Job Description :
Launch Your Career with Cook Systems
Ready to elevate your career? Cook Systems, a certified veteran owned IT consulting firm, has been transforming businesses and careers since 1990. Whether you're aiming to work with a Fortune 500 company or a small business, we've got you covered.
Our core values: integrity, investment, and innovation drive everything we do, ensuring you grow and succeed in a dynamic, supportive environment. We understand the importance of work life balance and personal growth. Our cutting edge IT consulting partners and FastTrack talent program are designed to help you excel.
Join our forward thinking team where excellence and creativity are valued every day. Check out what our associates have to say on Glassdoor. Ready to take your career to new heights? Cook Systems is where your journey to success begins!
2 submittals only
Market-rate compensation based on experience
Position Summary
The Vulnerability Management Engineer is responsible for assessing, managing, and reducing security vulnerabilities across enterprise server and workstation environments. This role will perform scheduled vulnerability scans, evaluate risks, recommend remediation plans, support patch cycles, and develop reporting that improves the organization?s security maturity.
The ideal candidate has deep hands-on experience with enterprise patch management, security baselines, vulnerability scanning tools, scripting and remediation across Windows and/or Linux platforms.
Key Responsibilities
Vulnerability Identification & Analysis
- Perform recurring vulnerability scans for servers and workstation environments.
- Analyze scan results to identify actionable risks, false positives, and system exposure levels.
- Prioritize vulnerabilities based on industry frameworks (CVSS, KEV, CISA, etc.).
- Coordinate with application owners for patching and remediation scheduling.
Patch & Remediation Support
- Partner with server and desktop teams to support monthly and quarterly patching cycles.
- Provide technical guidance on workarounds, hotfixes, or remediate configuration issues.
- Assist in validating remediation success post-deployment.
- Help refine patch and configuration baselines for repeatability and security.
Reporting & Metrics
- Develop weekly, monthly, and quarterly dashboards on:
Remediation progress
Aging vulnerabilities
SLA/KPI compliance tracking
Platform-level trends
- Report critical vulnerabilities and escalating risks to leadership as needed.
Tooling & Automation
- Operate and tune vulnerability scanning and endpoint management tools (e.g., Qualys, Microsoft Defender, Intune, PatchMyPC, SCCM, Azure Update Manager, etc.).
- Recommend configuration improvements, automation, and scanning optimizations.
- Assist in integrating scan results into ticketing or workflow tools such as ServiceNow or Jira.
Security Standards & Compliance
- Ensure systems adhere to organization security policies, CIS benchmarks, NIST guidance, and other relevant frameworks.
- Help improve patching and vulnerability management SOPs, runbooks, and governance processes.
- Support internal or external audit and compliance reporting requirements.
Required Qualifications
- 3?7 years? experience in vulnerability management, patch management, or endpoint/server security operations.
- Demonstrated technical proficiency with:
Windows Server and Windows desktop platforms
Patch deployment and configuration management
- Experience operating one or more security scanning platforms (e.g. Qualys, Defender, Azure Update Manager, PatchMyPC, etc.).
- Ability to analyze scan output, identify false positives, and communicate meaningful remediation guidance.
- Strong understanding of:
CVEs, CVSS scoring, and exploitability assessments
Common ransomware and threat vectors targeting enterprise endpoints
Preferred Experience
- Experience in mixed operating system environments (Windows and Linux).
- Familiarity with:
Microsoft Intune and/or SCCM
Azure Update Manager
Azure Arc
ServiceNow
CIS or NIST standards
- Ability to create automation scripts (PowerShell, Bash, Python, or similar).
- Experience working in enterprise or government environments.
Soft Skills
- Strong written and verbal communication.
- Ability to translate technical risk into business impact.
- Comfortable working independently and making data-based recommendations.
- Able to coordinate across multiple IT and security teams.
Why Work with Us
Benefits
At Cook Systems, we don't just offer jobs we build futures. Our team is the heart of everything we do, and we're committed to supporting you with benefits that go beyond the basics. We want you to feel secure, valued, and empowered from the very beginning of your journey with us. When you join Cook Systems, here's what you can look forward to:
Your Health, Your Way: Choose from two comprehensive medical plans through Blue Cross Blue Shield, complete with dental and vision coverage. With access to one of the nation's largest networks, you'll get the care you need for yourself and your family wherever life takes you.
Peace of Mind, Every Step of the Way: Protect what matters most with life, critical illness, and accident insurance through Unum. Because your loved ones deserve security no matter what the future holds.
Flexibility for Life's Needs: Save money and plan ahead with a Flexible Spending Account and Daycare FSA through Navia, helping you manage healthcare and dependent care expenses on your terms.
Bridging the Gaps: Unexpected costs? No problem. Our Health Gap Insurance through Sunlife helps ensure you're covered when it counts.
Your Future Starts Now: Dream big with our 401(k) retirement plan through The Standard. After just six months, you will be eligible to participate, because your future deserves a strong foundation.
At Cook Systems, you're not just another employee you're family. Here, your ideas matter, your contributions shine, and your career will thrive. Together, we innovate, grow, and celebrate success every step of the way. Are you ready to be part of something bigger? Let's build the future together at Cook Systems.