45 applicants

Company

Western Digital · 20 hours ago

Senior Vulnerability Management Engineer

Irvine, CA

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

$136K/yr - $192K/yr

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Responsibilities

Lead Vulnerability Management: Take ownership of the vulnerability management lifecycle, including identification, assessment, prioritization, remediation, and reporting of security vulnerabilities. Oversee regular vulnerability scans, penetration tests, and security assessments to identify weaknesses in systems, networks, and applications.

Attack Surface Reduction: Analyze and map the organization’s attack surface, identifying potential entry points and areas of exposure. Develop and implement strategies to reduce the attack surface across all digital assets, ensuring proactive defense against emerging threats. Continuously monitor changes to the IT environment to ensure the attack surface remains minimized.

Collaboration & Mentorship: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including IT, DevOps, and security operations, to integrate vulnerability management practices into development and operational processes. Provide mentorship and training to junior security team members.

Stakeholder Communication: Effectively communicate vulnerability management activities, findings, and risk mitigation strategies to technical and non-technical stakeholders, including senior leadership.

Critical Decision-Making: Make informed, critical decisions in high-pressure situations, ensuring the protection of the organization’s infrastructure and data.

Governance & Continuous Improvement: Stay current with the latest vulnerability management tools, technologies, and methodologies, and continuously improve the organization’s vulnerability management program. Ensure that vulnerability and attack surface management processes comply with industry standards, regulations, and organizational policies.

Automation and Tooling: Evaluate and implement tools and technologies to automate vulnerability scanning, risk assessment, and remediation tracking. Develop and maintain scripts, tools, and processes to streamline and enhance the effectiveness of the vulnerability management program.

Qualification

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Vulnerability analysis toolsSystems architectureVulnerability assessmentCloud environmentsSecurity toolsScripting languagesCISSP certificationCISM certificationCEH certificationManufacturing environment experience

Required

Experience operating vulnerability analysis tools, ability to articulate the results and explain tools limitations.

Deep understanding of systems architecture and security technologies. Ability to explain risk and impact of detected vulnerabilities.

Extensive experience in vulnerability assessment, prioritization, and management within large-scale, complex IT environments, including major clouds.

Working with large eco systems with a number of security related tools such as Asset Management, Vulnerability Scanners, Endpoint Protection, SEIM, CWPP, etc.

Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash, PowerShell) and experience with automation tools.

Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to translate technical issues into business risks for stakeholders.

Ability to make critical decisions under pressure and in complex situations.

High level of integrity, professionalism, and attention to detail.

Preferred

Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or CEH are preferred.

Prior experience in a global, large-scale manufacturing environment is a plus.

Benefits

Paid vacation time

Paid sick leave

Medical/dental/vision insurance

Life, accident and disability insurance

Tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts

Employee assistance program

Other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity

Tuition reimbursement

Transit

The Applause Program

Employee stock purchase plan

Western Digital Savings 401(k) Plan

Company

Western Digital

Glassdoor

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Western Digital helps customers capture, preserve, access, and transform an ever-increasing diversity of data.

Founded in 1970

Milpitas, California, USA

10,001+ employees

https://www.westerndigital.com

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