Remote Senior Vulnerability Remediation Specialist

Softthink Solutions; United States; Remote; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Softthink Solutions is seeking an experienced Vulnerability Management & Remediation Specialist to support enterprise vulnerability assessments, rapid remediation coordination, and risk reduction initiatives. This remote role emphasizes hands-on triage across Windows, Linux, networks, and cloud, with KEV familiarity and federal compliance alignment.

The candidate will collaborate with security engineers, admins, and stakeholders to ensure timely remediation while minimizing disruption,

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional experience in cybersecurity, vulnerability management, or related IT security disciplines.
• Hands-on experience managing enterprise vulnerability assessments, patch coordination, and remediation tracking.
• Strong understanding of the CISA KEV Catalog, CVEs, CVSS scoring, and risk-based vulnerability prioritization.
• Experience with vulnerability scanning tools such as Nessus, Qualys, or Rapid7.
• Experience supporting remediation across Windows, Linux, network, and cloud environments.
• Knowledge of NIST SP 800-53, NIST SP 800-40, and federal vulnerability practices.
• Ability to coordinate remediation across multiple teams and maintain audit-ready documentation.

Responsibilities

• Identify, assess, prioritize, and coordinate remediation of critical vulnerabilities across enterprise IT systems and cloud environments.
• Monitor the CISA KEV Catalog and evaluate newly identified vulnerabilities for organizational impact.
• Analyze scan results, affected assets, exposure levels, exploitability, and system dependencies.
• Develop actionable remediation plans covering patch deployment, config changes, and compensating controls.
• Coordinate remediation activities with cybersecurity teams, system admins, network engineers, cloud providers, and MSPs.
• Support accelerated remediation of critical vulnerabilities within security deadlines.
• Validate remediation through rescans, patch verification, and control testing.
• Operate vulnerability scanning platforms such as Tenable Nessus, Qualys, and Rapid7.
• Track remediation progress, findings, dependencies, exceptions, and residual risks.
• Identify blockers, escalate issues, and propose alternative risk mitigations when patching isn't feasible.
• Support change management and coordinate approved system configuration changes.
• Collaborate with incident response and forensics teams to preserve evidence during investigations.
• Prepare vulnerability assessment reports, status updates, risk summaries, dashboards, and closeout documentation.
• Maintain accurate vulnerability tracking records for audits and compliance reporting.

Skills

Vulnerability management

Threat analysis

Stakeholder coordination

Documentation

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity

Tools

Tenable Nessus

Qualys

Rapid7

Microsoft Defender

CrowdStrike

Splunk

Microsoft Sentinel

Job description

Softthink Solutions is seeking an experienced Vulnerability Management & Remediation Specialist to support enterprise vulnerability assessments, rapid remediation coordination, and risk reduction initiatives. This remote role emphasizes hands-on triage across Windows, Linux, networks, and cloud, with KEV familiarity and federal compliance alignment.

The candidate will collaborate with security engineers, admins, and stakeholders to ensure timely remediation while minimizing disruption,