Vulnerability Management Consultant

Searchability; Inverness; On-site; GBP 88,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Searchability seeks a Vulnerability Management Consultant for a 5-month contract in the UK. The role operates on a predominantly on-site basis in Inverness or Preston, with a daily rate up to £550 and Inside IR35.

You will support governance, tracking and reporting across multiple suppliers, ensuring vulnerabilities are closed within agreed SLAs. The successful candidate will hold active SC clearance, be a sole UK national and coordinate with stakeholders to produce reporting packs and

Qualifications

• Experience in cyber security, information security, service management or governance.
• Understanding of vulnerability management principles and risk ratings.
• Active SC clearance and sole UK national; ability to work within a UK-only environment.

Responsibilities

• Support tracking, reporting and governance of vulnerabilities across suppliers.
• Monitor vulnerabilities through to closure and track remediation against service levels.
• Coordinate with suppliers, produce vulnerability reporting packs, dashboards and metrics.
• Maintain audit-ready evidence and contribute to security governance forums.
• This is a governance and coordination role; no vulnerability scanning, patching or direct remediation duties.

Skills

Cyber security

Information security

Governance

Remediation tracking

SC Cleared

Risk management

SIAM

Job description

Vulnerability Management Consultant - Preston, UK

Up to £550 per day (Inside IR35)
Inverness or Preston, 5 days onsite
Must hold active SC clearance and be a sole UK national
5-month initial contract length

ABOUT THE CLIENT:

Our client is a major organisation delivering complex technology and security services within a highly regulated environment. You will work within a multi-supplier environment, supporting the governance, coordination and visibility of vulnerability management activities. We are looking for experienced Vulnerability Management Consultants to join the team.

THE VULNERABILITY MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT ROLE:

As a Vulnerability Management Consultant, you will support the tracking, reporting and governance of vulnerabilities across multiple suppliers. You will monitor vulnerabilities through to closure, track remediation against agreed service levels and elevate overdue or high-risk issues.

You will also coordinate with suppliers, produce vulnerability reporting packs, support dashboards and metrics, maintain audit-ready evidence and contribute to security governance forums.

This is a governance and coordination role. You will not be responsible for vulnerability scanning, penetration testing, patch deployment or technical remediation.

VULNERABILITY MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT ESSENTIAL SKILLS:

Experience within cyber security, information security, service management or governance
Good understanding of vulnerability management principles
Knowledge of CVSS, KEV, risk ratings and remediation tracking
Strong analytical and reporting skills
Experience working across multiple stakeholders
Active SC clearance
Sole UK national
Must not have spent more than 28 consecutive days outside the UK during the last five years

KEY SKILLS

Vulnerability Management, Vulnerability Governance, Cyber Security, Information Security, CVSS, KEV, Remediation Tracking, Security Governance, SIAM, Risk Management, SC Cleared, NSD