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS or related

Tools

Burp Suite

Metasploit

Nmap

Wireshark

Tenable

SAST/SCA/DAST

Python

Job description

Ascot Group’s Cybersecurity team is seeking a Cyber Offense Analyst to help advance its security objectives. This hands‑on role focuses on offensive security, vulnerability discovery, and remediation across global environments, working with AI‑enabled tools and cross‑functional teams.

The position is hybrid in New Jersey, requiring collaboration with engineering, security operations, and leadership to measure outcomes and improve controls.