Senior Cloud Vulnerability & CSPM Engineer

Jobtailor; Arizona; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

LPL Financial seeks an experienced Vulnerability Management leader to mature the enterprise program across the organization and subsidiaries. You will act as the SME across cloud and on-prem environments, drive remediation policies, and collaborate with security, IT, and engineering teams.

The role emphasizes KPI development, risk mitigation, and ongoing improvement of vulnerability processes, with a focus on cloud security posture and cross-functional coordination.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in information security within a large enterprise
• 5+ years vulnerability management experience with major tools
• Familiar with vulnerability management processes: identification, analysis, reporting, remediation
• Advanced knowledge of cloud platforms and misconfigurations/vulnerabilities
• Experience in regulated/financial services environments
• Excellent communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Execute and mature LPL Financial’s Vulnerability Management program across LPL and its subsidiaries
• Serve as a vulnerability management SME across Microsoft, Open Systems, virtualization, networking, databases, and cloud platforms
• Define and implement processes, policies, and procedures governing vulnerability remediation
• Track vulnerabilities from identification through resolution, follow up with remediation owners, and escalate risk as necessary
• Lead enterprise-visible initiatives to improve the Vulnerability Management program
• Partner with security, IT, infrastructure, cloud, engineering, application teams, and third-party vendors
• Assess vulnerability impacts and implement mitigating controls
• Recommend measures to manage and remediate vulnerabilities and reduce information-resource risk
• Promote vulnerability-management best practices and security awareness
• Manage and maintain vulnerability-management platforms, troubleshoot issues, and ensure platform operations
• Review and maintain cloud security posture management policies
• Implement and manage CSPM tools for automated scanning and analysis of cloud resources, containers, and serverless functions
• Monitor current vulnerability exploitation techniques and exploits
• Develop and improve vulnerability-management KPIs, metrics, and trending
• Participate in and lead new projects as needed

Skills

Vulnerability Management

Cloud Security Posture Management

Vulnerability Analysis

Risk Mitigation

Vulnerability Remediation

Cloud Misconfig Identification

KPI Development

Vulnerability Tracking

Security Best Practices

Vulnerability Types Understanding

Communication Skills

Analytical Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in Information Security or CS or Engineering

Tools

Qualys

InsightVM/Rapid7

Wiz

Nessus

CSPM Tools (Prisma/Laceworks/Orca/XPanse)

Job description

LPL Financial seeks an experienced Vulnerability Management leader to mature the enterprise program across the organization and subsidiaries. You will act as the SME across cloud and on-prem environments, drive remediation policies, and collaborate with security, IT, and engineering teams.

The role emphasizes KPI development, risk mitigation, and ongoing improvement of vulnerability processes, with a focus on cloud security posture and cross-functional coordination.