{"id":853,"date":"2025-12-17T11:53:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T11:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skillbasedmatching.com\/jobs\/?post_type=jobpost&#038;p=853"},"modified":"2025-12-17T11:53:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T11:53:18","slug":"senior-vulnerability-analyst-rapid-response-autonomous-pentesting","status":"publish","type":"jobpost","link":"https:\/\/skillbasedmatching.com\/jobs\/current-jobs\/senior-vulnerability-analyst-rapid-response-autonomous-pentesting\/","title":{"rendered":"Senior Vulnerability Analyst \u2013 Rapid Response &#038; Autonomous Pentesting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\u200bThis is a full-time, <strong>Fully Remote<\/strong> role within the <strong>Engineering<\/strong> department at Horizon3.ai. You will sit within the <strong>Rapid Response<\/strong> organization, reporting to the Director of Precision Defense. The role is a high-impact position designed for a seasoned expert who can translate complex vulnerability data from the <strong>NodeZero<\/strong> autonomous pentesting platform into actionable intelligence for customers and internal teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u200b<strong>Location:<\/strong> Remote (US).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u200b<strong>Experience Required:<\/strong> <strong>8+ years<\/strong> in vulnerability analysis\/research or cyber threat intelligence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u200b<strong>Travel:<\/strong> Up to 5% for conferences or team meetings.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u200b<strong>Connection Requirement:<\/strong> Minimum 25Mbps broadband.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u200b<strong>Mission:<\/strong> To help organizations proactively find and verify exploitable vectors before attackers do, moving beyond &#8220;checkbox&#8221; security culture.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u200bWhat You\u2019ll Do: Intelligence, Research, and Communication<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u200bAs the &#8220;eyes and ears&#8221; of the cybersecurity community for Horizon3.ai, you will bridge the gap between automated exploitation and human-led defense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u200b<strong>Vulnerability Triage:<\/strong> Monitor public databases (<strong>CVE\/CWE, NVD, CISA KEV<\/strong>) to stay current on emerging threats.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u200b<strong>Exploitation Analysis:<\/strong> Analyze NodeZero pentest outcomes to understand real-world customer exposure and inform research prioritization.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u200b<strong>Technical Publication:<\/strong> Research, document, and publish mitigation techniques. 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