
Vulnerability Management Analyst
- Pune, Maharashtra
- Permanent
- Full-time
Company Size: 600-650
Headquarters: Pune, Maharashtra, India
Type: Privately Held
Inception: 2011Job DescriptionResponsibilities:
- Deep understanding of VAPT and its management platforms.
- Manage and maintain vulnerability scanning tools to identify security vulnerabilities in enterprise systems, networks, and applications.
- Refine scan results to identify and resolve any false positive findings and produce vulnerability reports with actionable and prioritized information for system owners.
- Perform risk-based prioritization of identified vulnerabilities. Collaborate with security analysts to conduct detailed assessments of critical vulnerabilities and develop mitigation strategy.
- Work with IT and cross-functional teams to develop and implement prioritized vulnerability remediation plans and timelines. Ensure timely patching or mitigation.
- Ensure that Metro's systems and applications are regularly updated with security patches to mitigate vulnerabilities and maintain a secure environment.
- Provide risk-based mitigation and remediation recommendations and guidance. Manage tracking and reporting on remediation progress to stakeholders and leadership.
- Stay updated on emerging threats and vulnerabilities through threat intelligence sources. Integrate threat intelligence into the vulnerability management process to address high-risk areas proactively.
- Develop baseline asset inventories and maintain owners for systems in the inventory.
- Define metrics and reporting to track program effectiveness and improvement. Develop and track key performance indicators (KPIs) for the vulnerability management program.
- Adapts quickly to changing priorities, seeks new ideas, and re-align with team’s priority/roadmap to maximize business productivity.
- Strong Experience in coordinating vulnerability remediation activities in a larger corporate environment
- Hands-on experience and knowledge of vulnerability management technologies.
- Extensive knowledge of OS, Application, Middleware Vulnerability Management, Container Scanning, and Patch Management.
- Well-versed in penetration testing, vulnerability scanning, and red teaming methodologies and frameworks such as OWASP Top 10 and CWE 25.
- In-depth Understanding of technical information security concepts related to threat landscapes.
- Strong understanding of network protocols, operating systems, and security technologies.
- Experience in improving vulnerability prioritization models.
- Ability to conduct independent research and analysis, identifying issues, formulating options, and making conclusions and recommendations.
- Demonstrable conceptual, analytical and innovative problem-solving and evaluative skills.
- Very high attention to detail, with strong skills in managing/presenting data and information.
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills
- Capable of working collaboratively in a team environment and with the ability to work in an hybrid work environment, offering support to team members remotely along with able to work as part of a geographically separated team.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information security, or in a related field. Relevant Cyber Security certifications (e.g. CompTIA PenTest+, C|PENT, OSCP, CPT, CCPT) are a plus.
- 2 - 4 years of total experience in Cybersecurity in a large multi-national organization or in a known MSSP. The candidate should have minimum 1+ years of experience in Infrastructure Vulnerability Management.