Senior Remote Security Engineer: Vulnerability Management

Eliassen Group; Lincoln (NE); 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, cloud, and on-prem environments. The role emphasizes operating Tenable products, analyzing findings, and delivering remediation guidance to application and infrastructure teams.

This contract role offers a remote setup with open standard hours, and requires strong communication skills to translate risk into actionable steps for technical stakeholders, with PCI/HIPAA/SOX

Qualifications

• 5+ years of cybersecurity experience with a focus on vulnerability management.
• Experience with Tenable products, preferably Tenable Security Center.
• Experience analyzing vulnerabilities and producing remediation guidance.
• Windows and Linux operating systems knowledge.
• Strong written communication and cross-team coordination.
• Experience with PCI/HIPAA/SOX compliance is a plus.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Vulnerability management

Risk-based prioritization

Strong written communication

Team coordination

Tools

Tenable Security Center

Brinqa

Azure

GCP

Job description

Eliassen Group is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to support the vulnerability management lifecycle across Windows, Linux, cloud, and on-prem environments. The role emphasizes operating Tenable products, analyzing findings, and delivering remediation guidance to application and infrastructure teams.

This contract role offers a remote setup with open standard hours, and requires strong communication skills to translate risk into actionable steps for technical stakeholders, with PCI/HIPAA/SOX