Security Consultant - Qualys Deployment Specialist

Project context

Project Details

• Location: Madrid

• First month fully onsite, then hybrid (1-2 days onsite)

• Start date: ASAP (Early July)

• Duration: Until end of 2026

• Extension possibility: Yes

• Language(s): English (Mandatory); Spanish or French (Plus)

• Seniority: 3-5 years (Confirmed level)

Project Summary

We are establishing a new information security practice to ensure a coordinated response to the increasing threat of cybersecurity, enabling consistent decision-making across the organization. The engagement focuses on deploying Qualys Software Composition Analysis and DeepScan capabilities across existing Qualys agents, validating deployment prerequisites, leveraging the Qualys Guard platform for dashboarding and reporting, and producing structured documentation and reporting frameworks aligned with deployment and process updates.

Goals and deliverables

Main Responsibilities & Key Activities

• Deploy Qualys VMDR DeepScan and SCA capabilities across existing Qualys agent infrastructure

• Validate and document prerequisites (agent versions, configurations, and related elements)

• Operate the Qualys Guard platform including dashboarding, reporting, external connectors, and APIs

• Produce Confluence documentation aligned with deployment activities and process updates

• Design and deliver architecture diagrams reflecting integrations and workflows

• Build and deliver report analysis outputs based on collected data

• Define and enhance KPIs, metrics, and trend analysis for vulnerability management activities

Experience Required

Mandatory Experience

• Operational knowledge and hands-on experience with the Qualys platform (VMDR, DeepScan, SCA, Guard)

• Experience with vulnerability management tools (e.g. Kenna, Nexpose, Tenable, Qualys)

• Demonstrated experience executing technical deployments within security environments

• Expertise in dashboarding, reporting, and KPI/metrics definition for vulnerability management

• Experience producing structured technical documentation and architecture artifacts

• Expertise in data handling and API manipulation

• Scripting experience using PowerShell and Python

Preferred Experience

• Experience with ITSM tools such as ServiceNow

• Knowledge of Identity Management concepts including authorization, authentication, and segregation of duties

• Knowledge of data security best practices