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This is an excellent opportunity for an early-career cybersecurity professional to gain hands-on experience within a complex enterprise security environment while working alongside experienced engineers.\nIn this role, you will help support the day-to-day health and operation of enterprise vulnerability management tools and integrations. You will assist with vulnerability scanning infrastructure, troubleshoot technical issues, identify gaps in scanning coverage, support remediation efforts, and contribute to automation initiatives designed to improve operational efficiency and reporting.\nThe ideal candidate has foundational experience with vulnerability management or vulnerability scanning, an understanding of scripting and APIs, and a natural curiosity for understanding how security technologies work together.\nResponsibilities\nSupport the daily operation and health of enterprise vulnerability management tools, scans, jobs, and integrations.\nMonitor automated processes and troubleshoot scanning or integration failures as they arise.\nAssist with the configuration and ongoing engineering of vulnerability scanning infrastructure.\nPerform regular scan-scope reconciliation to identify gaps in asset and vulnerability scanning coverage.\nInvestigate technical issues and partner with infrastructure, security, and technology teams to drive resolution.\nSupport change-management activities associated with vulnerability management tooling and production environments.\nAssist with maintaining and enhancing existing automation using Python, REST APIs, or similar technologies.\nContribute to new automation efforts that improve health monitoring, reporting, and operational processes.\nSupport vulnerability reporting, dashboards, and documentation used by security and technology stakeholders.\nAssist the team as it continues to expand its vulnerability and exposure-management capabilities across the enterprise.\nQualifications\n1-3 years of experience in cybersecurity, vulnerability management, IT operations, or a related technical field.\nHands-on experience with an enterprise vulnerability scanning or vulnerability management platform such as Qualys, Tenable, Nessus, Rapid7, or a comparable technology.\nFoundational scripting or automation experience using Python, PowerShell, Bash, or similar technologies.\nFamiliarity with REST APIs and an understanding of how APIs can be used to integrate or automate technology platforms.\nBasic understanding of vulnerability management concepts, including vulnerability scanning, remediation, CVEs, and severity/risk prioritization.\nStrong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills with an interest in understanding how systems and technologies work.\nAbility to communicate effectively and collaborate with technical teams across an enterprise environment.\nPreferred Qualifications\nHands-on experience with Qualys or Qualys VMDR.\nExperience troubleshooting or supporting integrations between security platforms and ITSM tools such as ServiceNow.\nExposure to cloud security, attack surface management, or exposure management technologies.\nExperience creating or maintaining technical reporting and dashboards, including Power BI.\nFamiliarity with Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) concepts or programs.\nRelevant cybersecurity certifications such as Security+, CySA+, or vendor-specific vulnerability management certifications.\nWhat Makes Someone Successful in This Role\nThis team values engineers who are naturally inquisitive and willing to dig into technical problems. 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