Senior Vulnerability & Security Engineer (Cybersecurity)

Location: Jersey City, New Jersey, United States

Salary: $150,000–$195,000 annual base salary for New Jersey, plus annual target bonus.

Company

hirify.global is a global financial services firm providing investor services, capital partnerships, specialist expertise, and technology solutions.

What you will do

• Analyze vulnerabilities from enterprise scanning, EDR, application security testing, penetration testing, and threat intelligence sources.
• Assess CVEs, vendor advisories, attack vectors, exploitability, business impact, mitigation options, and residual risk.
• Partner with infrastructure, cloud, application, platform, and engineering teams to develop and evaluate remediation strategies.
• Design and improve vulnerability and security configuration management capabilities, including secure configuration baselines and automated compliance monitoring.
• Integrate configuration findings with vulnerability management workflows to improve cyber-risk visibility and prioritization.
• Act as a technical escalation point, provide subject-matter expertise, and mentor cybersecurity team members.

Requirements

• 7+ years of cybersecurity experience, preferably in financial services or another highly regulated industry.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise infrastructure, operating systems, networking, databases, applications, and cloud platforms.
• Experience operating vulnerability management and security configuration management programs.
• Experience with vulnerability exceptions, compensating controls, risk acceptance, remediation governance, and compliance evaluation.
• Knowledge of NIST, ISO 27001, OWASP, NYDFS Part 500, DORA, CIS, and STIG frameworks and regulations.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills.

Nice to have

• CISSP or equivalent certification.
• Automation and scripting experience with PowerShell, Python, or similar tools.
• Advanced PowerPoint and Excel skills for executive risk reporting, dashboards, metrics, and presentations.

Culture & Benefits

• Long-term employment within a private partnership with a 200-year history.
• Collaborative environment focused on collective problem-solving, knowledge sharing, and mentoring.
• Benefits include long-term savings, healthcare, income protection, professional development, and paid time off.
• Compensation includes base salary, discretionary bonuses, and profit-sharing.