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Hiring: Senior Vulnerability Management Engineer
Location: Plano, TX Division: Cybersecurity Experience: 4–8 Years Specialization: Enterprise Vulnerability Management, Security Engineering & Risk-Based Remediation
We are seeking an experienced Senior Vulnerability Management Engineer to support and enhance an enterprise-wide vulnerability management program. This is a hands-on technical role focused on managing the complete vulnerability lifecycle, from identification and risk assessment to remediation, validation, and closure.
Key Responsibilities:-
Manage end-to-end vulnerability identification, analysis, prioritization, remediation tracking, validation, and closure. Analyze scanner findings using CVE, CVSS, CPE, CISA KEV, EPSS, vendor advisories, threat intelligence, and exploitability data. Assess vulnerability severity, asset criticality, business impact, and organizational risk. Investigate false positives, duplicate findings, compensating controls, risk acceptance, and remediation exceptions. Coordinate with infrastructure, application, cloud, security, and business teams to drive timely remediation. Track remediation SLAs, escalate overdue and critical vulnerabilities, and support emergency remediation efforts. Validate fixes through rescanning, technical testing, manual reviews, and supporting evidence. Administer and optimize vulnerability management platforms, asset inventories, scan configurations, dashboards, and reports. Monitor vulnerability trends, aging, recurrence, remediation performance, and SLA compliance. Improve vulnerability management workflows through automation, documentation, reporting, and continuous program enhancement.
Required Qualifications:-
Bachelor's degree in IT, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Business, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience. 4–8 years of hands-on experience in Vulnerability Management, Security Engineering, Infrastructure Security, or a related cybersecurity discipline. Strong experience with Qualys VMDR, Tenable, Rapid7, or equivalent enterprise vulnerability management platforms. Proven experience managing the complete vulnerability lifecycle in complex enterprise environments. Strong understanding of CVE, CVSS, CPE, exploitability, vulnerability severity, risk acceptance, compensating controls, and remediation methodologies. Technical knowledge of Windows, Linux, networking, servers, databases, middleware, virtualization, and cloud infrastructure. Experience coordinating remediation, managing SLAs and escalations, validating fixes, and communicating with stakeholders. Strong analytical, troubleshooting, documentation, prioritization, and organizational skills.
Preferred Qualifications:-
Advanced experience with Qualys VMDR, including authenticated scanning, agent-based assessments, asset tagging, dashboards, and reporting. Experience with Attack Surface Management (ASM) or External Exposure Management. Knowledge of AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Experience integrating vulnerability management tools with SIEM, SOAR, CMDB, ITSM, ticketing, and asset management solutions. Familiarity with ServiceNow, Jira, Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, and Power BI. Scripting and automation experience with Python, PowerShell, or REST APIs. Knowledge of CISA KEV, EPSS, exploit intelligence, remediation SLAs, governance, and compliance frameworks. Relevant certifications such as CompTIA Security , CISSP, GIAC, or Qualys certifications.
Tools & Technologies: Qualys VMDR, Tenable, Rapid7, CVE, CVSS, CPE, CISA KEV, EPSS, AWS, Azure, GCP, Windows, Linux, Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, ServiceNow, Jira, CMDB, Power BI, Python, PowerShell, REST APIs, SIEM, and SOAR.
Required Qualifications:-
Bachelor's degree in IT, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Business, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
4–8 years of hands-on experience in Vulnerability Management, Security Engineering, Infrastructure Security, or a related cybersecurity discipline.
Strong experience with Qualys VMDR, Tenable, Rapid7, or equivalent enterprise vulnerability management platforms.
Proven experience managing the complete vulnerability lifecycle in complex enterprise environments.
Strong understanding of CVE, CVSS, CPE, exploitability, vulnerability severity, risk acceptance, compensating controls, and remediation methodologies.
Technical knowledge of Windows, Linux, networking, servers, databases, middleware, virtualization, and cloud infrastructure.
Experience coordinating remediation, managing SLAs and escalations, validating fixes, and communicating with stakeholders.
Strong analytical, troubleshooting, documentation, prioritization, and organizational skills.
Preferred Qualifications:-
Advanced experience with Qualys VMDR, including authenticated scanning, agent-based assessments, asset tagging, dashboards, and reporting.
Experience with Attack Surface Management (ASM) or External Exposure Management.
Knowledge of AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
Experience integrating vulnerability management tools with SIEM, SOAR, CMDB, ITSM, ticketing, and asset management solutions.
Familiarity with ServiceNow, Jira, Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, and Power BI.
Scripting and automation experience with Python, PowerShell, or REST APIs.
Knowledge of CISA KEV, EPSS, exploit intelligence, remediation SLAs, governance, and compliance frameworks.
Relevant certifications such as CompTIA Security , CISSP, GIAC, or Qualys certifications.
Tools & Technologies: Qualys VMDR, Tenable, Rapid7, CVE, CVSS, CPE, CISA KEV, EPSS, AWS, Azure, GCP, Windows, Linux, Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, ServiceNow, Jira, CMDB, Power BI, Python, PowerShell, REST APIs, SIEM, and SOAR.
Location: Plano, TX Division: Cybersecurity Experience: 4–8 Years Specialization: Enterprise Vulnerability Management, Security Engineering & Risk-Based Remediation
We are seeking an experienced Senior Vulnerability Management Engineer to support and enhance an enterprise-wide vulnerability management program. This is a hands-on technical role focused on managing the complete vulnerability lifecycle, from identification and risk assessment to remediation, validation, and closure.
Key Responsibilities:-
Manage end-to-end vulnerability identification, analysis, prioritization, remediation tracking, validation, and closure. Analyze scanner findings using CVE, CVSS, CPE, CISA KEV, EPSS, vendor advisories, threat intelligence, and exploitability data. Assess vulnerability severity, asset criticality, business impact, and organizational risk. Investigate false positives, duplicate findings, compensating controls, risk acceptance, and remediation exceptions. Coordinate with infrastructure, application, cloud, security, and business teams to drive timely remediation. Track remediation SLAs, escalate overdue and critical vulnerabilities, and support emergency remediation efforts. Validate fixes through rescanning, technical testing, manual reviews, and supporting evidence. Administer and optimize vulnerability management platforms, asset inventories, scan configurations, dashboards, and reports. Monitor vulnerability trends, aging, recurrence, remediation performance, and SLA compliance. Improve vulnerability management workflows through automation, documentation, reporting, and continuous program enhancement.
Required Qualifications:-
Bachelor's degree in IT, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Business, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience. 4–8 years of hands-on experience in Vulnerability Management, Security Engineering, Infrastructure Security, or a related cybersecurity discipline. Strong experience with Qualys VMDR, Tenable, Rapid7, or equivalent enterprise vulnerability management platforms. Proven experience managing the complete vulnerability lifecycle in complex enterprise environments. Strong understanding of CVE, CVSS, CPE, exploitability, vulnerability severity, risk acceptance, compensating controls, and remediation methodologies. Technical knowledge of Windows, Linux, networking, servers, databases, middleware, virtualization, and cloud infrastructure. Experience coordinating remediation, managing SLAs and escalations, validating fixes, and communicating with stakeholders. Strong analytical, troubleshooting, documentation, prioritization, and organizational skills.
Preferred Qualifications:-
Advanced experience with Qualys VMDR, including authenticated scanning, agent-based assessments, asset tagging, dashboards, and reporting. Experience with Attack Surface Management (ASM) or External Exposure Management. Knowledge of AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Experience integrating vulnerability management tools with SIEM, SOAR, CMDB, ITSM, ticketing, and asset management solutions. Familiarity with ServiceNow, Jira, Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, and Power BI. Scripting and automation experience with Python, PowerShell, or REST APIs. Knowledge of CISA KEV, EPSS, exploit intelligence, remediation SLAs, governance, and compliance frameworks. Relevant certifications such as CompTIA Security , CISSP, GIAC, or Qualys certifications.
Tools & Technologies: Qualys VMDR, Tenable, Rapid7, CVE, CVSS, CPE, CISA KEV, EPSS, AWS, Azure, GCP, Windows, Linux, Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, ServiceNow, Jira, CMDB, Power BI, Python, PowerShell, REST APIs, SIEM, and SOAR.
Required Qualifications:-
Bachelor's degree in IT, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Business, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
4–8 years of hands-on experience in Vulnerability Management, Security Engineering, Infrastructure Security, or a related cybersecurity discipline.
Strong experience with Qualys VMDR, Tenable, Rapid7, or equivalent enterprise vulnerability management platforms.
Proven experience managing the complete vulnerability lifecycle in complex enterprise environments.
Strong understanding of CVE, CVSS, CPE, exploitability, vulnerability severity, risk acceptance, compensating controls, and remediation methodologies.
Technical knowledge of Windows, Linux, networking, servers, databases, middleware, virtualization, and cloud infrastructure.
Experience coordinating remediation, managing SLAs and escalations, validating fixes, and communicating with stakeholders.
Strong analytical, troubleshooting, documentation, prioritization, and organizational skills.
Preferred Qualifications:-
Advanced experience with Qualys VMDR, including authenticated scanning, agent-based assessments, asset tagging, dashboards, and reporting.
Experience with Attack Surface Management (ASM) or External Exposure Management.
Knowledge of AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
Experience integrating vulnerability management tools with SIEM, SOAR, CMDB, ITSM, ticketing, and asset management solutions.
Familiarity with ServiceNow, Jira, Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, and Power BI.
Scripting and automation experience with Python, PowerShell, or REST APIs.
Knowledge of CISA KEV, EPSS, exploit intelligence, remediation SLAs, governance, and compliance frameworks.
Relevant certifications such as CompTIA Security , CISSP, GIAC, or Qualys certifications.
Tools & Technologies: Qualys VMDR, Tenable, Rapid7, CVE, CVSS, CPE, CISA KEV, EPSS, AWS, Azure, GCP, Windows, Linux, Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, ServiceNow, Jira, CMDB, Power BI, Python, PowerShell, REST APIs, SIEM, and SOAR.