Lead Vulnerability Management Engineer

• Reporting to the Director of Vulnerability Management, the Lead Vulnerability Management Engineer will serve as the technical authority for the program, focusing on the architecture, systems design, and long-term technology strategy for Cloudflare’s vulnerability management capabilities
• You will lead the evaluation and integration of advanced security technologies and systems across global infrastructure and cloud environments
• As a senior technical lead, you will work closely with Engineering, Infrastructure, and Product teams to architect scalable remediation workflows and drive effective risk reduction
• A key focus of this role is leveraging emerging technologies, including AI, to automate the vulnerability lifecycle and enhance operational efficiency
• We are looking for a highly technical, proactive leader capable of designing complex integrations and managing large-scale remediation initiatives
• This role may require flexibility to be on-call outside of standard working hours to address technical issues as needed
• Serve as the primary technical lead for the Vulnerability Management team, providing architectural guidance and mentoring team members on complex technical challenges
• Lead the architecture, systems design, technology evaluation, and systems integration for the global VM program, ensuring tooling is effectively embedded across the technology stack
• Oversee and conduct advanced vulnerability scanning, performing in-depth validation of findings to verify accuracy, filter false positives, and lead the triage and prioritization of critical risks
• Collaborate closely with technology owners and establish strong, trust-based relationships with engineering teams to drive the remediation or mitigation of complex vulnerabilities
• Strategically manage and track the remediation backlog, maintaining a high-level view of risk reduction progress and reporting on systemic security trends
• Design and implement AI-driven solutions to manage the vulnerability lifecycle and automate repetitive operational tasks within the vulnerability management domain
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of global vulnerability management standards, procedures, and playbooks
• Act as the primary technical liaison for the GRC team, translating complex technical vulnerabilities and mitigations into clear compliance context to support continuous readiness for audits (e.g., SOC-2, PCI-DSS, FedRAMP)
• Own the technical reporting and evidence generation process for internal and external audits, ensuring scanning cadences and remediation workflows consistently meet or exceed compliance baselines
• Interpret evolving regulatory and compliance requirements into actionable technical scanning policies, ensuring newly mandated checks are quickly integrated into the active scanning program

Benefits

• Competitive pay: We offer a competitive total rewards package, where every employee is an owner of our stock.
• Take-what-you-need vacation: We encourage employees to find a comfortable work-life balance by taking as many days off as they need while still being able to perform their jobs satisfactorily. (We really mean it!)
• Paid maternity & paternity leave: Our global parental leave policy allows up to sixteen paid weeks of bonding leave time for all qualifying new parents.
• Employee benefits: We offer a comprehensive benefits package including healthcare, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, pension plans in accordance with the market practice in our locations.
• Commuter program: We are flexible about where we work and value connecting at the office. Our commuter benefits program is in place to support team members’ commute to work via public transportation without the extra cost burden.
• Wellbeing: Global offerings that provide mental health, childcare and family forming support to our employees across our offices.- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or security certifications in a related field
• Demonstrated experience using AI to develop and manage complex workflows and applications
• Solid understanding of cloud, enterprise, and government security frameworks, including DoD Impact Level (IL4), FedRAMP, SOC 2, PCI DSS, and NIST
• Strong analytical skills to identify patterns in data and distinguish between theoretical risk and actual exploitability
• The ability to translate high-level compliance policies and regulatory requirements into precise, technical vulnerability scanning configurations and remediation SLAs
• Proven experience supporting GRC or external audit cycles (e.g., PCI-DSS, SOC-2, ISO 27001) by providing technical evidence, explaining compensating controls, or articulating risk-acceptance justifications
• Strong communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with technical and non-technical teams
• 5+ years of Vulnerability Management experience, with a proven track record in a senior or lead technical capacity
• Hands-on experience with vulnerability scanning platforms (e.g., Qualys, Nessus, Rapid7 InsightVM)
• A strong understanding of vulnerability risk scoring (e.g., CVSS, EPSS) and how to apply these risk assessment methodologies in a business context to support remediation
• Proficiency in using ticketing tools like JIRA for managing tickets and tasks
• Hands on experience with Infrastructure pentesting tools
• Experience with scripting languages (e.g., Python) for automation
• Experience with specific AI-development tooling such as Opencode or Windsurf