Vulnerability/Threat Management specialists are essential in protecting an organization's IT systems. The main responsibility is to identify, evaluate, and reduce security risks through regular vulnerability scans and threat analysis.
Responsibilities:
- Implement and manage enterprise vulnerability management solutions, focusing on Tenable and Qualys platforms.
- Design and execute regular vulnerability scanning programs across the organization's infrastructure.
- Analyze and validate scanning results to eliminate false positives and identify critical vulnerabilities.
- Develop and maintain vulnerability assessment procedures and documentation.
- Create and distribute vulnerability reports to stakeholders and technical teams.
- Coordinate with IT teams to ensure proper remediation of identified vulnerabilities.
- Track remediation progress and maintain vulnerability metrics.
- Perform trend analysis to identify recurring security issues and recommend permanent solutions.
- Configure and optimize scanning tools to minimize impact on business operations.
- Develop and maintain vulnerability management policies and procedures.
- Participate in the evaluation and testing of new security tools and technologies.
- Create and maintain dashboards for tracking vulnerability metrics and KPIs.
- Conduct asset discovery and maintain accurate asset inventory.
- Assist in preparing compliance reports for various security standards.
- Support security audits and assessments.
- Provide technical guidance on vulnerability remediation to system owners.
- Collaborate with security teams to integrate vulnerability data with other security tools.
- Monitor and report on the effectiveness of the vulnerability management program.
- Participate in incident response activities related to vulnerable systems.
- Maintain awareness of emerging security vulnerabilities and threats.