Vulnerability Scanning Manager

**We go beyond the obvious, using intelligence, passion and creativity to inspire new thinking and shape the world we live in.**:**To start a career that is out of the ordinary, please apply...**:
**Job Details**:**Job Summary**:

- The cyber security testing and vulnerability management function is responsible for the scheduling and delivery of penetration testing, vulnerability assessment and threat modelling services and support for the entire organisation.- The Infrastructure Vulnerability Management Manager will play a key role in the delivery of some of those services by managing, coordinating, and tracking the activities of the team responsible for the operations of Infrastructures and Network vulnerability management processes and platforms and providing insights and recommendations that are both actionable, pragmatic and proportionate in the context of the organisation’s tolerances for risk.**Responsibilities**:

- Operationalize, execute, and improve Infrastructures and Network vulnerability management processes.
- Operate and maintain the Vulnerability management tools - Qualys & RiskSense
- Ensure coverage of vulnerability assessment solutions
- Definition of risk-based vulnerability remediation plans by leveraging the RiskSense platform and request their execution to the service provider or the internal Infrastructure & network teams depending on maintenance ownership.
- Conduct infrastructures and network scanning and provide support to infrastructure teams in order to understand prioritise and remediate vulnerabilities that are discovered.
- Undertake threat modelling for e.g. zero-day exposures including impact analysis, working with the business and technology teams to build and action prioritized remediation plans as required
- Provide technical advice and guidance on vulnerabilities to stakeholders across the organisation.

**Skills/Experience**:

- A strong understanding of the security fundamentals of a modern business.
- Management experience
- Experience in deployment and/or operation of infrastructure and network vulnerability management solutions such as Qualys and Nessus.
- Knowledge of a risk-based vulnerability prioritization tool such as RiskSense or Kenna would be a plus
- Good communication and interpersonal skills.
- Proven ability to work in collaborative environment
- Ability to handle multiple demands/or manage complex and competing priorities
- Ability to work within tight timeframes
- Proficient in MS Office
- Self-motivated - Highly dependable - attention to detail - High-level professionalism

**Location**
Porto, Praça de Mouzinho de AlbuquerquePortugal

**Kantar Rewards Statement**
At Kantar we have an integrated way of rewarding our people based around a simple, clear and consistent set of principles. Our approach helps to ensure we are market competitive and also to support a pay for performance culture, where your reward and career progression opportunities are linked to what you deliver.

We want to create an equality of opportunity in a fair and supportive working environment where people feel included, accepted and are allowed to flourish in a space where their mental health and well being is taken into consideration.

We want to create a more diverse community to expand our talent pool, be locally representative, drive diversity of thinking and better commercial outcomes.

Kantar is the world’s leading data, insights and consulting company. We understand more about how people think, feel, shop, share, vote and view than anyone else. Combining our expertise in human understanding with advanced technologies, Kantar’s 30,000 people help the world’s leading organisations succeed and grow.