Vulnerability Assessment Analyst

**********This role is NOT available for 3rd party submission, C2C or W2 vendor referral - please do not inquire**************

Vulnerability Assessment Analyst

Atlanta, GA or Birmingham, AL

1 year + contract + extensions

Hybrid mainly remote to start up to 4 days onsite in 2026

$50-70/hr our W2 only not able to C2C or work with 3^rd party vendors - unable to sponsor or transfer visas now and in the future. holders encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities:

Support day-to-day operations of the exposure management program, including data review, report processing, and trend analysis. Track remediation of identified risks and mitigation strategies and escalate findings to key stakeholders.

• Ability to analyze potential security risks and determine applicability to our environment
  Execute emergency vulnerability workflows and procedures
  Stay informed about publicly disclosed vulnerabilities (CVEs) and potential vulnerabilities (rumors, blogs, partial public analysis).
  Map vulnerability assessment results to asset inventory and key stakeholders. Calculate prioritization based on risk assessment.
  Identify and recommend appropriate compensating controls to manage and remediate vulnerability risk with the focus on reducing potential impacts
  Support development of vulnerability metrics and remediation-related dashboards and reports
  Understand enterprise policies and advise policies and technical standards with specific regard to vulnerability management, scanning procedures and secure configuration
  Coordinate with key business partners to understand, prioritize, and coordinate vulnerability remediation activities
  Collaborate and communicate with technical SMEs/stakeholders from across the organization and maintain excellent working relationships

Requirements:

• 5-10 Years experience with the ability to identify security vulnerabilities in the design, architecture, or implementation of an IT or OT system.
• Demonstrated expertise in supporting vulnerability and patch management programs, enhancing application security, and conducting thorough analyses of potential exposures
• Experience working with vulnerability scanning, attack surface management, and cloud security posture management tools; ability to perform network scans and identify vulnerabilities in web applications, networks, systems, embedded devices, and firmware.
• Understanding of OWASP common vulnerabilities and testing methodologies
• Understanding of system and application security threats and vulnerabilities (e.g., buffer overflow, mobile code, cross-site scripting, code injection, race conditions, covert channel, replay, return-oriented attacks)
• Understanding and familiarity with different operating systems (e.g., Windows and LINUX/UNIX systems)
• Knowledge of IT security / hardening best practices; including but not limited to operating systems, web applications, and network devices.
• Experience building interactive dashboards and reports in PowerBI to visualize security metrics and exposure management data, including remediation progress, risk exposure, etc.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, including advanced functions such as PivotTables, VLOOKUP, and data analysis tools to organize, summarize, and interpret complex datasets.
• Experience using a SIEM to run search queries, perform log analysis, and build dashboards to monitor potential exposures; experience as a security operations center (SOC) analyst desired.
• Ability to effectively organize tasks, manage multiple priorities/details, meet schedules, and deliver on commitments
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, demonstrating adaptability and flexibility in response to changing priorities and emerging threats.
• Experience driving discussions and consensus across a broad group of stakeholders and cross functional teams regarding patching, security recommendations, and mitigations strategies
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team. Proven experience interacting with both technical and nontechnical stakeholders.

The compensation range for this position is $50 to $70

(dependent on factors including but not limited to client requirements, experience, statutory considerations, and location).

*Note: Disclosure as required by the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (CO), NYC Pay Transparency Law, and sb5761 (WA)

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