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Element owner of the Vulnerability Management Standard including Issues Management and Regulatory alignment.\nCommunication of vulnerabilities to relevant parties including senior stakeholders, vendors, external security partners and affect business units using reports and dashboards and provide recommendations for improvement in vulnerability management practices.\nCollaboration with Threat intelligence and Cyber Operations teams to assess and contextualise exposure to latest threat trends and exploits and set appropriate remediation timescales.\nDefinition of requirements and acceptance criteria for the implementation and maintenance of automation tools to streamline vulnerability management processes within operating systems and applications.\nReporting of remediation status of Security Assurance Specialist team findings against Key Risk Indicators.\nVice President Expectations\nTo contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and escalate breaches of policies/procedures..\nIf managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department’s future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements..\nIf the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L - Listen and be authentic, E - Energise and inspire, A - Align across the enterprise, D - Develop others..\nOR for an individual contributor, they will be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction. They will lead collaborative, multi-year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions..\nAdvise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment.\nManage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda.\nDemonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does.\nDemonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business.\nCollaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies.\nCreate solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives. In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions.\nAdopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes.\nSeek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills to achieve outcomes.\nAll colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship - our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset - to Empower, Challenge and Drive - the operating manual for how we behave.\nEmbark on a transformative journey as a Vulnerability Management SME - VP. At Barclays, our vision is clear -to redefine the future of banking and help craft innovative solutions. In this role, you will strengthen our cybersecurity posture by identifying, evaluating, and helping to remediate vulnerabilities across our enterprise environment. Positioned within our threat-informed defense strategy, this role supports and advances our long-term vulnerability discovery efforts. You will partner closely with teams across Technology, Engineering, and Cybersecurity to drive meaningful risk reduction throughout the organization.\nTo be successful as a Vulnerability Management SME - VP, you should have:\nProficiency with tools such as Nessus, Qualys, Rapid7, or OpenVAS for identifying and analyzing vulnerabilities\n\nUnderstanding of patch deployment strategies, scheduling, and verification across various operating systems and applications\n\nKnowledge of network architecture, firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems, and secure network protocols\n\nFamiliarity with Windows, Linux, and macOS platforms, including their respective security features and vulnerabilities\n\nExperience with manual and automated penetration testing techniques to validate vulnerabilities\n\nAbility to interpret threat feeds, CVEs, and emerging security trends relevant to vulnerability management\n\nUnderstanding of relevant standards and frameworks such as NIST, ISO 27001, CIS Controls, and how they relate to vulnerability management\n\nOther highly valued skills include:\nExperience leveraging machine learning/AI, automation frameworks, or data-driven analytics to accelerate vulnerability discovery and reduce manual effort\n\nAbility to translate complex technical findings into clear, actionable insights for senior executives, boards, and non-technical stakeholders\n\nEngagement with security communities (e.g., FIRST, CSA, OWASP), participation in disclosure programs, and maintaining external intelligence networks that enhance the organization’s visibility and maturity\n\nYou may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in this role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.\nThis role is located in our Whippany, New Jersey office.\nMinimum Salary: $175,000\nMaximum Salary: $225,000\nThe minimum and maximum salary/rate information above include only base salary or base hourly rate. 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