Vulnerability Management Engineer

Vulnerability Management Engineer

London (Hybrid, 3 Days in Office)

£650p/d - £750 p/d inside IR35

6-month contract

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Vulnerability Management Engineer to own vulnerability discovery, prioritisation, and remediation tracking across Azure and GCP environments during a critical integration programme. This role requires strong Azure expertise, with GCP experience desirable.

You will work closely with engineering teams to identify, prioritise, and remediate security vulnerabilities while leveraging Infrastructure-as-Code and automation to improve security outcomes.

Responsibilities

Vulnerability Discovery & Triage

• Scan Azure and GCP infrastructure for known vulnerabilities using Datadog, Sentinel, or equivalent tooling.
• Integrate with SCA/SBOM tools such as Snyk for dependency scanning.
• Prioritise vulnerabilities based on CVSS score, exploitability, and business impact.
• Maintain a live vulnerability register and risk dashboard.

Remediation Governance

• Maintain and execute emergency patching runbooks.
• Coordinate patch deployment across engineering teams.
• Track remediation SLAs and escalate blockers where necessary.
• Validate remediation activities through re-scanning and verification.

Automation & Infrastructure-as-Code

• Use Terraform to automate vulnerability remediation workflows.
• Build CI/CD pipelines for patch verification and evidence collection.
• Automate scan scheduling and reporting.
• Develop reusable runbooks for common remediation activities.

Integration Support

• Assess Azure and GCP security posture during a major cloud integration programme.
• Identify integration-related vulnerabilities and emerging attack surfaces.
• Coordinate with infrastructure teams to ensure secure system migrations.
• Support Snowflake security assessments, including access controls, encryption, and auditing.

Continuous Improvement

• Support AI-assisted security analysis and automation initiatives.
• Evaluate threat intelligence and emerging vulnerabilities.
• Recommend security hardening opportunities based on industry best practice.
• Produce vulnerability intelligence and reporting to support detection engineering teams.

Required Experience & SkillsVulnerability Management & Security

• Strong experience in Vulnerability Management and/or Application Security Engineering.
• Deep hands-on Azure administration experience, including subscriptions, resource groups, IAM, and networking.
• Experience with vulnerability scanning and management platforms such as Datadog and Microsoft Sentinel.

Technical Engineering

• Strong Terraform and Infrastructure-as-Code experience.
• Python and/or PowerShell Scripting for automation and reporting.
• SQL skills for reporting and vulnerability analysis.
• Good understanding of CVSS scoring and risk prioritisation methodologies.

Cloud & Data Platforms

• Azure Security Centre, Azure Policy, and Entra ID experience.
• Understanding of GCP security concepts desirable.
• Knowledge of Snowflake security fundamentals.
• Experience with container security and vulnerability scanning.

Security & Compliance

• Knowledge of DORA, FCA, and SOC2 requirements.
• Understanding of patch management and change control processes.
• Experience with SBOM and Software Composition Analysis (SCA) tooling.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, regulated environment.