Vulnerability Management Specialist

Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka

Experience: 2+ Years

Employment Type: Full-Time

Work Mode: 5 Days Work From Office

Department: Cybersecurity / Vulnerability Management

Industry Focus: Vulnerability Management | Infrastructure | Applications

Client-Site: Willingness to commute to client locations as required

About the Role

We are looking for a Vulnerability Management Specialist with 2+ years of hands-on experience in vulnerability assessment, risk-based prioritisation, remediation tracking, and vulnerability validation.

The ideal candidate will support vulnerability management activities across infrastructure, applications, networks, operating systems, and cloud environments, while working closely with technical teams and clients to drive vulnerabilities through to closure.

Key Responsibilities

Vulnerability Assessment &

- Analysis

- Conduct vulnerability assessments using Qualys, Tenable Nessus, Rapid7, or similar vulnerability management platforms.
- Review and analyse vulnerability scan results and validate findings.
- Identify and assess false positives where applicable.
- Analyse CVEs, CVSS scores, exploitability, asset criticality, and threat context to determine risk.
- Perform vulnerability assessments across networks, operating systems, web applications, and cloud environments.

Risk-Based Prioritisation &

- Remediation

- Prioritise vulnerabilities based on business impact, asset criticality, exploitability, and threat exposure.
- Coordinate with infrastructure, application, cloud, and engineering teams for remediation.
- Track remediation activities, SLAs, exceptions, and risk acceptances through closure.




- Perform remediation validation and rescanning to confirm vulnerability closure.
- Support continuous improvement of vulnerability management processes.

Reporting &

- Client Engagement

- Prepare vulnerability assessment reports, executive summaries, remediation dashboards, and management reports.
- Communicate technical vulnerabilities and associated business risks to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Support vulnerability management metrics, trend analysis, and periodic security reviews.
- Participate in client discussions and provide remediation guidance where required.

Required Qualifications &

- Experience

- Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- 2+ years of hands-on experience in vulnerability management or vulnerability assessment.
- Practical experience with Qualys, Tenable Nessus, Rapid7, or equivalent platforms.
- Solid understanding of CVE, CVSS, vulnerability risk, exploitability, and risk-based prioritisation.
- Hands-on experience in vulnerability assessment, reporting, remediation tracking, and validation.
- Good understanding of networking, operating systems, web applications, and security fundamentals.
- Exposure to AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is preferred.
- Strong analytical, communication, documentation,



and reporting skills.
- Certifications such as CEH, Security+, CySA+, or relevant vendor certifications will be an advantage.

Technical Skills

- Vulnerability Management: Qualys, Tenable Nessus, Rapid7, or equivalent
- Risk Management: CVE, CVSS, exploitability, asset criticality, risk prioritisation
- Security Assessment: Network, OS, web application, and cloud vulnerability assessment
- Remediation: Remediation tracking, SLA management, validation, and rescanning
- Cloud Security: AWS / Azure / GCP
- Reporting: Assessment reports, executive summaries, remediation dashboards, and trend analysis

Behavioral Competencies

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail.
- Ability to validate vulnerabilities and distinguish genuine findings from false positives.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to explain technical risks in business terms.
- Ability to coordinate remediation activities across multiple technical teams.
- Strong ownership, follow-up, and stakeholder management skills.
- Willingness to work from office 5 days a week.
- Willingness to commute to client locations whenever project requirements demand it.

Why Join Us?

- Opportunity to work on diverse vulnerability management and cybersecurity engagements.
- Exposure to enterprise infrastructure, applications, and cloud environments.
- Opportunity to work directly with clients and cross-functional technical teams.
- Scope to develop expertise across vulnerability assessment, risk management, and remediation.

Interested candidates can apply with their updated resume.

📌 Vulnerability Management Specialist (Bengaluru)
🏢 HTS Consulting
📍 Bengaluru