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INTRODUCTION
At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence. We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go. Join EY and help to build a better working world.
Today’s world is fueled by vast amounts of information. Data is more valuable than ever before. Protecting data and information systems is central to doing business, and everyone in EY Information Security has a critical role to play. Join a global team of almost 950 people who collaborate to support the business of EY by protecting EY and client information assets! Our Information Security professionals enable EY to work securely and deliver secure products and services, as well as detect and quickly respond to security events as they happen. Together, the efforts of our dedicated team helps protect the EY brand and build client trust.
Within Information Security we blend risk strategy, digital identity, cyber defense, application security and technology solutions as we consider the entire security lifecycle. You will join a team of hardworking, security-focused individuals dedicated to supporting, protecting and enabling the business through innovative, secure solutions that provide speed to market and business value.
THE OPPORTUNITY
As an Attack Surface Validation & Exposure Engineer in the Attack Surface Management function, you will serve as a strategic contributor within EY’s Vulnerability Management and Exposure Assessment capability, with a deep focus on attack path discovery, scalable vulnerability detection, and exposure validation through self-engineered solutions. Operating with a high degree of autonomy, you will play a senior role in developing EY’s strategy to discovering and managing vulnerabilities to keep pace with the evolving threat landscape. This role is designed for an experienced practitioner who understands that vulnerabilities on EY digital assets represent the firm’s greatest source of exposure as their rate of exploitation increases exponentially. The candidate will develop solutions to discover and exploit vulnerabilities at scale within the EY environment.
You will partner closely with partners in the Red Team, Exposure Assessment, Vulnerability Intelligence, Cyber Threat Intelligence and Cyber Threat Detection to identify the greatest areas of susceptibility and emerging threats and build solutions to them.
YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Design and engineer automated attack-path discovery and validation capabilities
- Build scalable vulnerability detection and verification pipelines that combine enterprise scanning sources with custom validation logic
- Develop controlled exploitation and exploit-chaining workflows to safely demonstrate real attacker outcomes
- Operationalize continuous offensive validation by engineering testing routines that can run with minimal human prompting
- Fuse Vulnerability Intelligence and Cyber Threat Intelligence into detection and prioritization—tracking exploit maturity/availability, active exploitation signals, and technique trends, etc
- Produce high-fidelity deliverables that enable remediation and decisioning: reproducible evidence, attack-path narratives, severity/exploitability rationale, compensating control notes, and clear remediation/mitigation recommendations
- Partner across Red Team, Exposure Assessment, Threat Detection, and VM stakeholders
SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES FOR SUCCESS
- Expert attention to detail
- Demonstrated ability to think critically
- Interest in engineering creative solutions to complex issues
- Flexibility and comfortability pivoting between diverse environments
- Exceptional communication and rapport building skills
- Extensive experience augmenting offensive security
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Minimum combined 8 years of experience in vulnerability management, exposure management, offensive security, and security engineering
- Demonstrated experience analyzing vulnerability and security posture data
- Deep understanding of attack paths, misconfigurations, and control failures that lead to material risk
- Proven ability to build scalable solutions to vulnerability and exposure challenges
- Experience operating at a strategic level, balancing technical depth with organizational risk context
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to evaluate large volumes of data to influence solution development
- Excellent communication skills, with comfort engaging senior stakeholders and security leadership
- Ability to manage competing priorities and operate independently in a complex, global environment
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience leveraging AI to conduct exposure assessments
WHAT WE LOOK FOR
We are looking for a senior analyst that can operate autonomously and bring new, strategic approaches to discovering and evaluating the firm’s exposure to vulnerabilities to improve the overall security posture. We are seeking a seasoned analyst to improve the organization’s ability to reduce the attack surface while enabling the business. The ideal candidate will seek to improve others while continuously learning and identifying ways to strengthen the organization.
LOCATION
Location: Alpharetta
Other locations: Anywhere in Country
COMPENSATION
Salary: Competitive
DATE
Date: Nov 12, 2026
INTRODUCTION
At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence. We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go. Join EY and help to build a better working world.
Today’s world is fueled by vast amounts of information. Data is more valuable than ever before. Protecting data and information systems is central to doing business, and everyone in EY Information Security has a critical role to play. Join a global team of almost 950 people who collaborate to support the business of EY by protecting EY and client information assets! Our Information Security professionals enable EY to work securely and deliver secure products and services, as well as detect and quickly respond to security events as they happen. Together, the efforts of our dedicated team helps protect the EY brand and build client trust.
Within Information Security we blend risk strategy, digital identity, cyber defense, application security and technology solutions as we consider the entire security lifecycle. You will join a team of hardworking, security-focused individuals dedicated to supporting, protecting and enabling the business through innovative, secure solutions that provide speed to market and business value.
THE OPPORTUNITY
As an Attack Surface Validation & Exposure Engineer in the Attack Surface Management function, you will serve as a strategic contributor within EY’s Vulnerability Management and Exposure Assessment capability, with a deep focus on attack path discovery, scalable vulnerability detection, and exposure validation through self-engineered solutions. Operating with a high degree of autonomy, you will play a senior role in developing EY’s strategy to discovering and managing vulnerabilities to keep pace with the evolving threat landscape. This role is designed for an experienced practitioner who understands that vulnerabilities on EY digital assets represent the firm’s greatest source of exposure as their rate of exploitation increases exponentially. The candidate will develop solutions to discover and exploit vulnerabilities at scale within the EY environment.
You will partner closely with partners in the Red Team, Exposure Assessment, Vulnerability Intelligence, Cyber Threat Intelligence and Cyber Threat Detection to identify the greatest areas of susceptibility and emerging threats and build solutions to them.
YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Design and engineer automated attack-path discovery and validation capabilities
- Build scalable vulnerability detection and verification pipelines that combine enterprise scanning sources with custom validation logic
- Develop controlled exploitation and exploit-chaining workflows to safely demonstrate real attacker outcomes
- Operationalize continuous offensive validation by engineering testing routines that can run with minimal human prompting
- Fuse Vulnerability Intelligence and Cyber Threat Intelligence into detection and prioritization—tracking exploit maturity/availability, active exploitation signals, and technique trends, etc
- Produce high-fidelity deliverables that enable remediation and decisioning: reproducible evidence, attack-path narratives, severity/exploitability rationale, compensating control notes, and clear remediation/mitigation recommendations
- Partner across Red Team, Exposure Assessment, Threat Detection, and VM stakeholders
SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES FOR SUCCESS
- Expert attention to detail
- Demonstrated ability to think critically
- Interest in engineering creative solutions to complex issues
- Flexibility and comfortability pivoting between diverse environments
- Exceptional communication and rapport building skills
- Extensive experience augmenting offensive security
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Minimum combined 8 years of experience in vulnerability management, exposure management, offensive security, and security engineering
- Demonstrated experience analyzing vulnerability and security posture data
- Deep understanding of attack paths, misconfigurations, and control failures that lead to material risk
- Proven ability to build scalable solutions to vulnerability and exposure challenges
- Experience operating at a strategic level, balancing technical depth with organizational risk context
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to evaluate large volumes of data to influence solution development
- Excellent communication skills, with comfort engaging senior stakeholders and security leadership
- Ability to manage competing priorities and operate independently in a complex, global environment
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience leveraging AI to conduct exposure assessments
WHAT WE LOOK FOR
We are looking for a senior analyst that can operate autonomously and bring new, strategic approaches to discovering and evaluating the firm’s exposure to vulnerabilities to improve the overall security posture. We are seeking a seasoned analyst to improve the organization’s ability to reduce the attack surface while enabling the business. The ideal candidate will seek to improve others while continuously learning and identifying ways to strengthen the organization.
LOCATION
Location: Alpharetta
Other locations: Anywhere in Country
COMPENSATION
Salary: Competitive
DATE
Date: Nov 12, 2026
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in offensive security consultant jobs.
- One or more of OSCP, GPEN, GXPN, or CEH certifications required
- Hands-on experience with penetration testing tools such as Metasploit, Burp Suite, and Cobalt Strike
- Demonstrated ability to write clear technical reports for both technical and executive audiences
- Experience conducting network, web application, or red team assessments in enterprise environments
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information security, or a related field preferred
- Familiarity with common compliance frameworks including PCI-DSS, HIPAA, NIST, and FedRAMP
Tips for Your Offensive Security Consultant Job Search
Lead your resume with certifications
Certifications like OSCP, GPEN, or CEH carry more immediate weight than degree credentials in offensive security hiring. List them above your work history so screeners see them before anything else. Titles and years matter less than proof you can execute.
Show methodology, not just outcomes
Hiring managers want to see how you approach an engagement, not just that you found vulnerabilities. Describe your kill-chain thinking, tooling choices, and reporting process in each role description. Generic 'performed penetration tests' lines get passed over fast.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists offensive security consultant openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Filter by compliance scope before applying
Many offensive security consultant postings are scoped to specific compliance frameworks like FedRAMP, PCI-DSS, or SOC 2. Reading that scope before you apply tells you whether your experience maps and helps you tailor your cover note to the exact environment the team operates in.
Prepare a findings narrative for interviews
Expect at least one technical interview round where you walk through a real engagement from scoping to final report. Prepare a de-identified example you can discuss fully, including how you escalated privilege, what you found, and how you communicated risk to a non-technical client.
Negotiate scope and travel separately from base pay
Offensive security consultant roles vary widely in on-site travel requirements, sometimes exceeding three weeks per month. Clarify travel expectations and reimbursement policies during the offer stage, and treat them as negotiable terms alongside base compensation and bonus structure.
Offensive Security Consultant Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most offensive security consultants?
The companies hiring the most offensive security consultants right now include Protiviti, EY, and Google, with the largest share of openings in California, Texas, and Virginia, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Cybersecurity services firms and government contractors consistently account for the highest volume of active postings.
How many offensive security consultant jobs are remote?
About 72% of offensive security consultant openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, though the share varies significantly by engagement type. Application security and red team planning work tends to be the most remote-friendly, while network penetration testing and physical security assessments almost always require on-site presence at client locations.
How do you become an offensive security consultant?
Start by building hands-on skills in network fundamentals, scripting, and common attack techniques through lab environments and capture-the-flag competitions. Earn a recognized certification such as OSCP to demonstrate practical competency. Build a portfolio of documented assessments, contribute to open-source security tooling or bug bounty programs, and target junior consultant or associate penetration tester roles to gain client-facing experience before moving into full consulting positions.
Can you get hired as an offensive security consultant with little experience?
Yes, some firms hire candidates with limited professional experience if they can demonstrate strong technical fundamentals. Completing lab-based certifications, publishing write-ups from bug bounty or capture-the-flag work, and contributing to public security research all serve as credible substitutes for years of employment. Associate or junior consultant titles exist specifically for candidates building toward independent engagement delivery.
What does the offensive security consultant interview process look like?
Most hiring processes include an initial screening call, a technical interview where you walk through a past engagement or solve a scenario-based challenge, and a final round with senior consultants or practice leadership. Some firms add a take-home assessment requiring you to compromise a lab environment and produce a client-ready report. Soft skills around client communication and report writing are evaluated alongside technical depth.
Where can I find and apply to offensive security consultant jobs?
You can find and apply to offensive security consultant jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the roles available, find the ones that match your experience and target environment, and apply directly to each listing that fits your background and goals.
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