Job Description

AtkinsRealis is one of the world's leading multi-disciplinary consultancy firms offering unparalleled opportunities for individuals in search of a rewarding career. We offer an opportunity to make a difference and to shape the world to benefit future generations and the environment. At AtkinsRealis, we're proud to say that the great work we do is thanks to our people's diversity of thought, expertise, and knowledge. When you join us, you'll be a part of this genuinely collaborative environment, where everyone's voice is valued and treated equally.
We are seeking a highly skilled and proactive Vulnerability Management Team Lead to oversee the identification, assessment, and remediation of security vulnerabilities across our enterprise environment. This role is critical in ensuring the organization's security posture is robust and resilient against evolving threats. The ideal candidate will have deep technical expertise, strong leadership capabilities, and a strategic mindset to drive continuous improvement in vulnerability management processes.
Your purpose:

• Lead and manage the Vulnerability Management team, providing guidance, mentorship, and performance oversight.
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive vulnerability management program aligned with industry best practices and regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate and execute regular vulnerability scans across infrastructure, applications, cloud environments, and endpoints.
• Analyse scan results, prioritize vulnerabilities based on risk, and collaborate with IT and development teams to ensure timely remediation.
• Track and report on vulnerability metrics, trends, and remediation progress to senior leadership and stakeholders.
• Integrate threat intelligence to contextualize vulnerabilities and enhance prioritization.
• Maintain and optimize vulnerability management tools (e.g., Tenable, Qualys, Rapid7, etc.).
• Support incident response and forensic investigations related to exploited vulnerabilities.
• Ensure compliance with internal policies and external regulations (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA, PCI-DSS).
• Continuously improve processes, automation, and reporting capabilities.

What you can bring:

• Experience with AtkinsRealis product stack / Microsoft and endpoint protection platforms.
• Years of experience in cybersecurity, in vulnerability management leadership.
• Strong knowledge of vulnerability assessment tools and methodologies.
• Must have strong infrastructure technical background.
• Familiarity with CVSS scoring, threat modelling, and risk management frameworks.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and container security.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Relevant certifications or suitable demonstrable experience is highly desirable.
• Must be able to spearhead stakeholder meetings and set expectations with regards to patching.
• Must be the guiding hand that shows the way.
• Mentor and upskill team members. Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with cross-functional teams.

Read more about how you can thrive with us:
Meeting your needs:
When you start with us, you'll enjoy "Total Reward", a package that can be tailored to your lifestyle, career and personal needs. From flexible holidays to life assurance, health & wellbeing benefits, and career planning for the senior stage of your career.
Making sure you're supported is important to us. So, if you identify as having a disability, tell us ahead of your interview. And let's talk about any adjustments you might need.
New name, new era. We are AtkinsRealis. It will take some time for all our information to update - you can still refer to our fantastic benefits via the link below:
More about us:
AtkinsRealis is a leading global consultancy with over 100 years of design and engineering expertise. With us, you'll be surrounded by the skills, knowledge and support to help you succeed. Together, we can deliver projects which have a positive, sustainable impact on the world.
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Additional Information:
This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.
We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. To help embed inclusion for all, from day one, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.
Worker Type Employee
Job Type Regular
At AtkinsRealis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.

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