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Vulnerability Management Engineer (Qualys) - Mid-Atlantic region (Remote)

at GuidePoint Security

📍 Remote Remote Posted March 31, 2026
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Position Details

Type Not Specified
Experience mid
Exp. Years 5+ years
Education Not specified
Category Cybersecurity

About this role

Vulnerability Management Engineer (Qualys) - remote role supporting GuidePoint's delivery practice in the Mid-Atlantic region; responsible for vulnerability scanning infrastructure design, deployment, and risk communication.

Key Responsibilities

  • Execute and manage vulnerability scanning of internal, external, and cloud assets
  • Plan, design, and implement enterprise vulnerability scanning infrastructure in a hybrid or multi-cloud architecture
  • Deploy vulnerability management infrastructure such as scanners, sensors, and agent configurations
  • Perform vulnerability scanning with the Qualys VMDR
  • Analyze vulnerabilities and clearly communicate impact and risk to the organization

Technical Overview

Hands-on with Qualys VMDR and related Qualys components; scripting (BASH, PowerShell, Python); cloud platform experience (AWS/Azure/GCP); IaC (Terraform/CloudFormation); containers/Kubernetes; reporting and compliance (CIS/NIST/DISA).

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a mid to senior security engineer with 5+ years in information security and 3+ years of hands-on vulnerability management using Qualys VMDR, including compliance scanning and scripting for automation.

Must-Have Skills

5+ years of information security experience3+ years of vulnerability engineering experience with Qualys REQUIRED3+ years of performing compliance scanning with Qualys (CISNISTDISA) REQUIREDExperience developing custom compliance and audit checks with Qualys VMDR REQUIREDMust have experience with Qualys.io or Qualys Security CenterScripting tasks using native tools such as BASHPowerShellPython

Nice-to-Have Skills

TerraformCloud FormationKubernetesContainersCI/CD

Tools & Platforms

Qualys VMDRQualys.ioQualys Security Center

Required Skills

vulnerability managementQualys VMDRQualys.ioQualys Security Centervulnerability scanningBASHPowerShellPythonRegexAWSAzureGCPCISNISTDISATerraformCloud FormationKubernetescontainersWindows ServerLinux

Hard Skills

Vulnerability managementQualys VMDRQualys.ioQualys Security Centervulnerability scanningBASHPowerShellPythonRegexAmazon Web ServicesMicrosoft AzureGoogle Cloud PlatformCISNISTDISATerraformCloud FormationKubernetescontainersWindows ServerWindows 10/7RHELUbuntu Linux

Soft Skills

communicationteam collaborationanalytical thinkingproblem-solving

Industry & Role

Industry Cybersecurity
Job Function Deliver vulnerability management services and guidance using Qualys across clients
Role Subtype Vulnerability Engineer
Tech Domains Qualys VMDR, Qualys.io, Qualys Security Center, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, Windows Server, Linux (RHEL/Ubuntu)

Keywords for Your Resume

vulnerability managementQualys VMDRQualys.ioQualys Security Centervulnerability scanningBASHPowerShellPythonRegexAmazon Web ServicesMicrosoft AzureGoogle Cloud PlatformCISNISTDISATerraformCloud FormationKubernetescontainersWindows ServerRHELUbuntuAWSAzureGCP

Deal Breakers

No Qualys VMDR experience, Less than 3 years in vulnerability engineering with Qualys, No experience with Qualys.io or Qualys Security Center

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