Lead Software Vulnerability Analyst - Automation & AI

ANALYGENCE; Scottdale (PA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Tharros is seeking a Senior Software Vulnerability Analyst to lead the analytical core of our vulnerability program. This hands-on role sets risk standards, mentors analysts, and drives automation and AI scaling across the branch.

You will perform in-depth vulnerability analysis across components and dependencies, coordinate disclosures with researchers and government partners, and define workflows the team will follow.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, cybersecurity, or a related field.
• 5+ years of hands-on vulnerability analysis experience - assessing, triaging, and reasoning about software vulnerabilities and their impact.
• Deep understanding of the vulnerability lifecycle, disclosure processes, and scoring/classification frameworks (e.g., CVE, CWE, CVSS).
• Proven ability to analyze complex software and dependency relationships.
• Experience leading or mentoring analysts and setting analytical standards (preferred).
• Familiarity with applying automation and AI/LLM tooling to scale vulnerability analysis (preferred).
• Background supporting U.S. Government or critical-infrastructure cybersecurity missions (preferred).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience coordinating across researchers, vendors, and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead in-depth analysis of software vulnerabilities—assessing root cause, exploitability, and impact across components and dependencies.
• Coordinate vulnerability disclosure activities with researchers, vendors, and government partners.
• Analyze dependency and component data to uncover systemic trends and surface risk across the software ecosystem.
• Define analytical standards, triage criteria, and workflows that the rest of the team follows.
• Guide the design of automation and AI/LLM tooling that scales vulnerability analysis, and validate that its output meets a senior analyst's bar.
• Mentor analysts and engineers, and serve as the technical authority on vulnerability assessment within the branch.

Skills

Vulnerability analysis

Risk assessment

Mentoring

Automation / AI tooling

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Job description

Tharros is seeking a Senior Software Vulnerability Analyst to lead the analytical core of our vulnerability program. This hands-on role sets risk standards, mentors analysts, and drives automation and AI scaling across the branch.

You will perform in-depth vulnerability analysis across components and dependencies, coordinate disclosures with researchers and government partners, and define workflows the team will follow.