What are the responsibilities and job description for the Junior Offensive Cybersecurity Engineer position at AccruePartners?
THE TEAM YOU WILL BE JOINING
- A mission-driven cybersecurity organization committed to protecting national interests through innovation, integrity, and continuous learning.
- A high-performing Offensive Cyber Operations (OCO) team focused on Red Team and Purple Team engagements across commercial and government environments.
- A culture where purpose drives performance, and technical excellence is paired with leadership, mentorship, and strategic impact.
- 401(k) with company match (100% of first 3%, 50% of next 2%)
- Fully paid medical, dental, and vision premiums (employee coverage)
- HSA contributions to offset healthcare costs
- Generous PTO (vacation sick leave)
- Supplemental benefits including life insurance, disability, EAP, and wellness initiatives
- Opportunity to shape offensive cyber strategy at an organizational level
- Must reside within 25 miles of Charlotte, NC or Washington, DC
- Hybrid schedule (1–3 days per week in office)
- Occasional client site travel
- Offensive Security Execution
- Conduct ethical cyberattacks using real-world adversary TTPs in controlled environments
- Support Red Team engagements including planning, execution, and reporting
- Perform vulnerability assessments, penetration tests, and web/mobile application testing
- Participate in social engineering simulations
- US Citizenship required
- Active U.S. government security clearance required
- Education / Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or related field
- Strong understanding of:
- Core network protocols and standard port assignments
- IT systems architecture and cybersecurity principles
- Penetration testing methodologies (PTES, OSSTMM, NIST, OWASP)
- Penetration testing, vulnerability analysis, or malware research
- Command-line environments (Windows & Linux)
- Basic scripting (Python, PowerShell, Ruby, Perl)
- Programming languages such as C , C#, PHP, AJAX, HTML
- Familiarity with offensive tools such as:
- Cobalt Strike
- Metasploit
- Nikto
- SQLMap
- Responder
- Nessus
- Netcat
- Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, mission-critical environment
- Strong written and verbal communication skills