Cyber Security Vulnerability Assessment Analyst - Career

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Job Summary

The Cyber Security Vulnerability Assessment Analyst role is an individual contributor role to support a global program to actively identify and remediate network and system vulnerabilities across Equifax.

Who is Equifax?

At Equifax, we believe knowledge drives progress. As a global data, analytics and technology company, we play an essential role in the global economy by helping employers, employees, financial institutions and government agencies make critical decisions with greater confidence.

We work to help create seamless and positive experiences during life’s pivotal moments: applying for jobs or a mortgage, financing an education or buying a car. Our impact is real and to accomplish our goals we focus on nurturing our people for career advancement and their learning and development, supporting our next generation of leaders, maintaining an inclusive and diverse work environment, and regularly engaging and recognizing our employees. Regardless of location or role, the individual and collective work of our employees makes a difference and we are looking for talented team players to join us as we help people live their financial best.

The Perks of being an Equifax Employee?

• We offer excellent compensation packages with market competitive pay, comprehensive healthcare packages, 401k matching, schedule flexibility, work from home opportunities, paid time off, and organizational growth potential.
• Grow at your own pace through online courses at Learning @ Equifax.

What You’ll Do:

• Responsible for ensuring that the vulnerability assessment program covers all Equifax assets, reporting results in a timely manner to IT groups and advising IT groups on remediation.
• Develop strong relationships within Security and with IT globally in order to successfully execute the vulnerability assessments.
• Plan and execute vulnerability assessments across Equifax globally
• Deliver timely reports in line with security standards to IT teams with clear indications of remediation needs
• Use manual testing techniques and methods to gain a better understanding of the environment and validate false negatives/positives
• Identify gaps and areas of improvement for process and recommendations to fill those gaps or implement change
• Promotes and facilitates effective communication between the Information System, Security Engineering, Architecture, IT Operations and other departments and or business units.
• Maintains vulnerability management systems

Required Skills:

• 3-5 years vulnerability assessments experience
• 2 yrs of experience in multiple operating systems (Windows, Linux, AIX, UNIX, etc.) and server hardening processes
• 2yrs of Internet searching skills to find information on vulnerability remediation and manual vulnerability validation
• Solid understanding of network design and architecture
• Expert understanding of the OSI model and TCP/IP
• An understanding of regulatory requirements: PCI, SOX, HIPAA, ISO 27002 standard

Preferred Skills :

• Knowledge and experience with vulnerability scanning solutions such as Qualys, Rapid7, Nexpose, and InsightVM.
• Knowledge of security technologies (encryption, data protection, design, privilege access, etc.)
• Knowledge and experience with programming languages such as Python, Ruby, Perl, etc.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

If this sounds like somewhere you want to work, don’t delay, apply today - we’re looking for you!

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