Offense Security Analyst (Hybrid)

Ascot Group; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & welfare benefits

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Ascot Group, a leading specialty risk underwriting organization, seeks a Cyber Offense Analyst to help deliver cybersecurity objectives. The role is hands-on and involves vulnerability assessment, pen testing, and adversary-emulation exercises.

You will work with AI-enabled tools and cross-functional teams to improve security across global platforms, with a hybrid office schedule. The ideal candidate has 3+ years in security, strong technical background, and familiarity with modern offense

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Application Development, Software Engineering, or related discipline.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in application or network security role.
• Experience with offensive security and exposure-management tools.
• Experience using AI-assisted security tooling for vulnerability discovery and remediation.
• Understanding of OWASP, CVSS/CVE, MITRE ATT&CK framework.

Responsibilities

• Perform cyber offense functions including vulnerability scanning and penetration testing activities.
• Coordinate remediation of vulnerabilities and manage application security program.
• Support penetration testing, red team/ purple team exercises and remediation validation.
• Integrate security practices into SDLC and use tooling to track risk reduction.
• Collaborate with security leadership and other teams to interpret threats and indicators of compromise.

Skills

Vulnerability scanning

Penetration testing

AI-assisted security tooling

Cloud security

Python scripting

Security standards

Threat research

Communication with stakeholders

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Burp Suite

Metasploit

Nmap

Wireshark

Tenable

SAST/SCA/DAST tools

Job description

Ascot Group, a leading specialty risk underwriting organization, seeks a Cyber Offense Analyst to help deliver cybersecurity objectives. The role is hands-on and involves vulnerability assessment, pen testing, and adversary-emulation exercises.

You will work with AI-enabled tools and cross-functional teams to improve security across global platforms, with a hybrid office schedule. The ideal candidate has 3+ years in security, strong technical background, and familiarity with modern offense