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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Cybersecurity Offense Analyst - **Company:** Ascot Group - **Location:** Dallas, TX, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $90,000.0 - $100,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Software System Penetration Testing, Bash Shell, Burp Suite, Cloud Computing Security, Cyber Security, Databases, Internet Security, Python (Programming Language), Network Security, Machine Learning, Nmap, Open Source Technology, Open Source Intelligence, Open Web Application Security, Windows PowerShell, Systems Development Life Cycle, Red Team (Cyber Security), Software Engineering, Wireshark, Software Security, Mitre Att&ck, Cyber Threat Analysis, Information Technology, Metasploit, Cybercrime, Patch Management, Multiplatform, Static Application Security Testing, Vulnerability Analysis, Dynamic Application Security Testing - **Published:** October 29, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/cybersecurity-offense-analyst-dallas-tx--82485638-f919-446d-b3a9-f45d897a22db ## About the Role Internet Security, Analysis Skills, Underwriting, Risk, Ecosystems, Entrepreneurship, Team Player, Multiplatform/Cross-Platform, Technical Strategy, Automation, * Bachelor's degree or higher 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. * Experience using AI-assisted security tooling to support vulnerability discovery, source-code analysis, attack-path identification, penetration testing, threat research, and remediation validation. * Working knowledge of security risks affecting generative AI and machine-learning systems, including prompt injection, sensitive-data disclosure, insecure tool or plugin use, model and supply-chain risks, excessive agency, and unsafe output handling. * Must have a strong technical background to understand and provide consulting to application, infrastructure, and network teams. * OSCP, PNPT, CEH or equivalent certifications are preferred. * Understanding of OWASP, OSINT, CVSS/CVE, the MITRE ATT&CK framework and the software development lifecycle. * Experience with successful cloud security and vulnerability processes, technologies, and techniques. * Knowledge and experience rolling out and performing application security testing functions (SAST/SCA/DAST & Application Pen Tests) * Ability to independently validate AI-generated findings, exploit recommendations, and remediation guidance before operational use. * Ability to automate offensive workflows and integrate results with vulnerability-management or remediation systems using Python, PowerShell, Bash, APIs, or equivalent technologies. ## Description As part of Ascot's Cybersecurity team, the Cyber Offense Analyst has a key role in helping deliver its cybersecurity strategic objectives. This individual will be instrumental in helping the program prepare and respond against the ever-changing threat actor's tactics, techniques and procedures. This is a hands-on role where the successful candidate will be required to provide effective outcomes in determining weaknesses and threats specific to Ascot while also supporting the day-to-day processes and procedures. The job includes routine metrics and outcome measurements of the effectiveness of the cyber offense deliverables. This role will be in the office with a hybrid work schedule., * 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. The scope of work is global covering people, process and technology across Ascot Group. * 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. * Manage vulnerability detection, coordinate patch management activities, and manage the application security program by supporting relevant processes and continuous monitoring. * Support penetration testing, purple and red team exercises with external and internal reviews of the environment by running, managing, and supporting remediation of those assessments. * 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. * Integrate application security best practices into the development processes to facilitate a secure system development life cycle. * Leverage vulnerability databases, tooling, intelligence sources, and reports to build metrics as defined by leadership to identify the risks and tracking of risk reduction in the cyber offense space. * Research new tactics, techniques and procedures in public and closed forums and communicate those with security leadership. * Work with the cybersecurity resilience and defense team to collaborate on the presence of indicators of compromise (IOC's) within or relevant to the environment along with determining the relevant corrective action. * Communicate and collaborate with technical and non-technical functions across the company and vendors to share, receive, and interpret various cyber threats, vulnerabilities, and risks related to cyber offense. * Embody The Ascot Way in daily interactions with colleagues, fostering engagement, development, collaboration, inclusivity, individual accountability, and a shared commitment to finding a better way.