Senior Cyber Defense & Offensive Security Specialist

Role Overview

Threat Research Advisory team is seeking a highly skilled and versatile cybersecurity professional to lead and execute advanced Digital Forensics & Incident Response (DFIR), Offensive Security Testing, and Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) operations. This role requires deep technical expertise, hands-on execution capability, and the ability to operate in high-pressure incident environments while supporting proactive security initiatives. The ideal candidate will bring a blend of forensic investigation, penetration testing, threat intelligence analysis, and automation development, with exposure to legal discovery processes and executive-level cyber risk scenarios.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and execute incident response engagements for rapid response retainers, including:
  • Unauthorized access incidents
  • Malware outbreaks and advanced threats
  • Cyber extortion and ransomware attacks
  • Digital evidence acquisition and forensic analysis
  • Deleted data recovery and memory analysis
  • Malware reverse engineering
  • Operate under legal frameworks, ensuring alignment with Attorney Work Product and legal privilege requirements
• Conduct comprehensive penetration testing and adversary simulations, including:
  • Internal and external network testing
  • Web, cloud, mobile (iOS), and thick client assessments
  • Wireless infrastructure testing
  • Execute exploitation techniques such as: SQL injection, cross-site scripting (XSS)
  • Privilege escalation and credential attacks
  • Lead Social Engineering campaigns: Phishing, smishing, pre-texting
  • Perform Physical Security Assessments: Facility access testing, RFID cloning, USB payload deployment
• Monitor and analyze intelligence across: Surface, deep, and dark web environments, identifying risks such as: Stolen intellectual property, brand impersonation and typosquatting, credential leaks and compromise indicators
• Develop and operationalize: Automation workflows and GenAI-driven threat hunting tools, IOC enrichment pipelines and intelligence correlation models
• Support and operate 24/7 CSIRT functions, including: Alert triage and incident containment, deploying and managing: Network Telemetry Analysis (NTA) sensors, full packet capture solutions, executing E-Discovery and forensic data processing, including: Predictive coding models, handling and hosting Electronically Stored Information (Client), using platforms such as Relativity and Nuix, Incident Preparedness & Executive Protection
• Develop and maintain: Incident Response Plans (IRPs), decision matrices and escalation protocols, executive reporting frameworks, conducting: Ransomware simulations and breach exercises, executive tabletop scenarios, delivering Executive Identity Protection (EIP) services: Removal of sensitive personal data from public sources and data brokers

Required Skills & Experience

• Technical Expertise: Proven experience in: Multi-vector penetration testing (Network, Web, Cloud, Mobile, Wireless, Physical), DFIR and compromise assessments, malware analysis and reverse engineering, strong proficiency with tools such as: Wireshark, Nmap, Recorded Future (or equivalent CTI platforms), experience in: OSINT collection and analysis, network telemetry analysis, automation & development, strong scripting and development skills in: Python, Linux-based environments, experience building: Security automation tools, agentic workflows and bot-driven intelligence pipelines, forensics & legal discovery hands-on experience managing: Electronically Stored Information (Client), legal discovery workflows, familiarity with: Relativity, Nuix, or similar platforms
• Soft Skills & Attributes: Ability to operate in high-pressure incident scenarios, strong analytical and investigative mindset, excellent stakeholder communication, including interaction with legal counsel and executives, ability to bridge offensive, defensive, and intelligence domains, strong documentation and reporting skills

Notes

• All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.

Benefits

• Danta offers a compensation package to all W2 employees that are competitive in the industry. It consists of competitive pay, the option to elect healthcare insurance (Dental, Medical, Vision), Major holidays and Paid sick leave as per state law. The rate/ Salary range is dependent on numerous factors including Qualification, Experience and Location.