POSITION SUMMARY
The Vulnerability Assessment Associate is responsible for identifying, analyzing, and reporting security vulnerabilities across systems, networks, and applications. This role supports the organization’s cybersecurity posture by conducting regular assessments, prioritizing risks, and collaborating with technical teams to remediate identified issues or determine mitigating controls to reduce security risk severities.
What You'll Do
Operate, review, or assess implementations of vulnerability scanning tools (Tenable, Qualys, Nexpose, Prisma Cloud, Burp, etc.).
Provide recommendations on remediating host-based and web application vulnerabilities.
Conduct manual validation to confirm vulnerability closure.
Analyze raw scan data to provide reports detailing credential success, inventory validation, and open vulnerabilities.
Perform analysis to validate justifications provided by clients for vendor dependencies, false positives, operational requirements, and risk adjustments.
Collaborate with other Coalfire personnel to drive customer satisfaction and ensure timely delivery of vulnerability scan findings, analysis results, and validated justifications.
What You'll Bring
Less than 2 years of vulnerability assessment experience.
Past experience with a leading vulnerability scan tool (Tenable, Qualys, Nexpose, Prisma Cloud, Burp, etc.).
Bachelor’s degree in related Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Understanding of policies, procedures, development, and implementation of vulnerability identification, scanning, analysis, remediation tactics, and reporting within an organization.
In depth knowledge and experience of industry best practices for vulnerability management.
Expertise in Security Frameworks (ISO, NIST, COBIT, HIPAA/HITECH, etc.) and regulatory requirements.
Certification in Security+, CCSK, AWS Cloud Practitioner, SSCP, GSEC, CEH, Cloud+, SC-900, ISC² CC, AZ‑900, Cloud Essentials+, or GCP
Bonus Points
Familiarity with 3 or more frameworks such as FedRAMP, FISMA, SOC, ISO, HIPAA, HITRUST, etc.
Experience creating system inventories, boundary diagrams, and/or plans of actions and milestones (POA&M).
Familiarity with Cloud services such as AWS, GCP, & Azure.
Familiarity with configuration baseline standards such as CIS & STIG.
Experience with scripting such as Python, Bash, PowerShell.
