Vulnerability Engineer

Vulnerability Engineer - Nessus

Manchester - Hybrid

Contract - £600 - £640 per day

Our client is seeking an experienced Vulnerability Engineer who will join the security team of a major organisation, who understands Tenable and its various components. Whilst having experience with implementing the Tenable solution key, this job also requires full-time hands-on administration of the Tenable system as well as managing the vulnerability management aspect of the tool.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Installing and Configuring Nessus, Nessus Manager, Nessus Agents, Log Correlation Engine, Nessus Network Monitor, and Security Centre on both Linux/Unix and Windows-based environments
• Responsible for installing and configuring Nessus Agents
• Integrating Tenable products with LDAP, Active Directory, and CyberArk.
• Responsible for the creation of tenable Organisations, Repositories, and Scan Zones.
• Responsible for local and LDAP-based user management.
• Responsible for configuring Tenable plugins/feeds and adding audit files
• Responsible for configuring Nessus Manager scan pulls to Security Centre.

Technical Skills & Competencies:

• 5+ years of experience in the vulnerability management domain and experience of working with web Proxy Teams and working on vulnerability assessment operational issues
• Experience in the design and implementation of enterprise-wide security controls to secure systems, applications, networks, or infrastructure services.
• Hands-on experience with security tools and devices such as network firewalls, web proxies, intrusion prevention systems, vulnerability scanners, and penetration testing tools.
• Demonstrated understanding of TCP/IP networking concepts and DNS.
• 3+ years of related Identity Management tools engineering experience, including installing, configuring and troubleshooting experience with one or more of these tools:

Desirable:

• Previous experience in the financial sector.
• Working experience of Security tool sets, e.g. Firewall Assurance, Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB), Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)
• Experience with ITIL processes
• Working knowledge of ServiceNow and/or Remedy Ticket Management Systems.
• Security+ Certification, MCSE, MCSA, CISSP, or better

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