# Offensive Security Analyst

We are seeking a highly skilled offensive security professional to perform advanced security testing and adversary simulation activities. You will execute assessments across a broad range of technologies and business functions, helping validate the effectiveness of security controls against realistic attack scenarios. The ideal candidate combines strong technical offensive security expertise with excellent communication skills and a passion for continuous learning. You will help advance the maturity of offensive security capabilities while producing meaningful outcomes that strengthen Vanguard's security posture. Key Responsibilities Offensive Security Operations Lead and execute penetration tests, adversary emulation exercises, and red team activities. Assess web applications, APIs, cloud environments, identity platforms, infrastructure, and emerging technologies. Simulate realistic attacker behaviors to identify vulnerabilities, control weaknesses, and attack paths. Validate security controls through exploitation and proof-of-concept testing. Support threat-led operations aligned to organizational risk priorities. Adversary Emulation & Research Develop and execute attack scenario

- **Id**: 3994340
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/the-vanguard-group-offensive-security-analyst>
- **Role**: Security
- **Role family**: Security
- **Seniority**: middle
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: hybrid
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Malvern, United States, Charlotte, United States, Dallas, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 3
- **Visa sponsorship**: yes
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-09T00:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-09
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-10T00:40:13Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 1
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 4840
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Continuous learning, Hybrid work
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Penetration Testing, Wealth Management & Financial Advisors, Asset Management & Funds, Online Brokerage & Trading Platforms

## Company

- **Id**: 253
- **Name**: The Vanguard Group
- **Domain**: vanguard.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/vanguard>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 77
- **Open postings**: 69
- **Ghost share**: 0.087
- **Stale share**: 0.623
- **Repost share**: 0.145
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 28
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-09T06:03:00Z

## Technologies

- **BloodHound** — Optional: no
- **Burp Suite** — Optional: no
- **Cobalt Strike** — Optional: no
- **Impacket** — Optional: no
- **Metasploit** — Optional: no
- **MITRE ATT&CK** — Optional: no
- **Nmap** — Optional: no
- **PowerShell** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no
- **Red Teaming** — Optional: no
- **AWS** — Optional: yes
- **Azure** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 1

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 3
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-10T00:40:13Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 7; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 228 · green card filings: 155; Filings 12m: 228

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 1
- **Expected fill days**: 28
- **Reasons**: conf:2, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T02:45:20Z

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