Senior Vulnerability Management Engineer

Summary

Join Western Digital as a Senior Vulnerability Management Engineer and lead our vulnerability assessment, remediation, and attack surface reduction efforts. You will be responsible for identifying, assessing, and mitigating vulnerabilities across various platforms. This role requires deep understanding of Enterprise IT and Engineering, proven vulnerability management experience, and proficiency in scripting languages. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, communicate findings to stakeholders, and make critical decisions to protect our infrastructure. The ideal candidate will possess strong communication skills and a commitment to continuous improvement. Western Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package.

Requirements

• Deep understanding of vulnerability management tools (e.g., Nessus, Qualys, Tenable), systems architecture, and security technologies
• Extensive experience in vulnerability assessment and management within large-scale, complex IT environments
• Working with large eco systems with a number of security related tools such as Asset Management, Vulnerability Scanners (Nessus, Qualys), Endpoint Protection (CrowdStrike, Defender), SEIM etc…
• Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Golang, Python, Bash, PowerShell) and experience with automation tools

Responsibilities

• Lead Vulnerability Management: Take ownership of the vulnerability management lifecycle, including identification, assessment, prioritization, remediation, and reporting of security vulnerabilities
• Oversee regular vulnerability scans, penetration tests, and security assessments to identify weaknesses in systems, networks, and applications
• Attack Surface Reduction: Analyze and map the organization’s attack surface, identifying potential entry points and areas of exposure
• Develop and implement strategies to reduce the attack surface across all digital assets, ensuring proactive defense against emerging threats
• Continuously monitor changes to the IT environment to ensure the attack surface remains minimized
• Collaboration & Mentorship: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including IT, DevOps, and security operations, to integrate vulnerability management practices into development and operational processes
• Provide mentorship and training to junior security team members
• Stakeholder Communication: Effectively communicate vulnerability management activities, findings, and risk mitigation strategies to technical and non-technical stakeholders, including senior leadership
• Critical Decision-Making: Make informed, critical decisions in high-pressure situations, ensuring the protection of the organization’s infrastructure and data
• Governance & Continuous Improvement: Stay current with the latest vulnerability management tools, technologies, and methodologies, and continuously improve the organization’s vulnerability management program
• Ensure that vulnerability and attack surface management processes comply with industry standards, regulations, and organizational policies
• Automation and Tooling: Evaluate and implement tools and technologies to automate vulnerability scanning, risk assessment, and remediation tracking
• Develop and maintain scripts, tools, and processes to streamline and enhance the effectiveness of the vulnerability management program

Preferred Qualifications

• Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to translate technical issues into business risks for stakeholders
• Ability to make critical decisions under pressure and in complex situations
• High level of integrity, professionalism, and attention to detail
• Prior experience in a global, large-scale manufacturing environment is a plus

Benefits

• Paid vacation time
• Paid sick leave
• Medical/dental/vision insurance
• Life, accident and disability insurance
• Tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts
• Employee assistance program
• Other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity
• Tuition reimbursement
• Transit
• The Applause Program
• Employee stock purchase plan
• The Western Digital Savings 401(k) Plan
• You will be eligible to participate in Western Digital’s Short-Term Incentive (STI) Plan, which provides incentive awards based on Company and individual performance
• Depending on your role and your performance, you may be eligible to participate in our annual Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program, which consists of restricted stock units (RSUs) or cash equivalents, pursuant to the terms of the LTI plan
• RSU awards are also available to eligible new hires, subject to Western Digital’s Standard Terms and Conditions for Restricted Stock Unit Awards