Technical Vulnerability Management Consultant, Public Sector

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience assessing and developing cybersecurity solutions and programs across security domains.
• 5 years of experience in delivering cyber outcomes, identifying mission risks, and devising solutions.
• Experience with evaluating security vulnerabilities, assessing risk and impact, developing mitigation strategies, and implementing remediation.
• Experience with security assessment tools (e.g., Nessus, Rapid7, WebInspect, AppDetectivePro, etc.) and methodologies.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in implementing industry-leading practices around cyber risks and cloud security for clients’ cloud security frameworks using industry standards.
• Experience with cloud governance.
• Experience with scripting such as Python and PowerShell to automate vulnerability management tasks.
• Experience with Excel, for performing data analysis through VLookup and Pivot Tables.
• Ability to convey governance principles to cloud computing in terms of policies.
• Excellent time and project management skills.
  

About the job

In this role, you will support the Vulnerability Management program for a large municipality and help them manage the threats posed by software and infrastructure vulnerabilities with a focus on risk for prioritization of remediation. You will research, analyze and brief the management and team members on relevant Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE’s), Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) ratings, vector strings, National Vulnerability Database (NVD), mitre, attack vectors and mitigations for various technologies. You will require technical familiarity with vulnerability management tools to help design, architect and build scanning infrastructure and tools i.e., manage, configure and conduct scans across various networks.

Google Public Sector brings the magic of Google to the mission of government and education with solutions purpose-built for enterprises. We focus on helping United States public sector institutions accelerate their digital transformations, and we continue to make significant investments and grow our team to meet the complex needs of local, state and federal government and educational institutions.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $132,000-$194,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

• Conduct analysis to assess vulnerability impact and risk through industry research, and generate reports in scanning tools.
• Present technical briefings and written vulnerability reports to team members and agency stakeholders including intel research, risk assessment, CVE’s, vendor hardware/software, and industry trends.
• Apply cyber security standards and best practices to develop remediation plans for technical vulnerabilities.
• Work with agencies to advocate the vulnerability program around areas of cybersecurity posture, program enhancement, risk reduction, vulnerability management scanning tool performance, scan results, credentialed scans, triage scan performance issues, socialize risk and remediation, and other vulnerability management issues.