Runs scanning programmes, prioritises vulnerabilities and drives remediation.
Entry
Intermediate
Coding
Medium
Key skills
Career overview
The Vulnerability Management Analyst runs the vulnerability programme end to end: asset coverage, scanning, risk-based prioritisation, coordination with system owners and remediation tracking. They turn a flood of CVEs into a manageable, risk-ordered backlog. The role leads to penetration testing, security engineering or threat intelligence.
Main responsibilities
- Run vulnerability scanning and remediation
- Recommend hardening and remediation actions
- Run patch and vulnerability remediation campaigns
- Assess and treat information security risks
- Monitor platform health, alerts and dashboards
- Align stakeholders and report progress
- Keep technical documentation up to date
- Prepare and execute change requests in production
- Escalate complex cases to the relevant technical team
- Write and maintain knowledge base articles
- Automate recurring tasks with scripts
- Ensure compliance with standards and regulations
Technical skills
Technologies
Education level
Education requirements vary depending on the company, country and experience. Professional experience, certifications and technical skills can sometimes compensate for formal education.
High School / Bac
Less common
Bac+2 (2-year degree)
Less common
Bac+3 (Bachelor)
Common entry point
Bac+5 (Master / Engineering)
Common entry point
Experience & coding level
Experience level
Coding level
Useful certifications
Certifications are never mandatory. They are one way among others to prove a skill.
- CompTIA CySA+
- GIAC GWEB
- CREST CRT
- CompTIA Security+
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Overlap: 8% · Difficulty: Hard
Skills to learn: Penetration testing, Web app exploitation, Network attacks
View roadmapOverlap: 9% · Difficulty: Medium
Skills to learn: Security engineering, Firewalls & network security, IAM
View roadmapOverlap: 9% · Difficulty: Medium
Skills to learn: Threat intelligence, MITRE ATT&CK & TTPs, OSINT
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Soft skills
- Rigour and attention to detail
- Organisation
- Clear communication
- Analytical thinking
- Prioritisation
- Documentation writing
- Stakeholder management
Common previous careers
Roles that frequently lead into this career.
Overlap: 60% · Difficulty: Easy
Skills to learn: CVSS & exploitability, Remediation coordination, Compliance
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