Quick overview
Salary$55/hr
SeniorityMid Senior
Work modeRemote
LocationUnited States
AWSCompliancePowerShellPythonServiceNowAzureData AnalysisLinux
Job description
Job Opening: Vulnerability Management SME / Remote
Contact:
Duration : 3 months
Rate : $55/hr on C2C / 45/hr on W2
Work: 100% Remote
Job Summary
We are looking for a hands-on, technical Vulnerability
Management SME with strong experience conducting
enterprise-level Vulnerability Management (VM) assessments.
The ideal candidate must have personally delivered at least
two end-to-end enterprise Vulnerability Management program
assessments and possess 7+ years of hands-on technical
experience. This role requires direct experience working with
vulnerability management tools, analyzing scan results,
validating findings, identifying security risks, and developing
a risk-based remediation roadmap.
This is a technical role, not a governance-only or project
management position.
Required Skills & Experience
- 7+ years of hands-on Vulnerability Management experience.
- Must have personally delivered at least 2 end-to-end enterprise Vulnerability Management program assessments.
- Strong hands-on administration experience with at least one of the following tools: Tenable Security Center / Qualys VMDR Rapid7 InsightVM Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management
- Experience configuring vulnerability scans, credentials, scanning policies, agents, tuning, and reporting.
- Ability to technically validate vulnerability findings and identify false positives, scan coverage gaps, and authentication issues.
- Strong technical knowledge of Windows, Linux, network devices, AWS, and Azure environments.
- Experience developing risk-based vulnerability prioritization models using CVSS, EPSS, CISA KEV, and asset criticality.
Roles & Responsibilities
- Review vulnerability scan configurations, scan coverage, credentialed scan success rates, and asset inventory accuracy directly within VM tools.
- Analyze vulnerability data, including vulnerability aging, recurrence, SLA compliance, and remediation trends.
- Assess the organization's Vulnerability Management program maturity against NIST CSF and CIS Controls.
- Develop risk-based vulnerability prioritization models.
- Define remediation SLAs, prioritization matrices, and vulnerability exception processes.
- Identify gaps in existing vulnerability management processes and recommend improvements.
- Prepare a comprehensive technical assessment report and a 12-month improvement roadmap.
- Present findings and recommendations to executive stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Python or PowerShell scripting for vulnerability data analysis and API automation.
- Experience integrating vulnerability management tools with ServiceNow, SCCM, or Microsoft Intune.
- Relevant certifications such as OSCP, GIAC (GEVA/GPEN), CISSP, Tenable, or Qualys certifications.
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