Job Description
Peraton is seeking a Senior Vulnerability Engineer to lead enterprise vulnerability management, exposure management, compliance auditing, and web application scanning initiatives across AWS cloud and on-prem environments.
This is a highly technical engineering role focused on Tenable One, Nessus, Tenable Web App Scanning (WAS), cloud security, compliance auditing, and enterprise-scale vulnerability operations. The ideal candidate has experience supporting large vulnerability management programs within regulated environments and can help optimize scanning, reporting, remediation, and exposure management processes.
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Required Skills & Experience
-10+ years of cybersecurity, vulnerability management, or security engineering experience
-Strong hands-on experience with:
-Tenable One
-Nessus
-Tenable Web App Scanning (WAS)
-Experience supporting authenticated and non-authenticated web application scanning
-Experience with AWS cloud environments and cloud security concepts
-Strong understanding of:
Vulnerability Management
Exposure Management
Attack Surface Management
Compliance Auditing
Enterprise Security Operations
-Experience integrating security platforms with enterprise technologies
-Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving capabilities
-Excellent client-facing communication and project management skills
-Engineer and maintain enterprise vulnerability management platforms using Tenable One, Nessus, and Tenable WAS
-Configure and support authenticated and non-authenticated web application scanning
-Perform vulnerability and compliance assessments across cloud, operating systems, databases, applications, and network infrastructure
-Manage asset discovery, attack surface visibility, and exposure prioritization initiatives
-Troubleshoot complex scanning, authentication, TLS/SSL, networking, and infrastructure issues
-Support compliance auditing efforts aligned to federal frameworks and security standards
Integrate Tenable solutions with CyberArk, Splunk, ServiceNow, AWS, and other enterprise platforms
-Support remediation validation, audit readiness, reporting, and dashboard development
-Drive process improvements, automation initiatives, and vulnerability management strategy
Nice to Have Skills & Experience
-CyberArk integration experience
-Splunk experience
-ServiceNow integration experience
-API development and automation experience
-Python, PowerShell, or Ansible experience
-Federal compliance experience
-Experience supporting large-scale enterprise vulnerability programs
Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.