Enter a job title or keyword

Cyber Security Analyst

In-house

Job Location:

Chantilly, VA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer

Posted: 8 September 2026 (14 hours ago)

Application Deadline: 6 December 2026

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Ampcus Cyber Inc a leading global pioneer in Cybersecurity committed to securing businesses against evolving cyber threats headquartered in Chantilly VA is looking for a Cybersecurity Specialist to join our Team working from our Corporate Chantilly office.

Job Responsibilities:

Perform recon on applications and networks
Perform penetration testing and system exploitation against desktops servers applications operating systems and security systems to gain root and administrator access for highly specialized network systems
Perform internal and external pentest against systems to determine vulnerabilities and offer mitigation strategies
Perform reconnaissance privilege escalation persistence lateral movement and payload generation against information systems
Analyze vulnerabilities delivering clear and coherent written reporting identifying network risks and providing mitigation recommendations
Conduct penetration and malicious user testing in Cloud environments including Amazon Web Services (AWS) Azure and on-premise systems
Translate systems and applications into security test plans performing hands-on security testing and leveraging adversarial tactics
Must be able to use at least two of the following proficiently and instruct others on them: Nessus Burp Metasploit and the Social Engineering Toolkit.
Researches and maintains proficiency in tools techniques countermeasures and trends in computer network vulnerabilities data hiding and network security and encryption
Ability to assist with researching and evaluating security policies and guidance
Ability to train other team members on security concepts
Excellent communication skills

Required Skills

4-5 years of experience in related field
Demonstrated real-world experience performing grey and black box penetration testing.
Must be proficient in exploiting common web application vulnerabilities like XSS CSRF Command Injection SQLi single sign-on bypass etc.
Must be proficient in any of the following: PowerShell Empire Metasploit Framework Cobalt Strike Burp Suite Canvas Kali Linux A/V evasion methodologies Exploit Dev.
Must have solid working experience and knowledge of Windows operating systems (incl. Active Directory) Linux operating systems; VMware ESXi or similar; mobile platforms are a plus.
Solid understanding of networking TCP/IP virtualization and cloud architecture.
Strong familiarity with some of the following: OWASP top 10 DoD and NSA Vulnerability and Penetration Testing Standards.
Knowledge of exploitation concepts including phishing and social engineering tactics buffer overflows fuzzing SQLi MiTM covert channels secure tunneling and open-source exfiltration techniques.
Experience with Linux Windows wireless and virtual platforms
Knowledge of information security policies and guidance
Proactive interest in emerging technologies and techniques related to penetration testing