Manager, Exposure Management

Nelnet Cybersecurity Manager, Exposure Management

Nelnet is committed to improving education outcomes through innovative services and solutions. We are seeking an experienced Cybersecurity Manager in Exposure Management to champion our vulnerability, attack‑surface, and application security functions.

• Leadership and Team Development: Mentor and guide vulnerability analysts and application security practitioners; conduct performance reviews, identify training needs, and drive professional development.
• Exposure Management Operations: Own the unified exposure management pipeline (intake, enrichment, prioritization, remediation orchestration). Implement a Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) cycle incorporating code, configuration, cloud, infrastructure, and external attack‑surface findings.
• Prioritization and Risk‑Based Remediation: Apply risk‑based prioritization (exploitable risk, reachability, asset criticality, threat intelligence context) beyond CVSS. Use AI/automation to refine prioritization, document obligations, and report metrics to leadership.
• Application Security: Guide enterprise programs – code analysis, secure SDLC standards, developer guidance, security champions. Integrate security into CI/CD pipelines.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Translate technical exposures for engineers, managers, and executives; partner with development, infrastructure, and platform teams; collaborate with GRC and audit.
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