Vulnerability Management program Leader

American IT Systems • Atlanta, GA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Own the end-to-end Vulnerability Management program across infrastructure, applications, cloud, and endpoints. Develop and execute strategies to rapidly reduce vulnerability backlogs, particularly critical and high risk vulnerabilities. Establish risk based prioritization, remediation SLAs, governance, and escalation mechanisms. Work directly with CISO, CIO, CTO, and senior technology/business leaders to communicate risk and drive remediation accountability. Partner with Infrastructure, Application, Cloud, SOC, and IT teams to accelerate remediation and improve remediation velocity. Establish executive level KPIs/KRIs and dashboards covering backlog, aging, risk exposure, SLA compliance, and remediation trends. Identify opportunities for automation and process optimization across vulnerability identification, prioritization, ticketing, and remediation tracking. Assess and optimize vulnerability management tools such as Tenable, Qualys, Rapid7, or equivalent platforms. Lead continuous improvement initiatives to mature the organization's Vulnerability Management operating model.

Requirements

• Experience with vulnerability management tools such as Tenable, Qualys, Rapid7, or equivalent platforms.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end Vulnerability Management program across infrastructure, applications, cloud, and endpoints.
• Develop and execute strategies to rapidly reduce vulnerability backlogs, particularly critical and high risk vulnerabilities.
• Establish risk based prioritization, remediation SLAs, governance, and escalation mechanisms.
• Work directly with CISO, CIO, CTO, and senior technology/business leaders to communicate risk and drive remediation accountability.
• Partner with Infrastructure, Application, Cloud, SOC, and IT teams to accelerate remediation and improve remediation velocity.
• Establish executive level KPIs/KRIs and dashboards covering backlog, aging, risk exposure, SLA compliance, and remediation trends.
• Identify opportunities for automation and process optimization across vulnerability identification, prioritization, ticketing, and remediation tracking.
• Assess and optimize vulnerability management tools such as Tenable, Qualys, Rapid7, or equivalent platforms.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives to mature the organization's Vulnerability Management operating model.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed