Lead AI Engineer – Vulnerability Management Specialist (Hybrid)

Swift; Leiden; On-site; EUR 104,000 - 193,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k retirement plan

Bonus opportunity

Job summary

Swift seeks a senior cybersecurity leader to shape and drive an AI-enabled Vulnerability Management program in a global, regulated environment. You will define strategy and implement AI-based discovery, prioritization, and remediation workflows across security teams.

The role requires deep expertise in vulnerability management, collaboration across SOC, Threat Intelligence, and IT operations, and a track record of delivering measurable risk reductions using AI and automation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity, CS, info systems, or related field.
• 8+ years of professional experience in cybersecurity domains.
• Strong experience in Vulnerability/Exposure/Attack Surface Management and security operations.
• Hands-on experience with vulnerability assessment platforms (Tenable, Qualys, Rapid7) or ServiceNow VR.
• Experience applying AI/ML, predictive analytics to cybersecurity use cases.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the Vulnerability Management AI strategy and roadmap.
• Provide thought leadership on applying AI to vulnerability management.
• Evaluate emerging AI technologies to advance CTEM and exposure management capabilities.
• Design, develop, and implement AI-enabled vulnerability solutions.
• Develop intelligent automation to streamline triage, assignment, and reporting.

Skills

Vulnerability management

Attack surface management

Security operations

Exposure management

Cybersecurity risk management

AI/ML in cybersecurity

Data science techniques

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Cyber Security, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field

Tools

Tenable

Qualys

Rapid7

ServiceNow Vulnerability Response

Job description

About Us

We’re the world’s leading provider of secure financial messaging services, headquartered in Belgium. We are the way the world moves value – across borders, through cities and overseas. No other organisation can address the scale, precision, pace and trust that this demands, and we’re proud to support the global economy.

About Us

We’re unique too. We were established to find a better way for the global financial community to move value – a reliable, safe and secure approach that the community can trust, completely. We’re always striving to be better and are constantly evolving in an ever-changing landscape, without undermining that trust. Five decades on, our vibrant community reflects the complexity and diversity of the financial ecosystem. We innovate diligently, test exhaustively, then implement fast. In a connected and exciting era, our mission has never been more relevant. Swift now has a presence in 200+ countries and legal territories to serve a community of more than 12,000 banks and financial institutions.

Swift is unable to sponsor an employment authorization for this position now or in the future.

What to Expect

In this role you will

• Develop and execute the Vulnerability Management AI strategy and roadmap, aligning initiatives with organizational cybersecurity objectives, CTEM adoption, and risk reduction goals


• Provide thought leadership on the application of AI within Vulnerability Management, identifying innovative opportunities to improve security outcomes, operational efficiency, and decision-making


• Evaluate emerging AI technologies, platforms, and industry best practices to advance the organization's CTEM and exposure management capabilities


• Design, develop, and implement AI-enabled solutions that enhance vulnerability discovery, prioritization, remediation, and reporting processes


• Develop intelligent automation capabilities to streamline vulnerability triage, assignment, validation, exception handling, and reporting activities


• Build and automate integrations with ServiceNow CMDB, Vulnerability Response Module and other enterprise data sources to correlate, enrich, and deduplicate findings across multiple vulnerability assessment platforms


• Leverage threat intelligence, exploitability data, asset criticality, attack path analysis, and business context to strengthen risk-based vulnerability prioritization and remediation decision-making


• Develop AI-driven recommendations and predictive analytics to improve remediation planning, vulnerability forecasting, and exposure management


• Enhance visibility across vulnerability, asset, threat, configuration, and operational data sources to enable a holistic view of cyber risk


• Collaborate with SOC, Threat Intelligence, Asset Management, Infrastructure, Engineering, and Application teams to embed AI-driven insights into operational processes and security workflows


• Influence and guide stakeholders across security and technology teams to drive adoption of AI-enabled capabilities, promote process transformation, and establish best practices


• Define and track success metrics, ensuring continuous improvement in vulnerability remediation effectiveness, operational efficiency, and Security Patching KPI performance


• Support the evolution and operationalization of the organization's Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) program and associated reporting capabilities

What will make you successful

We are seeking professionals with

• Bachelor's Degree in Cyber Security, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field


• 8+ years of professional experience


• Strong experience in Vulnerability Management, Attack Surface Management, Security Operations, Exposure Management, or Cybersecurity Risk Management


• Hands-on experience with vulnerability assessment and management platforms such as Tenable, Qualys, Rapid7, ServiceNow Vulnerability Response (VR), or equivalent solutions


• Experience applying Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), predictive analytics, or data science techniques to cybersecurity use cases


• Knowledge of Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM), threat intelligence, exploit prediction, attack path analysis, and risk-based vulnerability management methodologies


• Strong understanding of CMDB, asset management, configuration management, and security data integration concepts


• Experience developing or supporting security automation, workflow orchestration, API integrations, and data pipelines across security platforms


• Demonstrated strategic thinking and innovation skills, with the ability to identify improvement opportunities and drive transformational initiatives


• Strong stakeholder management, collaboration, and influencing skills, with the ability to build consensus and drive adoption across security, engineering, and technology teams


• Self-motivated, results-oriented, and adaptable, with the ability to operate effectively in a dynamic and evolving environment

The estimated salary range for a new hire in this position in Virginia is $121,564.00 USD Annual MINIMUM to $225,762.00 USD Annual MAXIMUM. Salary may vary depending on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. Our compensation packages include a competitive base salary and bonus opportunity for all employee’s contingent on personal and company performance. Our generous benefits program includes medical, dental, vision and life insurance with no premium costs for our employees and their families, and retirement plan plus matching 401k.

What We Offer

We give you the freedom to be yourself. We are creating an environment of unique individuals – like you – with different perspectives on the financial industry and the world. A diverse and inclusive environment in which everyone’s voice counts and where you can reach your full potential.

We are committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require a reasonable accommodation related to accessibility during your application or interview, please contact [e-mail] or indicate this in your application.

Please note that this mailbox is not monitored for general recruitment enquiries and should only be used for accessibility or accommodation-related requests (for example related to vision, hearing or neurodiversity).

All requests are confidential and will not affect your candidacy.

Don’t meet every single requirement? At Swift, we are dedicated to building a workplace where people can bring their full selves and ideas to the team, so if you are excited about this role, we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet every single qualification.