Senior Vulnerability Management Remediation Lead (Tanium Focused)
About The Position
The Senior Vulnerability Management Remediation Lead is a remote, W2 contract role focused on leading enterprise-wide vulnerability remediation. This execution-focused position drives vulnerabilities from identification through closure while coordinating across infrastructure, application, cloud, and operations teams. It requires hands-on Tanium expertise, technical remediation experience, and the ability to establish accountability and accelerate remediation across large enterprise environments. The role leads remediation campaigns, manages timelines and service-level compliance, validates fixes, tracks performance metrics, and communicates risk and progress to executives. It also leads zero-day and critical vulnerability response, improves remediation processes, and mentors junior team members.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of experience in vulnerability management, patch management, or systems engineering.
- Deep hands-on experience with Tanium Patch, Deploy, Comply, Interact, and Asset.
- Strong Windows and/or Linux administration experience.
- Experience with vulnerability scanning tools such as Tenable, Qualys, or Rapid7.
- Strong understanding of CVSS scoring, risk prioritization, and exploitability analysis.
- Experience driving enterprise remediation programs to closure.
- Strong change management and enterprise IT operations knowledge.
- Experience delivering executive-level reporting and risk summaries.
Nice To Haves
- Experience integrating Tanium with ServiceNow or other ITSM platforms.
- Experience in regulated industries such as financial services, healthcare, or federal.
- Knowledge of CIS benchmarks, NIST, and compliance frameworks.
- Scripting experience with PowerShell, Python, or Bash.
- Relevant certifications such as Tanium Certified Operator or Security+.
Responsibilities
- Lead and execute vulnerability remediation using Tanium Patch, Deploy, Comply, Interact, and Asset modules.
- Drive vulnerabilities through the remediation lifecycle from identification to closure.
- Own remediation timelines and ensure SLA compliance.
- Escalate aging and critical vulnerabilities and remove remediation blockers.
- Coordinate remediation across infrastructure, application, cloud, and operations teams.
- Manage patching campaigns, maintenance windows, and emergency remediation efforts.
- Validate remediation using rescans, reporting, and compliance verification.
- Track and report remediation metrics, including MTTR and vulnerability aging.
- Analyze vulnerability trends and provide executive-level reporting.
- Lead zero-day and critical vulnerability remediation activities.
- Improve remediation processes and mentor junior team members.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Senior
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