Vulnerability Management Lead

Vulnerability Management Lead – 6-week contract – Outside of IR35 – Oxford/remote

My client is looking for a hands-on Vulnerability Management Lead to take ownership of vulnerability identification, prioritisation and remediation across a large IT estate.

The business is preparing for Cyber Essentials Plus and requires someone who can use Rapid7 to identify vulnerabilities, analyse findings and create a clear remediation plan for infrastructure engineers to execute across multiple sites.

Essential Skills from the Vulnerability Management Lead:

• Strong Vulnerability Management / Vulnerability Remediation experience.
• Hands-on Rapid7 / InsightVM experience.
• Strong vulnerability scanning, assessment and remediation knowledge.
• Experience producing and interpreting Rapid7 reports.
• Strong understanding of endpoint/software vulnerabilities and patching.
• Experience creating remediation processes and technical remediation plans.
• Experience working with infrastructure/engineering teams.
• Knowledge of Cyber Essentials / Cyber Essentials Plus.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Hands-on "doer" rather than purely governance-focused.

Key Responsibilities of the Vulnerability Management Lead:

• Use Rapid7 to run, analyse and report on vulnerability scans.
• Identify, validate and prioritise vulnerabilities based on risk/severity.
• Produce actionable vulnerability and remediation reports.
• Map vulnerabilities to affected devices, applications and sites.
• Develop and maintain a structured vulnerability remediation process.
• Create remediation plans and technical actions for engineering teams.
• Coordinate remediation across multiple sites/endpoints.
• Track remediation through to closure and re-scan to validate fixes.
• Identify issues such as vulnerable/unsupported software, outdated versions, missing patches and insecure configurations.
• Support Cyber Essentials Plus audit readiness and remediation.
• Improve vulnerability management processes and reporting.

The Vulnerability Management Lead is required to work remote with potential travel between the South West and South East of England.

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