Senior Vulnerability Management Engineer (Tenable)
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PGTEKCybersecurity
Remote (U.S.)Full-TimeSenior
Salary145,000 - 170,000 USD per year
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Job Details
- Experience
- 7+ years
- Required Skills
- PythonBash
Requirements
- 7+ years of cybersecurity engineering, vulnerability management, or systems engineering experience.
- Experience supporting Federal Government or DoD environments (5+ years preferred).
- Deep experience administering Tenable.sc, Tenable Vulnerability Management, Nessus, and Nessus Agents.
- Strong understanding of vulnerability management lifecycle and remediation processes.
- Experience with CVSS scoring, Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV), patch management, STIG compliance, and false-positive validation.
- Working knowledge of Windows Server, Linux (RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu), VMware vSphere, and AWS/Azure.
- Enterprise networking experience (TCP/IP, DNS, VLANs, routing, switching).
- Compliance experience with NIST SP 800-53, Risk Management Framework (RMF), DISA STIGs and SRGs, CMMC, or CIS Benchmarks.
- DoD 8570 / 8140 requirements.
- Preferred: PowerShell, Python, or Bash scripting; Tenable API development; ServiceNow or Jira integration; SIEM and SOAR platforms.
Responsibilities
- Administer and optimize the full Tenable platform, including Tenable.sc, Tenable Vulnerability Management, Nessus, and Nessus Agents.
- Perform authenticated and unauthenticated vulnerability scans across Windows, Linux, network, and cloud environments.
- Analyze vulnerability data, validate findings, eliminate false positives, and prioritize remediation efforts based on risk.
- Coordinate remediation activities with infrastructure, networking, and application teams through closure.
- Manage scan schedules, repositories, credentials, scan zones, and agent deployments.
- Develop executive dashboards, compliance reports, and security metrics.
- Support RMF continuous monitoring, POA&M management, and audit activities.
- Develop automation using PowerShell, Python, Bash, and Tenable APIs.
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