Vulnerability Management Lead
About The Position
Peraton is seeking a Vulnerability Management Lead to oversee and advance its vulnerability management program across enterprise infrastructure, applications, cloud environments, and systems. The role provides strategic and technical leadership in identifying vulnerabilities, prioritizing risk, coordinating remediation, and conducting continuous monitoring to reduce the organization’s attack surface and cybersecurity risk. The Lead partners with security operations, infrastructure, cloud, application development, and business teams to establish remediation processes, enforce security standards, and improve program maturity. The position also drives automation, reporting, and performance measurement, providing actionable risk insights to technical teams and senior leadership. This is a remote position; the candidate must be willing to work from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST.
Requirements
- Must be a U.S. citizen and able to obtain and maintain the required Public Trust level clearance.
- A bachelor’s degree and 12 years of experience, a master’s degree and 10 years, an associate degree and 14 years, or a high school diploma or equivalent and 16 years of experience.
- One or more of the following certifications: GCIH, CISSP, CISM, or CRISC.
- Demonstrated experience managing vulnerability management programs, including vulnerability identification, risk-based prioritization, remediation tracking, and reporting.
- Experience developing, maintaining, and tracking POA&Ms to support vulnerability remediation and security compliance.
- Working knowledge of continuous monitoring processes, security control assessments, and ATO support activities.
- Experience using vulnerability management tools such as Tenable and cloud security platforms such as Aqua Security to identify, assess, and track vulnerabilities.
- Familiarity with CDM programs, tool integrations, and enterprise vulnerability reporting requirements.
- Experience developing dashboards, metrics, and reports communicating vulnerability trends, remediation progress, risk exposure, and compliance status.
- Ability to coordinate remediation with ISOs, ISSOs, compliance teams, and engineering stakeholders.
- Knowledge of cybersecurity policies, security assessment processes, and applicable regulatory and compliance requirements.
Responsibilities
- Lead vulnerability management across enterprise infrastructure, applications, and cloud environments, ensuring vulnerabilities are identified, assessed, prioritized, tracked, and remediated in accordance with organizational security requirements.
- Manage and maintain Plans of Action and Milestones (POA&Ms), track remediation progress, document security findings, and coordinate stakeholders to support timely closure.
- Support Authorization to Operate (ATO) processes by providing vulnerability assessment results, remediation evidence, risk assessments, and supporting documentation.
- Develop and maintain dashboards, metrics, and management reports on vulnerability trends, remediation status, risk exposure, compliance posture, and program effectiveness.
- Collaborate with Information System Owners (ISOs), Information System Security Officers (ISSOs), compliance teams, and engineering stakeholders to coordinate remediation and align with security policies and regulatory requirements.
- Administer, maintain, and optimize vulnerability management tools, including Tenable and Aqua Security (AquaSec).
- Support integration of vulnerability management data with the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) program and associated tools.
- Establish and track key performance indicators and metrics, including remediation timelines, risk reduction, overdue findings, and remediation compliance, to drive accountability and continuous improvement.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits
- Life insurance
- Health savings account
- Short- and long-term disability
- Employee assistance program (EAP)
- Parental leave
- 401(k)
- Paid time off (PTO) for vacation
- Company-paid holidays
- Depending on the position, eligibility for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
