Lead Vulnerability Management Engineer (AI)

Location: Hybrid; available location is Austin, Texas, United States. An in-person interview may be required at a hirify.global office or hub at the offer stage.

Company

hirify.global operates a large global network that protects and accelerates Internet applications for customers ranging from individual bloggers to Fortune 500 companies.

What you will do

• Serve as the primary technical lead for the Vulnerability Management team, providing architecture guidance and mentoring.
• Design the architecture, systems, integrations, and long-term technology strategy for the global vulnerability management program.
• Lead advanced vulnerability scanning, validate findings, filter false positives, and prioritize critical risks.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Infrastructure, Product, and technology owners to drive remediation of complex vulnerabilities.
• Manage the remediation backlog, track risk reduction, and report systemic security trends.
• Design AI-driven solutions to automate the vulnerability lifecycle and operational tasks while supporting audits and compliance requirements.

Requirements

• 5+ years of Vulnerability Management experience in a senior or lead technical capacity.
• Experience with vulnerability scanning platforms such as Qualys, Nessus, or Rapid7 InsightVM.
• Strong knowledge of vulnerability risk scoring, including CVSS and EPSS, and practical exploitability analysis.
• Experience with security frameworks and compliance programs such as SOC 2, NIST, PCI-DSS, ISO 27001, or FedRAMP.
• Experience using AI to develop and manage complex workflows and applications.
• Ability to translate compliance requirements into technical scanning configurations, remediation SLAs, and audit evidence.

Nice to have

• Python or another scripting language for automation.
• Experience with AI development tools such as Opencode or Windsurf.
• Experience with JIRA and infrastructure penetration-testing tools.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Information Security, or relevant security certifications.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible paid time off covering vacation and sick leave.
• Medical, dental, vision, flexible spending, commuter, fertility, family-forming, and mental health benefits.
• Short- and long-term disability, life and accident insurance, 401(k), and employee stock participation plans.
• Leave programs covering parental, pregnancy health, medical, and bereavement leave.
• Global travel medical insurance and participation in equity programs.
• Occasional on-call availability outside standard working hours may be required.

Hiring process

• Candidates progressing to the offer stage may be asked to attend an in-person interview at a hirify.global office or hub.
• Offers may depend on authorization to access technology controlled under U.S. export laws without sponsorship for an export license.