Vulnerabilty Analyst

Location: Palo Alto, CA; Austin, TX; New York, NY; Washington, DC

Department: Information Security

VULNERABILITY ANALYST

The Vulnerability Management team is responsible for assessing and mitigating security risks across our portfolio. This role will focus on vulnerability analysis and risk assessment, ensuring the organization is well-protected against emerging threats. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in vulnerability scoring, data analysis, and automation.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for evaluating vulnerabilities and determining their impact based on industry standards
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to improve security posture and integrate best practices
• Conduct vulnerability assessments using the CVSS standard as defined by First.org
• Understand and implement vector strings and vector chaining for risk evaluation
• Perform data analysis to assess security risks across the organization
• Identify vulnerability reachability and impact to prioritize security responses
• Write Python scripts to manage and manipulate data from sources such as CSV, Excel, JSON, and RESTful APIs
• Apply MITRE ATT&CK framework for attack path analysis
• Create data reporting solutions, including simple dashboards
• Engage with stakeholders across the organization to ensure security buy-in
• Demonstrate strong critical analysis, problem-solving, and security expertise

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience in vulnerability assessment, data management, and security frameworks
• Experience with Python for security data manipulation
• Experience with MITRE ATT&CK framework for security analysis

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Experience creating dashboard-based reports to communicate security findings
• Strong understanding of vulnerability impact, risk assessment, and mitigation strategies
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Strong analytical skills and a keen ability to evaluate risk
• Mastery of CVSS and its environmental processing
• Experience with Elastic/OpenSearch
• Familiarity with Kibana/Grafana dashboarding
• Development of security automation playbooks
• Experience with AWS and/or GCP
• Experience building agentic workflows for vulnerability management

Our small but fast-paced team values innovation and creativity. You'll have the opportunity to make a significant impact on the future and our aspiration to build the Everything App. If you thrive in a dynamic, high-growth tech environment and relish the opportunity to collaborate with passionate, driven over-achievers, your career with us will be both exhilarating and fulfilling.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

$100,000 - $258,000 USD

Base salary is just one part of our total rewards package at SpaceXSI, which also includes equity, comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short & long-term disability insurance, life insurance, and various other discounts and perks.

ITAR REQUIREMENTS:

• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.