Cyber Command Vulnerability Management Specialist

Job Title:
Cyber Command Vulnerability Management Specialist

Hybrid: 3 days per week in office at Brooklyn NY / 2 days per week remote

Job Description

• The Threat Management - Vulnerability Management Specialist Client is essential to Cyber Commands Vulnerability Management program and its ability to defend City systems from cyber threat including direct support of public safety revenue generating and City operations that provide everyday services to citizens.
• The resource will contribute to Cyber Commands ability to issue timely vulnerability notifications and prioritized system patching info. Without timely vulnerability notification and patching the City cannot effectively adjust its defensive controls and reduce its attack surface resulting in the increased likelihood of cyber events that may require costly remediation efforts.
• The threat to the Citys attack surface has only continued to grow due to a 40 increase of vulnerabilities in the technology used across the City agencies.
• These vulnerabilities are leveraged by attackers to commit malicious events such as information theft and ransomware.

Tasks

• Research analyze and brief management and team members on relevant Risk CVEs CVSS Vector Strings NVD Mitre attack vectors and mitigations for various technologies
• Design architect and build Rapid7 vulnerability management scanning infrastructure and tools
• Manage configure and conduct Vulnerability Management scans in Rapid7 across various networks
• Conduct vulnerability management analysis through industry research deep analysis generating of reports and dashboards in Rapid7 to accurately assess and prioritize risk
• Evaluate security vulnerabilities assess risk and impact develop mitigation strategies and implement remediation
• Present succinct technical briefings to team members and customers for intel research risk assessment CVEs vendor hardware/software industry trends
• Create scripts utilizing Python PowerShell and others to automate vulnerability management tasks
• The ability to automate detection reporting and tracking of vulnerabilities identified
• Create deep analysis and reports around vulnerability management utilizing Rapid7 dashboards and reports scripts Excel and PowerPoint
• Travel within NYC for various projects when necessary

Mandatory Skills/Experience

• At least 8 years of experience in Cybersecurity including vulnerability management scanning tools vulnerability assessments attack surface management scripting vulnerability intel analysis vulnerability management scan result analysis Excel
• Strong knowledge of CVEs CVSS Vector Strings NVD Mitre attack vectors and mitigations
• Experience with the design architect and build of vulnerability management scanning infrastructure and tools specifically Rapid7; extensive hands-on experience conducting Rapid7 vulnerability scans across various networks; experience conducting Rapid7 vulnerability management analysis through reports and dashboards to accurately identify risk
• Experience evaluating security vulnerabilities assessing risk and impact developing mitigation strategies and implementing remediation
• Experience conducting intel research around CVEs vendor hardware/software vulnerabilities and presenting succinct technical overviews to team members and customers
• Extensive experience with scripting such as Python and PowerShell to automate vulnerability management tasks
• Extensive experience with Excel especially for performing data analysis through VLookup and Pivot Tables

Desirable skills/experience:

• Provide oral and written reports on vulnerability risk to the team and possibly agencies technical stakeholders
• Ability to evaluate the current threat landscape that includes tactics techniques and procedures
• Work with agencies to evangelize the Cyber Command program around areas of cybersecurity posture enhancement risk reduction attack surface management vulnerability management scanning tool performance scan results credentialed scans triage scan performance issues socialize risk and remediation and other vulnerability management issues
• Experience using Tableau for reporting and analysis purposes
• Strong background with next generation firewall products intrusion detection systems DMZ IPSec DNS SMTP HTTP VPN proxies etc.
• Knowledge of security best practices across multiple platforms such as MS Windows VMWare Linux VPN Cisco IOS and Mobile OS Android/Apple IOS.
• Knowledge of public-key cryptography understanding of encoding encryption and hashing techniques
• Knowledge of security best practices: NIST CIS Cisco Juniper Palo Alto Fortinet Checkpoint F5 Microsoft Unix/Linux etc.
• Ability to analyze Cybersecurity documentation including security policies plans and procedures.
• Extensive experience with Windows and Linux Servers
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills
• Exceptional organizational and analytical skills
• Certifications such as Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) Certification Security Essentials Certification (GSEC) Certified Intrusion Analyst (GCIA) Certified Incident Handler (GCIH) Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) Certified Penetration Tester (CWAPT)

Vulnerability Assessment