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Senior Systems Engineer – Vulnerability Assessment (Hybrid- San Diego, CA or Kirkland, WA)

Stage 4 Solutions
Kirkland, WA Contractor
POSTED ON 9/3/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/2/2026
Senior Systems Engineer Vulnerability Assessment (Hybrid- San Diego, CA or Kirkland, WA)

We are looking for a Senior Systems Engineer for a large, global B2B high-tech company. In this role, you will monitor, track, respond, investigate, and report vulnerabilities and work with the responsible parties in System Engineering and Security teams to drive timely results and remediation. You will partner with stakeholders to drive down vulnerabilities and develop mitigation strategies across the organization.

This is a 12-month contract (Extension possible), 40 hours per week, hybrid role, 2-3 days onsite at client s office in San Diego, CA or Kirkland, WA.

This is a W2 employee of Stage 4 Solutions. Health benefits and 401K are offered.

Must be a US citizen or Green Card holder.

Responsibilities

  • Monitors, tracks, responds, investigates and reports vulnerabilities and works with the responsible parties in System Engineering and Security teams to drive timely results and remediation
  • Partners with stakeholders to drive down vulnerabilities and develop mitigation strategies across the organization.
  • Assist with writing and deploying Puppet or Ansible playbooks to resolve vulnerabilities
  • Assess and remediate container image vulnerabilities across registries and Kubernetes environments; coordinate vulnerability scanning and patching in containerized workloads
  • Write knowledge articles as needed
  • Assist with defining hardening policies that will improve our security posture
  • Review, consult and prepare for planned change introduction to ServiceNow environment.
  • Partner with teams to plan and execute software code upgrades as needed.

Requirements

  • Solid understanding of and experience with most of the following infrastructure services. VMware, Puppet, Ansible, Imaging, Artifactory, Git
  • Working knowledge of container platforms (Docker, Podman) and Kubernetes distributions; experience with Helm or similar K8s deployment tools
  • Familiarity with programming language components for Java and Python
  • Strong Coordination & Troubleshooting skills in handling Complex Security Incidents & escalations.
  • Solid understanding of Linux
  • Hands-on experience with vulnerability management tools and strong technical understanding and experience assessing vulnerabilities and identifying weaknesses in cloud infrastructure services.
  • Demonstrated experience with container vulnerability scanning platforms and the ability to triage, prioritize, and remediate container-based vulnerabilities
  • Ability to partner with peers who are globally distributed is a key part of this role.
  • Strong communication skills and empathy for customers.
  • Ability to learn new technology in a fast-paced environment.

Please submit your resume to our network at http://www.stage4solutions.com/careers/ (apply to the Senior Systems Engineer Vulnerability Assessment (Hybrid- San Diego, CA or Kirkland, WA) role).

Please feel free to forward this job post to others you think may be interested.

Stage 4 Solutions is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to providing employees with an inclusive environment that is free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions are based on the job requirements and candidates qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion/belief, national origin, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

Compensation: $65/hr - $69.67/hr.

Salary : $65 - $70

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