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Vulnerability Management Engineer

Also known as: Vulnerability Analyst, Security Vulnerability Engineer, Patch Management Specialist, Exposure Management Engineer

AI Impact Score

40/100

AI is transforming vulnerability management by automating discovery, classification, and prioritisation at scale. Engineers who can configure and interpret AI-powered scanning tools, build risk-based prioritisation models, and communicate remediation priorities across large organisations are in very high demand.

$90k – $160k

Salary Range

booming

Growth Outlook

95,000

Total Jobs (US)

+21%

Growth Rate

Task Breakdown

Tasks at Risk (4)

Manual vulnerability scanning and report generationBasic CVE lookup and CVSS score recordingRoutine patch compliance status reportsStandard monthly vulnerability dashboard updates

AI-Enhanced Tasks (4)

Risk-based vulnerability prioritisation using exploit intelligenceAttack surface discovery and continuous monitoringRemediation workflow automation and trackingThreat-informed prioritisation using real-world exploitation data

Human-Safe Tasks (5)

Remediation strategy design for complex environmentsException risk assessment and business justification reviewPenetration test finding integrationExecutive risk communicationZero-day response coordination

Current Skills

Tenable.io / NessusQualys / Rapid7 InsightVMCVSS and CVE AnalysisPatch Management (SCCM, Intune, Ansible)Vulnerability Reporting

Future-Proof Skills

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring)Attack Surface Management (ASM)SSVC Vulnerability PrioritisationCloud Vulnerability Management (AWS Inspector, Defender)AI-Powered Threat Intelligence Integration