Vulnerability Engineer Remote
About The Position
Role: Vulnerability Engineer Location: Remote Job Type: Fulltime Salary: $90K-$110K+benefits Job Description Familiarity with Vulnerability scanning platforms and a good understanding of network fundamentals, firewalls, authentication, and encryption. Understanding of CVEs, CVSS scoring, zero day vulnerabilities, and threat exposure. Strong hands-on experience with Windows Server and Linux Server administrations. Roles & Responsibilities Responsible for identifying, analyzing, prioritizing, and remediating security vulnerabilities across Windows and Linux server environments. Strong hands-on experience with Windows Server and Linux Server administrations. Familiarity with Vulnerability scanning platforms and a good understanding of network fundamentals, firewalls, authentication, and encryption. Supports the organizations security posture by ensuring timely identification, analysis, and remediation of vulnerabilities across middleware platforms. Collaborates with the ITVM team to review weekly/biweekly scan reports, validate findings, and translate them into actionable remediation tasks. Understanding of CVEs, CVSS scoring, zero day vulnerabilities, and threat exposure. Knowledge of security best practices and familiarity with remediation of misconfigurations, outdated libraries, and insecure protocols Prepares detailed remediation plans including impact assessments, risk evaluations, timelines, and required resource coordination. Executes configuration level hardening and applies vendor fix packs on middleware technologies such as JBoss, Tomcat, IBM Client, and WebSphere. Ensures all remediation activities follow structured change management processes, maintaining system stability and preventing service disruptions. Coordinates with cross functional teams including application, infrastructure, and security teams to ensure smooth implementation and validation. Maintains comprehensive documentation for all remediation activities, configurations, approvals, and compliance requirements. Monitors and prioritizes high severity vulnerabilities to meet organizational security SLAs and regulatory expectations. Manages and maintains clear communication across Email DLs, Teams channels and ITSM platforms (ServiceNow) to streamline collaboration and track vulnerability closure. Utilizes vendor support IDs to download patches, engage vendor support, and resolve complex middleware remediation issues. Experience with scripting (PowerShell, Bash, Python optional). Contributes to continuous improvement of vulnerability management processes through analysis, feedback, and proactive security hardening.
Requirements
- Familiarity with Vulnerability scanning platforms and a good understanding of network fundamentals, firewalls, authentication, and encryption.
- Understanding of CVEs, CVSS scoring, zero day vulnerabilities, and threat exposure.
- Strong hands-on experience with Windows Server and Linux Server administrations.
- Knowledge of security best practices and familiarity with remediation of misconfigurations, outdated libraries, and insecure protocols
- Experience with scripting (PowerShell, Bash, Python optional).
Responsibilities
- Responsible for identifying, analyzing, prioritizing, and remediating security vulnerabilities across Windows and Linux server environments.
- Supports the organizations security posture by ensuring timely identification, analysis, and remediation of vulnerabilities across middleware platforms.
- Collaborates with the ITVM team to review weekly/biweekly scan reports, validate findings, and translate them into actionable remediation tasks.
- Prepares detailed remediation plans including impact assessments, risk evaluations, timelines, and required resource coordination.
- Executes configuration level hardening and applies vendor fix packs on middleware technologies such as JBoss, Tomcat, IBM Client, and WebSphere.
- Ensures all remediation activities follow structured change management processes, maintaining system stability and preventing service disruptions.
- Coordinates with cross functional teams including application, infrastructure, and security teams to ensure smooth implementation and validation.
- Maintains comprehensive documentation for all remediation activities, configurations, approvals, and compliance requirements.
- Monitors and prioritizes high severity vulnerabilities to meet organizational security SLAs and regulatory expectations.
- Manages and maintains clear communication across Email DLs, Teams channels and ITSM platforms (ServiceNow) to streamline collaboration and track vulnerability closure.
- Utilizes vendor support IDs to download patches, engage vendor support, and resolve complex middleware remediation issues.
- Contributes to continuous improvement of vulnerability management processes through analysis, feedback, and proactive security hardening.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
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