Vulnerability Management Engineer - Application Security
First seen by Alion on Sep 7, 2026.
Vulnerability Management Engineer - Application Security
Basic Purpose :
We are seeking a mid-level engineer to identify, manage, and remediate application vulnerabilities throughout the software development lifecycle. This role plays a key part in maintaining our security posture across web, mobile, and cloud-based applications. Ideal candidates will have deep technical curiosity and practical experience with vulnerability scanning, security assessments, prioritization, and coordination of remediation efforts.
Responsibilities :
- Execute and support application vulnerability assessments (SAST, DAST, SCA, and manual code review), ensuring findings are accurate, actionable, and relevant to application risk.
- Validate scanner results, perform false-positive analysis, and track findings through remediation, including retesting to confirm effective fixes.
- Manage multiple application security initiatives concurrently while meeting strict timelines in a fast-paced environment.
- Prioritize vulnerabilities based on business impact, exploitability, exposure, and likelihood, using industry best practices (e.g., CVSS scoring).
- Develop and maintain dashboards and reports tracking vulnerability metrics such as severity distribution, remediation SLAs, and mean time to remediation (MTTR).
- Support the integration of security scanning and vulnerability workflows into CI/CD pipelines, leveraging existing tooling and automation.
- Facilitate remediation planning by providing actionable recommendations and coordinating root cause analysis.
- Support threat modeling and application risk assessments, with a focus on discovering insecure design patterns.
- Participate in high-severity or zero-day vulnerability response activities, including impact analysis and coordinated remediation efforts, as needed.
- Provide input into policies and standards related to application and cloud security controls.
Qualifications and Education Requirements :
- Bachelor's degree in information technology, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or related discipline - or equivalent professional experience.
- 5 - 7 years of relevant experience in application security and/or vulnerability management.
- Solid understanding of common vulnerability classes (e.g., OWASP Top 10) and secure architecture principles.
- Proficiency in using Burp Suite for manual security testing of web applications and APIs, including validation of automated findings and identification of complex authentication, authorization, and business-logic vulnerabilities.
- Hands-on experience with tools such as Burp Suite, Fortify, Checkmarx, SonarQube, Black Duck, Tenable, and common network discovery tools (e.g., Nmap).
- Familiarity with NIST, MITRE ATT&CK, and CIS benchmarks.
- Programming/scripting proficiency in languages such as Python, Java, .NET, or similar.
- Excellent documentation, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
Desired Skills :
- Professional certifications (e.g., Security+, SSCP, GWAPT, or pursuing CISSP, OSCP).
- Experience using the ServiceNow platform for vulnerability or incident tracking.
- Proficiency in Azure cloud and Azure DevOps environments.
- Experience using Power BI or similar tools to visualize vulnerability metrics and remediation trends for technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Skills
Vulnerability Assessment, Vulnerability Management, Applications Security, IT Security Strategy, Security Protocols, SAST, DAST, Cyber Security, Python, NIST, OWASP