Vulnerability Management Engineer

United Kingdom Source: WhatJobs
£45,000–£55,000

YOU SHOULD ONLY APPLY IF YOU HAVE SC CLEARANCE - YOU MUST BE BASED IN THE UK

Job Title: Find & Fix Vulnerability Engineer / Vulnerability Management Engineer

Location: Remote (UK) – occasional client site travel

Preferred location: South of England or South West England

Salary: £50,000 per annum

Clearance: Eligible for UK Security Clearance (SC)

Interview process: One stage

We are hiring a Find & Fix Vulnerability Engineer to deliver hands‑on vulnerability management and remediation across cloud and on‑premises environments .

This role is focused on identifying, prioritising and fixing vulnerabilities , not report‑only security work. You will work across Azure, AWS and Microsoft security tooling , partnering with infrastructure, cloud and application teams to improve security posture and reduce risk.

The role is remote‑first , with occasional travel to client sites . All travel and food expenses are fully reimbursed .

Key responsibilities

  • End‑to‑end vulnerability management lifecycle : identify, validate, prioritise, remediate, verify and close
  • Cloud security remediation across Microsoft Azure and AWS
  • Use Microsoft Defender for Cloud , Azure Advisor, Microsoft Cloud Security Benchmark (MCSB), AWS Inspector and AWS Security Hub
  • Perform on‑prem vulnerability scanning , configuration assessments and remediation (Windows and Linux)
  • Translate vulnerability findings and security advisories into practical remediation actions
  • Coordinate patching, configuration hardening and compensating controls , validating fixes via rescans
  • Work closely with cloud, infrastructure, DevOps and application teams using change control processes
  • Maintain remediation evidence and reporting on vulnerability trends, SLAs and residual risk
  • Deploy remediations at scale using DevOps practices and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
  • Support continuous improvement of vulnerability management processes and secure configuration baselines

Required skills and experience

  • Proven experience as a Vulnerability Engineer , Vulnerability Management Engineer , Security Engineer or Cloud Security Engineer
  • Hands‑on vulnerability remediation across Azure, AWS and on‑prem environments
  • Strong experience with Microsoft Defender , Defender for Cloud , Tenable/Nessus , AWS Inspector or Security Hub
  • Experience supporting vulnerability assessments and penetration testing
  • Strong understanding of secure configuration, cloud security posture management and remediation
  • Experience using Terraform / Infrastructure as Code
  • Windows and Linux security experience
  • Strong analytical, documentation and communication skills

Qualifications (desirable)

  • Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or equivalent experience
  • Azure or AWS certifications
  • Experience working in regulated or security‑cleared environments

Additional information

  • Must be eligible to pass UK Security Clearance (SC)
  • Occasional out‑of‑hours work may be required
  • Responsibilities may evolve in line with business needs

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