Vulnerability Scanning Analyst
- Location: Toronto, ON – Hybrid (3 days in office)
- Pay Rate: $61.10/hr – $72.15/hr
- Contract Length: 7 Months
We at Raise are hiring a Vulnerability Scanning Analyst for one of our top clients. After establishing themselves as an industry leader, they’re now expanding their team to meet rising demand. We’re hiring right now; if you’re interested, apply below for your chance to join a great place to work.
Responsibilities:
- Provide technical support for Tenable and Aqua scanning platforms, managing the ticket lifecycle from creation through remediation and closure.
- Ownership of scan coverage expansion, vulnerability ticket triage and management, false positive investigation and suppression, and operational reporting while partnering with infrastructure, application security, and remediation teams to ensure comprehensive vulnerability visibility across the bank's global asset inventory.
Must-Have Skills:
- 4+ years' experience in vulnerability management, security operations, or systems support roles with hands-on responsibility for scanning platforms and ticket management
- Experience with ServiceNow or similar ticketing systems for vulnerability and incident management
- Experience with ServiceNow or similar ticketing systems for vulnerability and incident management
- Prior experience working in financial services or banking environments.
- Exposure to AI-driven security operations or automation initiatives
- Strong knowledge of Linux and Windows operating systems, including asset identification, vulnerability assessment, and patch management
- Experience with container scanning and container environment vulnerability assessment
- Proven experience managing vulnerability scanning tickets, including triage, prioritization, investigation, and closure
- Strong understanding of false positive identification, investigation, and remediation techniques specific to scanning platforms
- Knowledge of vulnerability databases, severity ratings (CVSS), and threat intelligence sources
- Experience with scan coverage planning, asset inventory management, and scanning policy optimization
- Strong troubleshooting skills for scanning platform issues, sensor/scanner connectivity, and scan execution problems
- Strong technical writing aptitude with demonstrated ability in written and oral communication skills along with strong presentation skills
- Strong critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills with attention to detail to consistently meet high-quality standards
- Experience working in ITIL processes—incident, problem, and change management processes
- Experience with data visualization or business insights tools such as Tableau, Power BI, or similar for reporting and metrics analysis
Nice-to-Have Skills:
- Scripting or automation capability (Python, Bash, PowerShell, or similar) to streamline scanning operations and reporting workflows
- Hands-on experience with Aqua scanning solutions in production environments.
- Certifications: CompTIA Security+, CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker), CISSP, CISM, or vendor-specific scanning certifications (Tenable, Aqua)
- Hands-on experience with complementary scanning or vulnerability management tools (Rapid7 Nexpose, Qualys, Nmap, OpenVAS)
- Knowledge of container technologies including Docker, Kubernetes, and container registries
- Experience with CI/CD pipeline integration and shift-left security approaches
- Background in systems administration or infrastructure operations
- Experience with vulnerability remediation orchestration and automation platforms
- Knowledge of regulatory compliance scanning requirements (PCI-DSS, HIPAA, SOC 2, CIS Benchmarks)
- Experience with API integration for scanning platforms and ticketing systems
- Familiarity with threat modeling and attack surface analysis methodologies
Looking for meaningful work? We can help!
Raise is an established hiring firm with over 65 years of experience. We believe strongly in making the world a better place through work, which is why we’re a certified B Corporation and donate 10% of our profits to charity.
We strive to build teams that reflect the diversity of the communities we work in. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply, including people from traditionally underrepresented groups such as women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, people identifying as LGBTQ2SI, veterans, and people with visible/nonvisible disabilities.
We have a dedicated webpage for accommodations where you can learn more about what we offer and request accommodation: https://raise.jobs/accommodations/
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