Vulnerability Management Analyst- Hybrid in Dallas, TX

NTT DATA Services•Dallas, TX

2d•$106,400 - $149,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Vulnerability Management Analyst is responsible for identifying, assessing, tracking, and coordinating remediation of security vulnerabilities across enterprise infrastructure, applications, cloud environments, and end-user devices. The role serves as a key liaison between Security Operations, OEM vendors, IT Operations, Infrastructure, Cloud, Application Support, and Account Security Teams to ensure vulnerabilities and security-related technical issues are remediated in accordance with organizational security policies and compliance requirements. The analyst will coordinate with OEM vendors to resolve product defects, security bugs, patches, and technical issues while ensuring compliance with security standards and supporting security governance through reporting and metrics.

Requirements

5+ years of experience in Vulnerability Management, Security Operations, Infrastructure Security, and/or Information Security.
Experience managing enterprise vulnerability programs and remediation coordination.
Must have experience managing Asset inventory maintenance
Must have subsidiary governance support experience
Bachelor's degree in Cyber Security, Information Technology, Computer Science, or related discipline.
Equivalent professional experience may be considered.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Tenable Nessus
Experience with Tenable Security Center
Experience with Qualys VMDR
Experience with Rapid7 InsightVM
Experience with Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management
Experience with Windows Server
Experience with Linux (RHEL, Ubuntu, CentOS)
Experience with Unix Platforms
Experience with Active Directory
Experience with VMware
Experience with Azure
Experience with AWS
Experience with Network Devices
Experience with Vulnerability Scanners
Experience with Patch Management Solutions
Experience with Endpoint Security Tools
Experience with SIEM Platforms
Experience with Security Compliance Tools

Responsibilities

Monitor and manage enterprise vulnerability remediation activities across servers, endpoints, network devices, applications, databases, and cloud platforms.
Review vulnerability scan results and prioritize remediation activities based on severity, exploitability, business impact, and risk ratings.
Track vulnerabilities through their lifecycle from identification to closure.
Coordinate remediation activities with Infrastructure, Application, Cloud, and Operations teams.
Validate remediation effectiveness through rescanning and verification activities.
Coordinate with OEM vendors and technology partners to resolve identified software bugs, security vulnerabilities, patching issues, and technical defects.
Engage vendors for root cause analysis and technical troubleshooting related to security findings.
Track vendor remediation timelines and ensure timely resolution of critical issues.
Review vendor security advisories and assess organizational impact.
Participate in vendor technical meetings and escalation calls when required.
Enforce security policies, standards, and controls as directed by the Account Security Team.
Ensure systems comply with established vulnerability management and security governance requirements.
Support implementation of security baselines, hardening standards, and remediation mandates.
Monitor policy exceptions and assist with risk acceptance processes.
Work with stakeholders to address non-compliant systems and recurring security issues.
Generate security and operational reports mutually agreed upon with the Account Security Team.
Produce vulnerability dashboards and remediation status reports.
Track key metrics including: Open vulnerabilities, Critical and high-risk findings, SLA compliance, Remediation aging, Patch compliance rates.
Present remediation trends and risk posture updates to stakeholders and management.
Support internal and external audit activities related to vulnerability management.
Assist in demonstrating compliance with: CIS Benchmarks, PCI DSS, ISO 27001, NIST Framework, SOC Controls.
Maintain documentation for remediation tracking and audit evidence.
Identify opportunities to improve vulnerability management processes and remediation workflows.
Recommend enhancements to vulnerability scanning, reporting, and remediation tracking.
Assist in the implementation of automation and process improvements.
Contribute to overall security program maturity initiatives.