Security Engineer: Nessus Lead, Secure Auth, & Defense

Egreenservices; Worcester (MA); On-site; USD 79,000 - 122,000; Full time

Job summary

Consulting Advantage Corp is seeking a contract Security Engineer to own the Nessus subsystem and drive secure authentication and fast, reliable vulnerability tooling for teams in Worcester, MA. The role emphasizes initiative, architecture thinking, and concrete delivery on a short feedback cycle.

You will own the Nessus CI, optimize hot paths, and build self-service vulnerability assessment tools while collaborating with Worcester-area teams and mentors.

Qualifications

• Meticulous attention to detail across every deliverable.
• Strong communication discipline to over-share early and trim later.
• Practical ISO 27001 skills sharpened in a contract setting.
• 5 years that taught you which corners can be cut.
• Comfort presenting to a MA-wide audience without a script.

Responsibilities

• Own the fast-moving Nessus subsystem that the rest of Consulting Advantage Corp quietly depends on
• Shave milliseconds off the technology hot path that Consulting Advantage Corp users feel every click
• Implement secure authentication and authorization flows using Endpoint Detection and Response
• Build Vulnerability Assessment self-service tools so Worcester teams stop filing tickets for everything
• Sketch the Critical Thinking architecture, defend it in review, then build the thing
• Keep Consulting Advantage Corp's Nessus CI under ten minutes so Worcester, MA engineers stay in flow

Skills

Attention to detail

Public speaking

ISO 27001 knowledge

Contract experience

Presentation to MA audiences

Tools

Nessus

Job description

Consulting Advantage Corp is seeking a contract Security Engineer to own the Nessus subsystem and drive secure authentication and fast, reliable vulnerability tooling for teams in Worcester, MA. The role emphasizes initiative, architecture thinking, and concrete delivery on a short feedback cycle.

You will own the Nessus CI, optimize hot paths, and build self-service vulnerability assessment tools while collaborating with Worcester-area teams and mentors.