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Palo Alto Sr Staff Security Engineer Vulnerability Management 
United States, California 
337638537

16.09.2024
Description

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.

Your Career

Elevate your career by joining us as a Senior Staff Security Engineer - Vulnerability Management. You'll lead efforts to secure our expansive, multi-cloud and containerized infrastructure. You'll manage the complexities of vulnerability detection and remediation across AWS, GCP, Azure, and on-premises environments, ensuring our cloud-native and container security remains robust.

In this role, you'll showcase your expertise in managing large-scale vulnerabilities across containerized and hybrid environments, driving automation, and setting new standards for vulnerability management in cloud-native applications. Be at the forefront of protecting our global infrastructure, including containers, while redefining enterprise security benchmarks.

Your Impact

  • Vulnerability Assessment & Management - Lead vulnerability scanning, assessment, and prioritization processes across cloud, containerized, and on-premises environments, managing a high volume of vulnerabilities
  • Multi-Cloud & Container Security - Implement and manage vulnerability management processes across AWS, GCP, Azure, and containerized environments (e.g., Kubernetes), ensuring a consistent security posture
  • Remediation Coordination - Collaborate with IT, DevOps, and Security Operations teams to drive timely vulnerability remediation in cloud-native and containerized environments, providing technical guidance and prioritization based on risk
  • Automation & Efficiency - Develop and optimize automation scripts and tools to streamline vulnerability detection, reporting, and remediation processes, particularly for container security
  • Reporting & Metrics - Generate and present detailed vulnerability management reports to leadership, tracking key metrics and trends to improve the overall security posture
  • Compliance & Risk Management - Ensure compliance with industry standards, regulations, and best practices, contributing to risk management strategies across cloud and containerized environments
  • Incident Response - Participate in security incident response activities related to vulnerability exploitation, providing expert analysis and mitigation strategies, including in containerized workloads

Your Experience

  • Experience - Minimum of 5 years of experience in vulnerability management within large-scale enterprise and cloud-native/containerized environments
  • Technical Expertise -nStrong knowledge of vulnerability management tools (e.g., Qualys, Nessus, Tenable), cloud security frameworks, container security practices (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker), and best practices for AWS, GCP, and Azure
  • Cloud & Container Experience - Proven experience managing vulnerabilities in multi-cloud and containerized environments, integrating on-premises systems into a comprehensive vulnerability management program
  • Scripting & Automation - Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash) for automation of vulnerability management tasks, including container security
  • Analytical Skills - Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to assess complex security issues across cloud and containerized environments and develop practical solutions
  • Communication - Excellent written and verbal communication skills, capable of conveying technical information to non-technical stakeholders
  • Certifications - Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, AWS Certified Security Specialty, Kubernetes Security Specialist, or equivalent are highly desirable

Compensation Disclosure

The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary + commission target (for sales/commissioned roles) is expected to be between $146000 - $237500/YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found .

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.