Vulnerability Management Lead

The Vulnerability Management Lead (L3) is responsible for leading enterprise-wide vulnerability management programs, vulnerability assessments, risk prioritization, remediation governance, exposure management, and cybersecurity risk reduction initiatives across on-premises, cloud, endpoint, network, server, database, and application environments.

The role serves as the highest technical escalation point for vulnerability management operations and works closely with Infrastructure, Cloud, Application, SOC, Security Architecture, and Compliance teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead enterprise vulnerability management lifecycle.
• Define vulnerability management strategy, policies, and standards.
• Establish vulnerability SLAs and remediation governance.
• Drive risk reduction initiatives across the organization.
• Develop vulnerability management maturity roadmap.
• Present cybersecurity risk posture to leadership teams.

Vulnerability Assessment & Scanning:

• Manage enterprise vulnerability scanning platforms.
• Conduct authenticated and unauthenticated scans.
• Perform internal and external vulnerability assessments.
• Assess servers, endpoints, network devices, databases, cloud workloads, and applications.
• Validate critical and high-risk vulnerabilities.

Scanning Technologies:

• Tenable Nessus
• Tenable Security Center
• Tenable.io
• Qualys VMDR
• Rapid7 InsightVM
• Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management
• OpenVAS
• Nexpose

Risk Analysis & Prioritization:

• Perform vulnerability triage and risk assessment.
• Prioritize remediation based on:
• CVSS Score
• Exploit Availability
• Business Impact
• Threat Intelligence
• Asset Criticality
• Regulatory Impact
• Identify vulnerabilities actively exploited in the wild.
• Maintain enterprise risk register.

Frameworks:

• CVSS 3.x/4.0
• MITRE ATT&CK
• MITRE CVE
• CIS Benchmarks
• NIST Cybersecurity Framework
• OWASP

Remediation Governance:

• Coordinate remediation activities across technology teams.
• Track vulnerability closure and SLA compliance.
• Conduct remediation reviews and validation testing.
• Manage exception and risk acceptance processes.
• Escalate overdue critical vulnerabilities to leadership.

Supported Technology Domains:

• Windows Servers
• Linux Servers
• VMware
• Citrix
• Databases
• Network Devices
• Cloud Platforms
• Endpoints

Cloud Vulnerability Management:

• AWS
• AWS Inspector
• Security Hub
• GuardDuty
• Config
• IAM Security Assessment
• Azure
• Defender for Cloud
• Azure Security Center
• Microsoft Defender Suite
• Azure Policy
• Entra ID Security
• Containers & Kubernetes
• AKS
• EKS
• Docker
• Kubernetes Security
• Container Image Scanning

Exposure Management & Threat Intelligence:

• Correlate vulnerabilities with active threat intelligence.
• Identify exploited vulnerabilities and attack paths.
• Support threat-informed vulnerability prioritization.
• Perform attack surface assessments.
• Support cyber threat hunting initiatives.

Technologies:

• Threat Intelligence Platforms
• Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence
• Recorded Future
• Mandiant Threat Intelligence
• MITRE ATT&CK

Security Reporting & Metrics:

• Develop executive vulnerability dashboards.
• Track vulnerability KPIs and KRIs.
• Report remediation trends and compliance posture.
• Produce weekly, monthly, and quarterly executive reports.

Key Metrics:

• Vulnerability Closure Rate
• Mean Time to Remediate (MTTR)
• SLA Compliance
• Critical Vulnerability Exposure
• Reopened Vulnerabilities
• Risk Reduction Percentage

Automation & Integration:

• Automate vulnerability management processes.
• Integrate scanners with:
• ServiceNow
• Jira
• SIEM
• CMDB
• Threat Intelligence Platforms
• Build automated remediation workflows.
• Develop scripts using PowerShell and Python.

Automation Skills:

• PowerShell
• Python
• REST APIs
• ServiceNow Integration
• Terraform
• Ansible

Security Compliance & Audit:

• Support:
• ISO 27001
• NIST
• PCI-DSS
• SOC 2
• HIPAA
• GDPR
• Lead vulnerability remediation evidence collection.
• Support internal and external audits.
• Conduct security control assessments.

Required Technical Skills:

• Vulnerability Management Platforms
• Qualys VMDR
• Tenable Nessus
• Tenable Security Center
• Rapid7 InsightVM
• Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management
• Operating Systems
• Windows Server
• Linux (RHEL, Ubuntu, CentOS)
• Unix
• Infrastructure Technologies

Ideal Candidate Profile:

A senior cybersecurity professional with 7-12+ years of experience in Vulnerability Management, Risk Assessment, Security Operations, and Infrastructure Security, with strong expertise in:

• Qualys VMDR / Tenable / Rapid7
• Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management
• Vulnerability Scanning & Validation
• Remediation Governance
• Windows, Linux, VMware & Cloud Security
• AWS Inspector & Azure Defender for Cloud
• ServiceNow & CMDB Integration
• Threat Intelligence-Based Prioritization
• Executive Dashboarding & KPI Reporting
• Security Compliance & Audit Support

Key Deliverables Expected from an L3 Lead:

• Reduce critical vulnerabilities within SLA targets.
• Improve enterprise vulnerability compliance above 95%.
• Establish risk-based vulnerability prioritization.
• Automate scan-to-remediation workflows.
• Provide executive-level cyber risk visibility.
• Lead enterprise exposure management and vulnerability governance programs.

Skills

AWS, Azure, InsightVM, Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management, Nessus, Qualys VMDR, Tenable Security Center, Vulnerability Management