

Remediation Engineer – Security & Vulnerability Management
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This role is for a Remediation Engineer – Security & Vulnerability Management with a contract length of "unknown," offering a pay rate of "$XX/hour." Key skills include vulnerability management, AWS, Azure, and scripting (PowerShell, Bash, Python). Industry experience in security compliance standards is required.
🌎 - Country
United Kingdom
💱 - Currency
£ GBP
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💰 - Day rate
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🗓️ - Date discovered
June 28, 2025
🕒 - Project duration
Unknown
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🏝️ - Location type
Unknown
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📄 - Contract type
Unknown
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🔒 - Security clearance
Unknown
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📍 - Location detailed
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
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🧠 - Skills detailed
#Bash #Scripting #Automation #Azure #Compliance #PCI (Payment Card Industry) #Ansible #Python #GCP (Google Cloud Platform) #Windows Server #Linux #Jira #DevOps #Security #Documentation #AWS (Amazon Web Services) #AWS Inspector #Vulnerability Management #Azure cloud #Cloud #Azure Security
Role description
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We are seeking a technically proficient Remediation Engineer – Security & Vulnerability Management to support our vulnerability management and threat remediation efforts. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in analysing security vulnerabilities, coordinating with cross-functional teams, and implementing timely, effective remediation to reduce the organization’s risk exposure—including on-premise environments, AWS, and Azure—through effective vulnerability lifecycle management, stakeholder engagement, and comprehensive tracking and reporting.
Key Responsibilities
• Lead the identification, assessment, and remediation of vulnerabilities across all operating systems (Windows, Linux, macOS) and platforms (on-premise and cloud).
• Analyze vulnerability scan results from tools such as Qualys, Nessus and cloud native tools.
• Collaborate with system, application, and infrastructure teams to prioritize and remediate vulnerabilities across on-premise and cloud environments.
• Prioritize vulnerabilities based on risk, asset criticality, and threat intelligence, ensuring timely resolution.
• Perform or coordinate OS and application patching using tools such as SCCM, Ansible, Tanium, or Satellite.
• Contribute to remediation playbooks, SOPs, and security incident response plans.
• Manage and support secure configurations, patching, and vulnerability remediation across AWS and Azure environments.
• Remediate security misconfigurations or threats in AWS, Azure, and/or GCP using cloud-native security tools (e.g., AWS Inspector, Azure Security Center).
• Collaborate with IT, DevOps, and application teams to track and verify remediation efforts.
• Maintain and enhance tools and processes for vulnerability tracking, reporting, and dashboard metrics.
• Develop and deliver regular status updates, risk reports, and executive summaries to stakeholders.
• Create automation scripts (PowerShell, Bash, Python) to assist in large-scale remediation efforts.
• Support integration of remediation workflows into CI/CD pipelines.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for security remediation coordination, driving accountability across teams.
• Continuously improve the vulnerability management program through automation, documentation, and adoption of best practices.
• Stay updated on emerging vulnerabilities, CVEs, and remediation techniques.
Technical Skills:
• Strong knowledge of vulnerability management tools (e.g., AWS Inspector, Azure Security Center, Qualys, or similar).
• Solid understanding of operating systems (Windows, Linux)
• Hands-on experience with AWS and Azure cloud security practices.
• Familiarity with patch management, endpoint protection, and configuration management tools.
In-Depth Knowledge Of:
• Windows Server, Linux distributions (Ubuntu, RHEL/CentOS)
• Network and endpoint security principles
• Patch management and vulnerability lifecycle
• Vulnerability scanning and management tools (e.g., Tenable, Qualys, Rapid7)
• Scripting and automation (PowerShell, Bash, Python)
• Ticketing and ITSM tools (e.g., Jira, ServiceNow, Remedy)
• Security compliance standards (e.g., NIST, PCI-DSS, ISO 27001, CIS Benchmarks)