Need Vulnerability Management Specialist_ Manhattan, NY or Meza, AZ

Vulnerability Management Specialist

Location: Manhattan, NY or Meza, AZ

Long term contract

Onsite Position from Day 1

Required Experience & Skills

• 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity, with a working knowledge of penetration testing concepts and the ability to read, interpret, and act on penetration test reports.
• Hands-on experience managing a vulnerability management program — prioritization, remediation tracking, and reporting.
• Familiarity with web application, infrastructure, and basic cloud (AWS and/or Azure) vulnerability concepts.
• Working knowledge of Windows/Active Directory and Linux systems administration and common vulnerabilities.
• Familiarity with OWASP Top Ten, NIST, and MITRE ATT&CK frameworks.
• Working proficiency in at least one scripting language: Bash, PowerShell, or Python.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills — able to clearly articulate technical findings and remediation requirements to mixed audiences (engineers through senior stakeholders).
• Demonstrated ability to drive remediation across cross-functional teams.

Preferred (Strong Pluses)

• Tanium experience: Building reports, tracking CVEs, and supporting vulnerability and patching workflows. Verra Mobility is a Tanium reseller and uses Tanium heavily — this is a significant plus.
• CrowdStrike experience: Hands-on familiarity with CrowdStrike Falcon (EDR) is a strong plus.
• Exposure to penetration testing or red teaming engagements (web apps, APIs, network devices, databases, OS, cloud).
• Experience with NIST 800-53 and the Risk Management Framework (RMF).
• 1+ years of SOC and/or incident response experience, with a focus on host data acquisition and threat hunting.
• Familiarity with penetration testing toolsets (Burp Suite, NessQualys, Kali Linux, Metasploit, Cobalt Strike) at a level sufficient to interpret vendor outputs.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.