Vulnerability Management Engineer

About Workstreet

At Workstreet, we’re on an exciting journey to help businesses scale securely by designing and implementing cutting-edge security and compliance programs. As a fast-growing startup, we specialize in a wide range of GRC (governance, risk, and compliance) services that support frameworks across SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, CMMC, NIST 800-171, NIST 800-53, and FedRAMP.  We empower companies to meet regulatory requirements and enhance their cybersecurity posture from day one.

Our Vulnerability Management team does not stop at the report. We identify, prioritize, and fix vulnerabilities hands-on across client environments, including direct patch deployment into AWS, Azure, and GCP where the vulnerabilities actually live. We work closely with client IT, DevOps, and security teams to move findings from open to closed as efficiently as possible, using risk-based prioritization to make sure the right things get fixed first. Ownership and follow-through define how we operate: a scan result without a remediated finding is an unfinished job. If you want to be the person who closes the loop rather than hands it off, this is your team.

The Opportunity

We are seeking a consultative and hands-on Vulnerability Management (VM) Engineer to join our elite Delivery team. At Workstreet, our work doesn't stop at handing over a scan report—ownership and complete follow-through define how we operate. You will serve as the primary security advisor for an assigned portfolio of fast-growth startups, helping them identify, prioritize, and fix risks.

In this role, you will seamlessly combine scanning infrastructure management with high-touch client advisory. Using tools like Vanta, Tenable, and risk prioritization models (CVSS/EPSS), you will surface critical vulnerabilities. Instead of just passing off the findings, you will work directly with client IT and DevOps teams to deploy patches right where the vulnerabilities live in AWS, Azure, and GCP. If you want to be the person who closes the loop from scan to fix rather than just passing the buck, this is your team.

What You'll Do

• Orchestrate Vulnerability Scanning Infrastructure: Configure, schedule, and maintain authenticated credentials, scan policies, and asset groups across client networks and cloud-native environments using enterprise platforms (Tenable/Nessus, Qualys, Rapid7 InsightVM, and Vanta).
• Execute Threat Analysis and Risk Prioritization: Evaluate raw scan outputs and filter false positives; apply advanced risk-based prioritization data utilizing CVSS base scores, EPSS real-time exploit indices, global threat intelligence feeds, and critical client asset contexts.
• Drive Collaborative Remediation and Governance: Translate technical vulnerabilities into clear, actionable architectural guidance and patch-management workflows; partner directly inside the trenches with client software engineers and IT teams to multi-thread remediation efforts and accelerate their sub-30-day time-to-remediate velocity.
• Manage Exceptions and Audit Compliance: Document, verify, and track formal client requests for temporary vulnerability exceptions or long-term risk acceptances; map operational patching data directly to control evidence required for regulatory audits (SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, CMMC, and NIST).
• Own the Advisory Client Experience: Act as the strategic primary point of contact and trusted security advisor for an assigned portfolio of fast-growth startups; deliver regular project milestones, handle high-priority technical escalations with calm professionalism, and generate regular status reports and executive summaries that communicate technical risk as clear business value.

Who you are

• Proven enterprise vulnerability engineer - Command direct operational execution configuring, deploying, and maintaining industry-leading vulnerability discovery platforms, explicitly leveraging Tenable/Nessus, Qualys, Rapid7 InsightVM, or Vanta.
• Surgical risk prioritizer - Mastered advanced risk scoring architectures including CVSS base scores and EPSS real-time exploit probability indices to isolate, rank, and target high-consequence threats.
• Precision threat analyst - Deconstructed massive raw scanning datasets, systematically validated results to eliminate false positives, and converted intricate technical threat data into clear business risk metrics.
• Advanced infrastructure posture auditor - Diagnosed, categorized, and cataloged diverse vulnerability classes, cloud/container exposure vectors, active exploit mechanisms, and configuration weaknesses across distributed system architectures.
• GRC architecture strategist - Aligned automated infrastructure scanning protocols directly against regulatory compliance frameworks, specifically matching continuous monitoring records to strict audit evidence controls for SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, and CMMC.
• High-velocity technical consultant - Engineered clear technical blueprints, structured project milestones, and progress matrices while simultaneously orchestrating deliverables across an active portfolio of client accounts.
• Elite stakeholder diplomat - Built immediate trust and drove technical risk calibrations directly with US-based tech founders, engineering executives, and corporate leaders using clear, business-friendly communication.

What will help you succeed

• Orchestration of patch management pipelines - Proven history managing full-lifecycle patch deployments, technical change management workflows, and remediation sequences alongside distributed IT, DevOps, and software engineering teams within a managed service provider (MSP/MSSP) or consulting environment.
• Credentialed cybersecurity specialist - Hold active, validated professional industry markers such as CompTIA Security+, CEH, Tenable Certified Security Associate, or GIAC GEVA.
• Cloud-native security engineering - Direct exposure mapping, configuring, and defending cloud-native vulnerability surfaces across public multi-cloud public hosting platforms, explicitly AWS, GCP, and Azure environments.
• Command of threat intelligence syndication - Advanced navigation of the CVE lifecycle, National Vulnerability Database (NVD) registries, and active threat feed integrations to intercept and anticipate real-world exploits.

What We Offer

• Career Development: Clear path with mentorship and training opportunities
• Technical Training: Comprehensive onboarding on security and compliance frameworks
• Competitive Compensation: A competitive base salary with regular performance reviews linked to merit-based appraisals and bonus opportunities.
• Growth Opportunity: Early-stage company with significant room for career advancement.
• Remote-First Culture: Flexibility to work from anywhere while collaborating with a global team.

• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills, with the ability to engage confidently with candidates, hiring managers, and business leaders across global teams.
• A reliable, high-speed internet connection and a professional home office environment that supports confidential conversations, virtual interviews, and uninterrupted collaboration.
• Commitment to working a standard schedule of 8:00 AM–5:00 PM US Eastern Time (ET) to effectively support hiring managers, candidates, and cross-functional teams. Occasional flexibility to adjust working hours is expected to accommodate changing business priorities, global collaboration, and time-sensitive hiring needs
• Willingness and ability to travel locally for occasional onsite meetings, team gatherings, or business activities as needed.

• Candidates must participate in live video interviews throughout the hiring process with the camera on (non-negotiable) and be prepared to verify their identity during recruitment and onboarding.
• Employment is contingent upon successful completion of identity verification and background screening, where permitted by law.
• Selected candidates will participate in structured interviews with hiring managers and cross-functional stakeholders to assess role fit, experience, and alignment with Workstreet’s operating principles.
• Candidates will receive prompt updates and consistent communication throughout the interview process, ensuring a transparent, smooth, and engaging experience at every step.

Workstreet Is An Equal Opportunity Employer

As an equal opportunity employer, Workstreet is committed to providing employment opportunities to all individuals. All applicants for positions at Workstreet will be treated without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.  Employment with Workstreet is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check, which may include verification of employment history, education, and other relevant information, in compliance with applicable laws.