Vulnerability Engineer
| Posting date: | 10 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | £600.0 to £640.0 per day |
| Additional salary information: | Up to £640 per day |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 February 2026 |
| Location: | Manchester, Greater Manchester, M11 1AB |
| Company: | Hays Specialist Recruitment |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 4768592_1770745127 |
Summary
Vulnerability Engineer - Nessus
Manchester - Hybrid
Contract - £600 - £640 per day
Our client is seeking an experienced Vulnerability Engineer who will join the security team of a major organisation, who understands Tenable and its various components. Whilst having experience with implementing the Tenable solution key, this job also requires full-time hands-on administration of the Tenable system as well as managing the vulnerability management aspect of the tool.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Installing and Configuring Nessus, Nessus Manager, Nessus Agents, Log Correlation Engine, Nessus Network Monitor, and Security Centre on both Linux/Unix and Windows-based environments
- Responsible for installing and configuring Nessus Agents
- Integrating Tenable products with LDAP, Active Directory, and CyberArk.
- Responsible for the creation of tenable Organisations, Repositories, and Scan Zones.
- Responsible for local and LDAP-based user management.
- Responsible for configuring Tenable plugins/feeds and adding audit files
- Responsible for configuring Nessus Manager scan pulls to Security Centre.
Technical Skills & Competencies:
- 5+ years of experience in the vulnerability management domain and experience of working with web Proxy Teams and working on vulnerability assessment operational issues
- Experience in the design and implementation of enterprise-wide security controls to secure systems, applications, networks, or infrastructure services.
- Hands-on experience with security tools and devices such as network firewalls, web proxies, intrusion prevention systems, vulnerability scanners, and penetration testing tools.
- Demonstrated understanding of TCP/IP networking concepts and DNS.
- 3+ years of related Identity Management tools engineering experience, including installing, configuring and troubleshooting experience with one or more of these tools:
Desirable:
- Previous experience in the financial sector.
- Working experience of Security tool sets, e.g. Firewall Assurance, Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB), Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)
- Experience with ITIL processes
- Working knowledge of ServiceNow and/or Remedy Ticket Management Systems.
- Security+ Certification, MCSE, MCSA, CISSP, or better
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