Engineer Vulnerability Remediation

Engineer Vulnerability Remediation

Location:

Long Island City, NY, US, 11101 Orlando, FL, US, 32827 Salt Lake City, UT, US, 84121 Req  Category:
Information Technology

Position Summary:

The Vulnerability Remediation Engineer is responsible for improving the organization's security posture through the identification, prioritization, remediation, and prevention of infrastructure vulnerabilities across enterprise infrastructure. This role focuses on vulnerability management, patch automation, security compliance, and remediation engineering across Windows and Linux platforms while minimizing operational risk and service disruption. The position partners closely with Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Cloud, and Application Support teams to implement scalable remediation strategies, improve compliance metrics, reduce threat exposure, and strengthen overall system resiliency.

The ideal candidate brings strong experience in vulnerability remediations, enterprise patch management, automation, and infrastructure security operations within large scale environments.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Lead remediation of server and infrastructure vulnerabilities across Windows and Linux environments in accordance with established service level agreements (SLAs) and security policies, and compliance standards.
• Engineer, implement, and optimize automated patch management and remediation workflows to improve deployment efficiency, compliance, and reporting accuracy
• Perform vulnerability assessments, analyze scan results, and prioritize remediation activities using risk-based methodologies (CVSS, business impact, exploitability)
• Collaborate with Infrastructure, Cybersecurity. Cloud, and Application teams to coordinate remediation schedules, maintenance windows, and operational readiness.
• Develop and maintain patch management procedures, remediation runbooks, compliance reporting, and operational documentation
• Monitor remediation success rates, vulnerability trends, compliance metrics, and remediation lifecycle effectiveness to identify continuous improvement opportunities
• Troubleshoot patch deployment failures, configuration issues, system compatibility concerns, and remediation exceptions.
• Support audits, regulatory compliance initiatives, and security assessments through accurate reporting and documentation of remediation activities
• Identify opportunities for automation, process optimization, and operational efficiency using scripting and configuration management tools
• Partner with Security Operations and Infrastructure Engineering teams to reduce cyber risk exposure and improve overall infrastructure resilience
• Stay current with emerging vulnerabilities, threat trends, patching technologies, and industry best practices
• Participate in after-hours maintenance windows and emergency remediation activities as required.

Minimum

Experience and Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field; OR demonstrated capability to perform job responsibilities with a High School Diploma/GED and at least four (4) years of previous relevant work experience
• Three (3) years of experience with server vulnerability remediation experience
• Three (3) years of experience supporting server administration, vulnerability remediation, patch management, or infrastructure security operations
• Experience with enterprise patch management and vulnerability management tools such as Microsoft SCCM, MECM, WSUS, Tanium, Big Fix, Ivanti, Qualys, Rapid7, Nucleus or Tenable
• Experience with automation and scripting technologies such as Power Shell, Python, Bash, or Ansible
• Experience supporting remediation activities across hybrid cloud and on-premises infrastructure environments preferred.
• Knowledge of Windows Server and Linux operating systems, including patching methodologies and security hardening practices
• Understanding of cybersecurity frameworks, vulnerability risk scoring, and remediation prioritization methodologies
• Experience troubleshooting patch deployment issues and coordinating remediation activities across multiple technology teams
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced…