Vulnerability Assessment (VA) Team Lead

ASM Research is seeking a Vulnerability Assessment Lead to direct enterprise network vulnerability assessment activities and lead a team of analysts.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee vulnerability assessments across the enterprise network, directing a team of analysts and ensuring consistent methodology and quality of findings.

• Review and validate team analyses of identified vulnerabilities; approve risk assessments and remediation instructions before delivery to stakeholders.

• Maintain a repository of VA application issues and report application issues to the Government VAT Team Lead and SSD Director in applying Information Systems Security principles and methods.

• Guide Application Security implementation efforts; apply advanced understanding of Firewall Management and Advanced Threat Protection to shape team strategy and network defense priorities.

• Oversee Access Control, Authorization, Intrusion Prevention, and Intrusion Detection practices across the environment, ensuring team adherence to standards.

• Direct Protocol Analysis activities and enforce requirements for handling sensitive and classified information.

• Ensure team compliance with FISMA requirements and the Risk Management Framework (RMF); support authorization and continuous monitoring activities.

• Mentor and develop junior analysts; coordinate workload, schedules, and escalation of critical findings.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years' experience performing vulnerability assessments for an enterprise network, including prior experience in a lead or supervisory capacity.

• Demonstrated experience analyzing vulnerabilities and providing assessments and remediation instructions, with the ability to review and validate others' work.

• Experience with Application Security implementation; strong understanding of Firewall Management and Advanced Threat Protection.

• Familiarity with Access Control, Authorization, Intrusion Prevention, and Intrusion Detection.

Compensation Ranges

Compensation ranges for ASM Research positions vary depending on multiple factors; including but not limited to, location, skill set, level of education, certifications, client requirements, contract-specific affordability, government clearance and investigation level, and years of experience. The compensation displayed for this role is a general guideline based on these factors and is unique to each role. Monetary compensation is one component of ASM's overall compensation and benefits package for employees.

EEO Requirements

It is the policy of ASM that an individual's race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation or national origin are not and will not be considered in any personnel or management decisions. We affirm our commitment to these fundamental policies.

All recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting for all job classifications is done without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, or age. All decisions on employment are made to abide by the principle of equal employment.

Physical Requirements

The physical requirements described in "Knowledge, Skills and Abilities" above are representative of those which must be met by an employee to successfully perform the primary functions of this job. (For example, "light office duties' or "lifting up to 50 pounds" or "some travel" required.) Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with qualifying disabilities, who are otherwise qualified, to perform the primary functions.

Disclaimer

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

$139k - $144k

EEO Requirements

It is the policy of ASM that an individual's race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, gender identity, veteran status, sexual orientation or national origin are not and will not be considered in any personnel or management decisions. We affirm our commitment to these fundamental policies.

All recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting for all job classifications is done without regard to race, color, religion, sex, veteran status, disability, gender identity, or age. All decisions on employment are made to abide by the principle of equal employment.