Vulnerability and Automation Lead

Agilent’s Information Security organization is looking for a Vulnerability/Patch Management and Automation lead with a solid technical security background in a global enterprise. This role will be responsible for overseeing and improving Agilent’s existing vulnerability/patch management security program and drive automation initiatives within Agilent's Information Security team.The successful candidate will need good communication skills to ensure patch and vulnerability management requirements are understood and adhered to by stakeholders across a large global enterprise. In addition, the person in this role will need to be able to collect requirements for actions that can be automated, convert them into use cases and create automated processes to improve efficiency. This role is a great development opportunity that will later grow further into advanced application security/penetration testing.

Major Duties:

• Vulnerability and Patch Management - Own and drive Agilent’s vulnerability and patch management programs by reviewing and classifying patches released from OS and applications used across the organization, follow up with system owners and ensure remediation is completed.
• Automation – Work with current automation tools to mature automation use cases and develop new processes to reduce manual overhead within the Information Security organization
• Security Consultant – Work with the Agilent business and IT organization to provide general guidelines and policies on various projects

Qualifications

Qualifications Required:

• Bachelor in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent experience
• At least 3 years of directly related experience in Information Security
• Working experience with vulnerability management systems
• Excellent communication skills towards a technical and non-technical audience alike
• Ability to provide a holistic perspective of security and productivity to assist with automation

Skills Desired:

• Familiarity with Qualys and Nessus, 2-3 years preferred
• Python experience with automation within XSOAR or other automation platforms
• Ability to work with others in a global environment having a wide variety of styles, performance, culture, etc

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