Senior Vulnerability Analyst

PRI Global; O’Fallon (MO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

PRI Global's Vulnerability Management team is seeking a Senior Vulnerability Analyst to identify, assess, and support remediation of vulnerabilities across infrastructure, cloud, and applications. This hands-on role emphasizes risk-based prioritization and clear communication.

You will work with global teams, use scanning tools, and provide reporting to security leadership. The ideal candidate has strong networking, OS knowledge, and scripting interest to automate processes and improve data

Qualifications

• Experience in cybersecurity with focus on vulnerability management or security operations.
• Strong understanding of networking fundamentals, operating systems, and common attack frameworks (e.g., MITRE ATT&CK).
• Hands-on experience with vulnerability scanning, exposure management, or security testing tools.
• Ability to clearly communicate findings to technical and non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Identify, validate, and report security vulnerabilities across networks, systems, cloud platforms, and applications.
• Assess vulnerability risk using severity, exploitability, and environmental context to support prioritization decisions.
• Partner with technology and application teams to support remediation planning and validation of fixes.
• Monitor remediation progress and assist with tracking against SLAs and risk thresholds.
• Produce clear, accurate vulnerability reporting for internal stakeholders and security leadership.
• Support onboarding and use of vulnerability management tooling and processes.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of vulnerability management workflows, documentation, and data quality.
• Stay current on emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and attack techniques relevant to the enterprise environment.
• Participate in security initiatives and projects as an experienced individual contributor.

Skills

Vulnerability management

Security operations

Networking fundamentals

MITRE ATT&CK

Scripting basics

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT

Tools

Nessus

Qualys

OpenVAS

Job description

The Vulnerability Management team is seeking a Senior Vulnerability Analyst to support enterprise vulnerability management program by identifying, assessing, and supporting remediation of security vulnerabilities across infrastructure, cloud, and application environments.

This role focuses on hands‑on analysis, execution, and stakeholder partnership, operating within established frameworks while exercising sound judgment in vulnerability risk assessment and prioritization. The ideal candidate is passionate about cybersecurity, analytically strong, and comfortable working across diverse technology teams in a global environment.

Role

• Identify, validate, and report security vulnerabilities across networks, systems, cloud platforms, and applications
• Assess vulnerability risk using severity, exploitability, and environmental context to support prioritization decisions
• Partner with technology and application teams to support remediation planning and validation of fixes
• Monitor remediation progress and assist with tracking against defined SLAs and risk thresholds
• Produce clear, accurate vulnerability reporting for internal stakeholders and security leadership
• Support onboarding and use of vulnerability management tooling and processes
• Contribute to continuous improvement of vulnerability management workflows, documentation, and data quality
• Stay current on emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and attack techniques relevant to the enterprise environment
• Participate in security initiatives and projects as an experienced individual contributor

The ideal candidate for this position should:

• Have experience working in cybersecurity, with a focus on vulnerability management or security operations
• Demonstrate strong understanding of networking fundamentals, operating systems, and common attack frameworks (e.g., MITRE ATT&CK)
• Have hands‑on experience with vulnerability scanning, exposure management, or security testing tools
• Be able to clearly communicate technical findings to both technical and non‑technical audiences
• Exhibit strong analytical and problem‑solving skills
• Be comfortable working across time zones and with distributed teams
• Show curiosity and initiative in learning new technologies and improving security processes
• Possess basic scripting or automation skills, or a strong desire to develop them