Vulnerability Management

Achieve Cybersecurity Solutions; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 500,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Achieve Cybersecurity Solutions in Hyderabad seeks a vulnerabilty management specialist to assess, analyze, and prioritize remediation across Windows, Linux, network, and cloud assets. You will collaborate with Security Operations, Incident Response, and Cloud teams to drive remediation and improve controls.

The role emphasizes independent work, process improvements, and effective communication of technical findings to stakeholders. Join a team focused on robust security posture.

Qualifications

• 2–3 years of experience in Vulnerability Management or Security Operations.
• Strong knowledge of CVSS scoring and risk prioritization.
• Hands-on experience with vulnerability scanning tools such as Qualys, Nessus, Tenable.
• Good understanding of Windows Server, Linux, networking, servers and endpoints.
• Understanding of patch management lifecycle and remediation tracking.
• Knowledge of OWASP Top 10 security risks.
• Experience with ServiceNow or similar ticketing platforms.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Perform vulnerability assessment reviews using Qualys, Nessus, or equivalent platforms.
• Analyze scan results and validate findings to identify true risk and remediation priorities.
• Coordinate with infrastructure, application, cloud, and endpoint teams to drive remediation within SLAs.
• Track remediation progress and follow up with asset owners until vulnerabilities are resolved.
• Review vulnerabilities using CVSS scoring, exploitability, business criticality, and threat intelligence for risk-based prioritization.
• Monitor patch compliance across Windows, Linux, network, and cloud assets.
• Prepare operational dashboards, reports, and executive summaries for management.
• Maintain documentation of vulnerability findings, remediation activities, exceptions, and risk acceptances.
• Support onboarding, testing, and operationalization of new vulnerability management tools.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, workflows, reporting, and automation.
• Work independently to organize daily team activities and improve operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with Security Operations, Incident Response, Cloud Security, Infrastructure, and Application teams on vulnerability investigations.
• Participate in vulnerability review meetings and communicate technical findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Skills

Vulnerability Mgmt

CVSS Scoring

Risk Prioritization

Qualys/Nessus

Patch Management

OWASP Top 10

ServiceNow

IT Infra & Assets

Threat Intelligence

Tools

Qualys

Nessus

Tenable

Job description

Role & responsibilities

• Perform vulnerability assessment reviews using Qualys, Nessus, or equivalent vulnerability management platforms.
• Analyze vulnerability scan results and validate findings to identify true risk and remediation priorities.
• Coordinate with infrastructure, application, cloud, and endpoint teams to drive remediation within defined SLAs.
• Track remediation progress and follow up with asset owners until vulnerabilities are resolved.
• Review vulnerabilities using CVSS scoring, exploitability, business criticality, and threat intelligence to support risk-based prioritization.
• Monitor patch compliance and remediation effectiveness across Windows, Linux, network, and cloud assets.
• Prepare operational dashboards, reports, and executive summaries for management.
• Maintain accurate documentation of vulnerability findings, remediation activities, exceptions, and risk acceptances.
• Support onboarding, testing, and operationalization of new vulnerability management and security tools.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, workflows, reporting, and automation.
• Work independently to organize daily team activities and help improve operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with Security Operations, Incident Response, Cloud Security, Infrastructure, and Application teams on vulnerability-related investigations.
• Participate in vulnerability review meetings and communicate technical findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred candidate profile

• 2 to 3 years of experience in Vulnerability Management, Security Operations, or Cybersecurity.
• Good understanding of vulnerabilities, CVEs, CVSS scoring, and risk prioritization.
• Hands-on experience with vulnerability scanning tools such as:
• Qualys
• Nessus
• Tenable
• Good understanding of:
• Windows Server
• Linux
• Networking fundamentals
• Servers and endpoints
• Understanding of patch management lifecycle and remediation tracking.
• Knowledge of IT infrastructure and asset management.
• Good understanding of OWASP Top 10, including:
• SQL Injection
• Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
• Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
• Broken Access Control
• Authentication & Authorization issues
• Security Misconfiguration
• Vulnerable Components
• Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
• Experience working with ServiceNow or similar ticketing platforms.
• Good analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

Leadership & Soft Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong stakeholder management and coordination skills.
• Ability to independently lead remediation discussions with technical teams.
• Good organizational and planning skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Project coordination skills with the ability to support new security tool onboarding and process improvements.
• Self-driven with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Comfortable mentoring junior analysts and sharing knowledge within the team.