Vendor Security Contractor

Role: Vendor Security Contractor
Location: Sunnyvale, CA / Austin, TX (Hybrid)
Duration: 6+ Months

Key Requirements

• 8–10 years of experience in Vendor Security Management.
• Hands-on experience with third-party vendor onboarding and Information Risk Questionnaires (IRQ).
• Strong expertise in firewall administration (Palo Alto, Cisco ASA, Fortinet) in production environments.
• Experience with Qualys for supplier vulnerability assessments.
• Strong network troubleshooting skills, including VPN, provisioning, and connectivity issues.
• Experience supporting secure vendor connectivity across enterprise environments.
• Knowledge of contract/PO management and Disaster Recovery (DR) readiness.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across Engineering, Product, Procurement, Legal, and Business teams.
• Familiarity with tools such as Qualys, Tableau, Wrike, Slack, BOX, WebEx, Excel, Quip, Halo, Access Manager Admin, and Claude AI.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end vendor onboarding and secure network access.
• Conduct vendor security reviews and support the IRQ process.
• Configure and review firewall rules following least-privilege principles.
• Perform supplier vulnerability scans using Qualys.
• Troubleshoot VPN, provisioning, and vendor connectivity issues.
• Maintain vendor security documentation, tracking, contracts, and PO records.
• Support disaster recovery readiness and collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Preferred Profile

• Strong background in Vendor Security, Third-Party Risk Management, Firewall Security, Qualys, and Network Operations.