Threat and Vulnerability Management Engineer- 6 months | London
We're recruiting for a Threat and Vulnerability Management Engineer to lead the TVM function within an Infrastructure and Service Management group spanning EMEA Bank, International Securities, and 15+ countries for a leading global financial services organisation. This role owns TVM strategy and roadmap, leads a team of engineers, and serves as the central coordination point for vulnerability-related activity, governance, and audit readiness across the estate.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and manage the department's Threat and Vulnerability Management (TVM) strategy and roadmap, aligned with business requirements and IT risk appetite
- Define measurable, repeatable processes, reporting metrics, and Key Risk Indicators (KRIs); produce KPI/MI/risk data for senior management
- Lead a team of Threat and Vulnerability Engineers, overseeing deployment and automation of routine and out-of-band security patches
- Triage vulnerabilities into "Fix, Acknowledge, Investigate" categories using industry-aligned risk rating methodologies
- Manage and report on vulnerabilities via ServiceNow AVR/VR modules, integrating with dashboards and workflows
- Collaborate with application teams to ensure secure coding and timely, criticality-based remediation
- Prioritise weaknesses using manual and automated methods, including SAST/SCA tooling outputs
What You Will Ideally Bring
- Proven experience directly managing a team of Threat and Vulnerability Engineers
- Strong strategic thinking, able to co-develop and drive technical vision, strategy, and roadmap
- Experience within infrastructure environments and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Oracle)
- Proven capability building TVM programmes: vulnerability scanning, penetration testing, security awareness training
- Proficiency with vulnerability scanning tools (Tenable, Qualys, Rapid7, Veracode, JFrog Xray) and threat intelligence platforms
- Strong knowledge of Ivanti LANDesk, Qualys, Splunk, Windows Server/Desktop, RHEL/OEL Linux, PowerShell, and Python Scripting
Contract Details:
- Duration: 6months
- Rate: £450/day - Inside IR35
- Location: Central London - Onsite
- Start Date: ASAP