Vulnerability Manager
12 months
hybrid Corsham
DV cleared role
Inside IR35
£550 – £600 a day
We are seeking an experienced Vulnerability Management Lead to drive enterprise vulnerability management and cyber risk reduction within a secure MOD/Defence environment.
The successful candidate will have a strong background in vulnerability management leadership, with hands-on exposure to tools such as Tanium or Elastic, a thorough understanding of CVSS and remediation governance, and experience supporting major cyber security incidents.
You will take ownership of vulnerability management frameworks, coordinate remediation activities, monitor compliance and produce board-level reporting to support cyber risk decisions. Experience working within MOD, Defence Digital or Strategic Command environments is highly desirable.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and maintain enterprise vulnerability management frameworks, policies, standards and procedures, driving continuous improvement.
- Coordinate vulnerability identification, assessment, prioritisation and remediation across enterprise systems and services.
- Manage and optimise vulnerability management technologies, particularly Tanium and Elastic, alongside other relevant security tools.
- Apply CVSS and established MOD cyber risk management processes to assess, prioritise and manage vulnerabilities.
- Coordinate remediation activities, track progress against agreed SLAs and KPIs, and escalates outstanding risks.
- Produce board packs, vulnerability dashboards, risk reports and executive briefings for senior stakeholders and governance forums.
- Support vulnerability management governance, compliance, accreditation and assurance activities.
- Contribute to vulnerability management boards, security working groups and wider cyber risk governance.
- Participate in the management of major cyber security incidents, including technical assessments of vulnerability exploitation.
- Support root cause analysis, post-incident reviews and the implementation of corrective actions.
- Correlate threat intelligence with vulnerability data and contribute to improvements in security monitoring and detection capabilities.
Essential Skills & Experience
- Current, valid DV security clearance.
- Proven experience in a Vulnerability Management Lead, Vulnerability Manager or equivalent senior vulnerability management role.
- Experience using enterprise vulnerability management and assessment tools, particularly Tanium or Elastic.
- Strong understanding of CVSS, vulnerability prioritisation, remediation governance and cyber risk management.
- Experience working within the MOD, Defence Digital or a similar Defence environment.
- Proven ability to produce board-level packs, management information, risk reports and executive briefings.
- Experience participating in cyber security incident management, including major or significant incidents.
- Experience coordinating remediation activities and managing vulnerability-related risks across complex enterprise environments.
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