Senior Vulnerability & Remediation Engineer - Remote

Eliassen Group; Pierre (SD); Remote; USD 103,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

Eliassen Group seeks a Senior Security Engineer to support vulnerability management across Windows, Linux, and cloud environments. This contract role is remote in the United States with a W2 arrangement and pays $75–$85/hour.

You will operate vulnerability scanning with Tenable Security Center, analyze findings, develop remediation guidance, and coordinate remediation with application and infrastructure teams. Strong communication and translating risk into actions are essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity with vulnerability management focus.
• Experience with Tenable products, preferably Tenable Security Center.
• Experience analyzing vulnerabilities and producing actionable remediation guidance.
• Working knowledge of Windows and Linux operating systems.
• Strong written communication and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Vulnerability management

Risk assessment

Communication

Documentation

Tools

Tenable Security Center

Brinqa

Windows

Linux

Azure

GCP

Perl/Python/Ruby/Shell scripting

Job description

Eliassen Group seeks a Senior Security Engineer to support vulnerability management across Windows, Linux, and cloud environments. This contract role is remote in the United States with a W2 arrangement and pays $75–$85/hour.

You will operate vulnerability scanning with Tenable Security Center, analyze findings, develop remediation guidance, and coordinate remediation with application and infrastructure teams. Strong communication and translating risk into actions are essential.