Senior Vulnerability Engineer — Tenable/Nessus on Linux

RISA; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 117,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) and Roth; Paid Time Off

11 federal holidays

Job summary

RISA is seeking a senior Endpoint Security Engineer to own the Tenable stack across a large, global network supporting an Intelligence Community customer. This hands-on role installs, tunes, and maintains the Tenable Suite on Linux on a long-term program.

You will collaborate with an engineering team, communicate with stakeholders, and stay ahead of emerging threats while ensuring secure operations and compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field plus ten years of technical cybersecurity experience.
• Active TS/SCI clearance (U.S. citizenship required).
• Hands-on administrator experience with the Tenable Suite: Security Center, Nessus Scanners, Nessus Manager.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and maintain Tenable Security Center, Nessus Scanners, and Nessus Managers on Linux.
• Run regular vulnerability scans and assessments across the enterprise network.
• Analyze scan results and prioritize vulnerabilities by severity and impact.
• Work with IT and security teams to remediate findings.
• Produce and distribute vulnerability reports to stakeholders and senior management.
• Monitor security alerts and respond to incidents promptly.
• Train and support users on the Tenable products.
• Install and configure other security products on Linux and stay current on threats.

Skills

Tenable Suite

Linux

Vulnerability assessment

Security Center

Nessus Scanners

Nessus Manager

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Security Center

Nessus Scanners

Nessus Manager

Job description

RISA is seeking a senior Endpoint Security Engineer to own the Tenable stack across a large, global network supporting an Intelligence Community customer. This hands-on role installs, tunes, and maintains the Tenable Suite on Linux on a long-term program.

You will collaborate with an engineering team, communicate with stakeholders, and stay ahead of emerging threats while ensuring secure operations and compliance.