[Remote] Cloud Security and Vulnerability Management Consultant Job Details | Lumen Technologies

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Lumen is a leading company in secure connectivity, focusing on AI-powered solutions. They are seeking a Cloud Security and Vulnerability Management Consultant to deliver security assessments and vulnerability management services across cloud environments, primarily focusing on cloud security posture assessment and vulnerability management.

Responsibilities

• Deliver cloud security posture assessments across AWS, Azure, and Microsoft 365 environments
• Evaluate customer environments against CIS Benchmarks, cloud provider security frameworks and best practices, and customer-specific compliance standards
• Use custom-developed assessment frameworks and cloud-native security tooling to identify misconfigurations and security gaps
• Perform cloud resource inventory and exposure analysis
• Prioritize findings by risk and develop clear remediation guidance
• Deploy and manage vulnerability scanning platforms in customer environments
• Configure and tune scanning platforms alongside customers, including patching strategy development
• Analyze scan results, prioritize findings by severity and business impact, and guide remediation planning
• Understand vulnerability types, severity frameworks (e.g., CVSS, vendor-specific), and how to communicate risk to customers
• Participate in customer-facing activities: kickoff calls, technical interviews, working sessions, and findings presentations
• Contribute to assessment reports and remediation roadmaps for technical and executive audiences
• Communicate technical risk clearly to non-technical stakeholders
• Contribute to a custom-built cloud security assessment platform (AWS native services)
• Develop and maintain custom security checks and automated compliance scanning tools
• Work with AWS and Azure cloud infrastructure components
• Write and maintain scripts for assessment automation and reporting

Skills

• Hands-on experience with at least one major cloud platform (AWS preferred; Azure, M365 also valued)
• Understanding of cloud security posture management (CSPM) concepts and the differences between platform-level tools (e.g., Wiz) and assessment-focused tooling
• Familiarity with compliance frameworks such as CIS Benchmarks, SOC2, PCI-DSS, or NIST
• Understanding of vulnerability management concepts: vulnerability types, severity scoring, remediation prioritization
• Strong communicator able to explain technical findings to both engineers and executives
• Comfortable writing Python and working in Git
• Experience with AI-assisted development and automation tools such as GitHub Copilot, Microsoft Copilot Studio and agent building, Power Automate, and Claude
• Willingness to learn new tools and platforms quickly
• Microsoft 365 security experience (Entra ID, Defender, Exchange, Teams, SharePoint, Intune)
• Experience with cloud security scanning tools or CSPM platforms
• Experience with vulnerability management platforms, particularly Qualys (preferred) or Tenable
• 3–5 years' experience in cloud security, vulnerability management, security consulting, or a related technical security role
• Relevant certifications (AWS, Azure, CISSP, or similar), however, demonstrated experience matters more

Benefits

• Lumen offers a comprehensive package featuring a broad range of Health, Life, Voluntary Lifestyle benefits and other perks that enhance your physical, mental, emotional and financial wellbeing.
• We're able to answer any additional questions you may have about our bonus structure (short-term incentives, long-term incentives and/or sales compensation) as you move through the selection process.

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