Zensar is a leadingtechnologysolutionscompany with a strongengineeringpedigree. Headquartered in Pune, India, we are part of the USD 4.4 billion RPG Group, serving over 145 global clients.
The Lead Vulnerability Management Engineer is responsible for managing the identification, assessment, reporting, and mitigation of infrastructure and cloud vulnerabilities. This role requires strong collaboration with internal stakeholders to ensure identified risks are appropriately addressed promptly. Should have a mindset of a defender and be able to operate in a fast-paced environment working closely with our infrastructure team that includes Network, Firewall, Hypervisors, Servers, and business application teams.
Key Responsibilities:
Serve as a Lead role that requires frequent interaction with IT and Information Security Managers, Engineers and developers.
Provide vulnerability remediation governance and operational support.
Perform Vulnerability Metrics Reporting for Ad-hoc and scheduled metrics report for various KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) around vulnerability management activities.
Mature and automate repeatable processes to inventory, asses, prioritize, and manage critical vulnerabilities and risks within the enterprise.
Develop quantitative risk and threat models to drive vulnerability reporting and remediation prioritization.
Drive and track remediation initiatives across multiple support teams.
Mentor less-experienced team members.
EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity or other related field, or equivalent work experience.
Proficient in various vulnerability assessment tools such as Qualys, Armis, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint/Cloud.
Ability to analyze vulnerability metrics using Microsoft Excel advanced techniques.
Typically requires 7-9 years of combined IT and security work experience with a broad range of exposure to cybersecurity, systems analysis, application development and/or systems administration and 3+ years of vulnerability management experience.
Requires Security Certification(s) (i.e., Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), or Certified Information Security Manage (CISM), Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK), Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP) or other equivalent recognized security certifications.
Good understanding of industry standard regulations and risk management frameworks and standards (e.g., ISO, PCI, NIST, COBIT, GAPP, HIPAA, GDPR).
Familiarity with SANS Top 25 controls, OWASP Top 10 and/or MITRE ATTCK framework
Experience with cloud computing environments such as AWS, Azure or Google Cloud.
Excellent communication skills: able to explain complex concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Skills Desired:
Knowledge of cloud architectures, services, and vulnerabilities.
Understanding of risk assessment methodologies.
Proficiency in using vulnerability scanning tools such as Qualys, Armis, MS Defender, etc.
Ability to interpret vulnerability data from multiple sources.
Reporting and metrics expertise with platforms such as ServiceNow (SecOps), PowerBI, etc.
