Vulnerability Management Engineer

GuidePoint Security is seeking an experienced and driven security professional to join our Vulnerability Management practice in the Northeast. As a Vulnerability Management Engineer, you will partner with our customers to improve vulnerability detection and drive better remediation results through implementing and improving assessment/reporting tooling, as well as advising customers on a strategic level in Vulnerability Management best practices. You will also constantly learn about and utilize the newest Vulnerability Management tooling and processes for both traditional and non-traditional resources. As a senior-level engineer you will act as a project lead for independent project work as well as an escalation point for other VM engineers on the team.

Role and responsibilities:
• Implement, operationalize, and/or improve the configuration of client vulnerability assessment tools
• Assist with the creation of Vulnerability Management program development documents for customers
• Assist customers with questions relating to practical use of vulnerability assessment and reporting tools
• Advise customers on Vulnerability Management best practices
• Perform Vulnerability Management gap discovery for customers
• Provide guidance and collaborate with peers on the Vulnerability Management practice team
• Implement and operationalize advanced Vulnerability Management reporting tools
• Design and implement advanced vulnerability dashboards within customer environments
• Work with vendor partners to escalate customer technical issues
• Conduct continual self-driven learning on the Vulnerability Management space to understand new trends, strategies, and technologies

Required experience:
• Practical skills in vulnerability assessment tooling such as Tenable, Rapid7, Qualys, Orca, Wiz, Prisma Cloud, Aqua, Lacework, etc.
• A fundamental understanding of vulnerability management reporting products and their usage (such as Kenna Security, Brinqa, Vulcan, Nucleus)
• Very strong writing and language skills for customer document creation
• Understanding of Vulnerability Management program design and alignment
• Experience with operationalizing vulnerability assessment tooling in complicated network environments
• Strong communication skills that include the ability to clearly articulate thoughts and distill complex problems into stakeholder-friendly language
• Ability to manage time independently while handling multiple projects concurrently
• Understanding of a broad range of issues with managing vulnerabilities and assets as well as mitigation strategies