IT Security Engineer – Vulnerability Scanning Expert

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Conduct vulnerability and compliance scans across various systems within USDA.

• Keep Nessus scanners and Tenable Security Centers updated to the latest version releases.

• Resolve scanning issues related to networks, endpoints, or scanners.

• Examine potential false-positive vulnerabilities.

• Create and sustain provisioning scripts.

• Generate and manage job queries along with custom reports.

• Diagnose failed deployments and address agent health concerns.

• Establish back-end processes and maintenance to ensure system reliability, including core components, settings, software delivery, agent performance and health, reporting, and software compliance.

• Oversee application health and resolve errors with vendor assistance.

• Perform general system administration and troubleshooting tasks.

• Carry out independent security control assessments.

• Assess new technologies and guide cross-organizational teams in analyzing, selecting, implementing, and integrating these technologies with existing IT services.

• Anticipate future IT service requirements and explore feasible solutions.

• Formulate enterprise-level strategies to address end-user issues.

• Document standard operating procedures and best practices while automating solutions.

⛳️ Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience.

• U.S. Citizenship is mandatory.

• Public Trust clearance is required.

• Experience with multi-platform Client Security Tools (Tenable.SC, Tenable.VM, Nessus, Nessus Agent, Tenable.OT, Invicti Web App Scanning).

• Proven experience in designing and maintaining vulnerability scanning technologies in an enterprise setting.

• Familiarity with basic Linux commands and some Windows administration.

• Experience with Splunk SIEM queries.

• Skilled in producing repeatable, reliable, and scalable systems.

• Some background in PowerShell scripting and process automation.

• Working knowledge of DHCP, DNS, IIS, MS-SQL, and NPS.

• Comfortable working with mission-critical and sensitive systems.

• Strong communication skills to present ideas effectively to customers and management.

🏝️ Benefits

• Equal Opportunity employer protections.

• No travel requirement.