Vulnerability Remediation Engineer

Vulnerability Remediation Engineer

Location: Raritan NJ 08869 – Onsite

Mode: Contract

Pay Rate: $38/hr on W2

Job Responsibilities

Role Summary: The role requires deep hands-on RHEL experience, strong telemetry/auditing and observability skills, and EDR knowledge (CrowdStrike or similar). The candidate must have proven experience in regulated, enterprise environments with change control, patching, and lifecycle processes; be proficient in automation (Ansible; Chef knowledge desirable), Python/Bash scripting; and able to act as a subject-matter expert for OS security, CIS hardening, and enforcement of best practices for configuration, privileges, and access management.

Job Description

• Enterprise RHEL/OS security SME: Secure configuration, package/software management, auditing, performance tuning, kernel/module handling, patching, monitoring, and lifecycle management.
• DevSecOps integration: embed security into CI/CD and infrastructure pipelines (vulnerability scanning, secrets management, etc.).
• Artifact management: integrate artifact repositories (e.g., JFrog Artifactory) into release pipelines.
• Cross-team coordination: work with Security, Application, OS, and Infra teams to assess, classify, and prioritize security risks by impact and severity.
• Automation & tooling: develop Ansible playbooks, Python/Bash tooling, and work with CI pipelines (Jenkins); Chef knowledge desirable.
• Secure baselines & hardening: implement, maintain, and review CIS (or equivalent) OS baselines and system-level security controls, plus patch management.
• Regulated environment experience: proven track record in large, regulated environments with formal change control, compliance evidence, and lifecycle governance.

Notes: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.

Benefits: Danta offers a compensation package to all W2 employees that are competitive in the industry. It consists of competitive pay, the option to elect healthcare insurance (Dental, Medical, Vision), Major holidays and Paid sick leave as per state law.

The rate/Salary range is dependent on numerous factors including Qualification, Experience and Location.