As a Specialist in Vulnerability Management for Cloud/Containers on the Attack Surface Management Team at Prudential, you will collaborate with security professionals across various departments to enhance cloud security practices globally. Your daily responsibilities include triaging and prioritizing issues related to technology configuration and software weaknesses, driving remediation efforts, and validating mitigating controls. You will contribute to the design and implementation of monitoring and assessment capabilities for cloud and container environments, provide expert guidance on vulnerability management, and evolve reporting metrics to ensure leadership understands risk posture accurately. The role requires expertise in cloud and container security, familiarity with tools like Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines, as well as scripting skills in Python or Bash. You will also develop security policies based on industry standards, demonstrating a strong engineering mindset and effective communication skills.
Contribute to the design and implementation of cloud and container monitoring capabilities.
Triage and prioritize vulnerability findings, driving remediation efforts and validating controls.
Identify and implement security improvements in the environment for prevention and validation.
Provide expert guidance on remediation strategies and risk prioritization to stakeholders.
Develop and share reporting metrics that accurately reflect risk posture to leadership.
Ideate and improve processes, metrics, and documentation for vulnerability management maturity.
Partner with leadership to set future direction for Attack Surface Management programs.
What we're looking for
Demonstrated expertise in cloud and container security.
Skilled in vulnerability assessment, risk prioritization, and threat correlation.
Familiarity with vulnerability scanning tools and common frameworks (CVE, CVSS).
Experience improving vulnerability management platforms and processes.
Ability to collaborate with engineering teams on vulnerabilities and mitigations.
Engineering mindset with systems thinking and creative problem-solving skills.
Effective communication and documentation abilities.
Market check
Salary context
Below market
How this pay compares to similar roles
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versus about
$166k
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About Prudential Financial
Prudential Financial is a global financial services leader and premier active global investment manager.
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