Remote Senior Vulnerability Management Engineer

Eliassen Group; Madison (WI); Remote; USD 103,000 - 117,000; Part time

Job summary

Eliassen Group is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to support the vulnerability management lifecycle across Windows, Linux, and cloud environments. You will operate scanning capabilities, analyze findings, and coordinate remediation with application and infrastructure teams.

The role requires translating complex risk into actionable steps for technical stakeholders. The position emphasizes Tenable product experience, strong communication, and documentation skills, with exposure to

Qualifications

• 5+ years in cybersecurity with vulnerability management focus.
• Experience with Tenable products, preferably Tenable Security Center.
• Experience analyzing vulnerabilities and providing actionable remediation guidance.
• Working knowledge of Windows and Linux operating systems.
• Strong written communication and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Support the end-to-end vulnerability management lifecycle from identification and assessment through remediation guidance and tracking.
• Operate and maintain vulnerability scanning capabilities, including Tenable Security Center.
• Analyze security findings, determine risk, and communicate impact and remediation priorities to technology teams.
• Develop detailed remediation guidance and recommend compensating controls when full remediation is not feasible.
• Partner with application owners and infrastructure teams to coordinate and prioritize remediation activities.
• Create clear technical documentation and remediation instructions for independent execution by partner teams.
• Support ingestion and management of findings within Brinqa or similar platforms.
• Work across Windows, Linux, cloud environments to drive vulnerability management activities.
• Align vulnerability management processes with PCI, HIPAA, and SOX.
• Research emerging vulnerabilities, security technologies, and vulnerability management practices as needed.

Skills

Vulnerability management

Risk prioritization

Written communication

Documentation

Cross-team coordination

Security research

Tools

Tenable Security Center

Brinqa

Azure

GCP

Perl

Python

Ruby

Shell

Job description

Eliassen Group is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to support the vulnerability management lifecycle across Windows, Linux, and cloud environments. You will operate scanning capabilities, analyze findings, and coordinate remediation with application and infrastructure teams.

The role requires translating complex risk into actionable steps for technical stakeholders. The position emphasizes Tenable product experience, strong communication, and documentation skills, with exposure to