Vulnerability Remediation Engineer - Raritan NJ

Vulnerability Remediation Engineer

Location:

Raritan NJ 08869

Mode:
Contract (6+ Months) – Onsite

Role

Summary:

The role requires deep hands-on RHEL experience, strong telemetry/auditing and observability skills, and EDR knowledge (Crowd Strike or similar). The candidate must have proven experience in regulated, enterprise environments with change control, patching, and lifecycle processes; be proficient in automation (Ansible; Chef knowledge desirable), Python/Bash scripting; and able to act as a subject-matter expert for OS security, CIS hardening, and enforcement of best practices for configuration, privileges, and access management.

• Enterprise RHEL/OS security SME:
  Secure configuration, package/software management, auditing, performance tuning, kernel/module handling, patching, monitoring, and lifecycle management.
• Dev Sec Ops  integration: embed security into CI/CD and infrastructure pipelines (vulnerability scanning, secrets management, etc.).
• Artifact management: integrate artifact repositories (e.g., JFrog Artifactory) into release pipelines.
• Cross-team coordination: work with Security, Application, OS, and Infra teams to assess, classify, and prioritize security risks by impact and severity.
• Automation & tooling: develop Ansible playbooks, Python/Bash tooling, and work with CI pipelines (Jenkins);
  Chef knowledge desirable.
• Secure baselines & hardening: implement, maintain, and review CIS (or equivalent) OS baselines and system-level security controls, plus patch management.