Senior Vulnerability Analyst

Hybrid in Morristown, NJ, US • Posted 7 hours ago • Updated 7 hours ago
Contract Independent
Contract W2
12 Months
No Travel Required
Hybrid
$65 - $75/hr
Fitment

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Job Details

Skills

  • Vulnerability Management
  • Cyber Security
  • Vulnerability Assessment
  • CVSS
  • EPSS
  • Tenable
  • Qualys
  • Rapid7
  • Nucleus Security
  • Threat Intelligence

Summary

Seeking an experienced Vulnerability Management professional to lead enterprise vulnerability identification, risk analysis, prioritization, and remediation across infrastructure, applications, endpoints, cloud, and containers.

Key Responsibilities

  • Manage vulnerability data from scanners and vulnerability management platforms.
  • Prioritize vulnerabilities using CVSS, EPSS, KEV, CWE and business risk.
  • Track and drive remediation of high-risk vulnerabilities and SLA escalations.
  • Develop dashboards, KPIs, KRIs, reports using Excel and reporting tools.
  • Validate findings, analyze exploitability, and identify false positives/detection gaps.
  • Partner with application, infrastructure, Threat Intelligence, and Security Operations teams.
  • Manage risk acceptance, governance, audit, and compliance activities.
  • Identify and implement vulnerability management process improvements.

Required Skills

  • 5+ years of experience in Cybersecurity / Vulnerability Management / Security Operations.
  • Strong knowledge of CVSS, EPSS, KEV, CWE, OWASP Top 10.
  • Advanced Microsoft Excel skills including Power Query and Pivot Tables.
  • Experience with Tenable, Qualys, Rapid7, or similar vulnerability scanners.
  • Experience with Nucleus Security or similar vulnerability management platforms.
  • Windows server/workstation vulnerability assessment experience.
  • Knowledge of MSRC, GitHub Security Advisories, Nmap, OWASP ZAP, Nuclei.
  • Understanding of PKI, encryption, digital signatures, DNS, and web technologies.
  • Strong communication, analytical, and stakeholder-management skills.

Preferred Skills

  • Python or PowerShell automation.
  • LLM/AI-assisted vulnerability analysis.
  • SBOM, container security, dependency management.
  • Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM).
  • MITRE ATT&CK and cyber kill-chain concepts.
  • Dynamic security analysis and AI-enabled security assessment tools.

Education: Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, IT, or related field, or equivalent experience. Security+, CySA+, GSEC, CISSP, or equivalent certifications are preferred.

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  • Dice Id: 10113370
  • Position Id: 9085930
  • Posted 7 hours ago
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