Qualys
Principal Subject Matter Expert, Scanning Technologies
Colorado, USA · Principal
Sponsorship not specified$140k-$175kDetected 21 days ago
CybersecuritySOC OperationsStakeholder ManagementAuditingTCP/IPCommunication
About the role
- Qualys is looking for an experienced Principal SME for Scanning Technologies to join the Product team in USA.
- You will be instrumental in shaping the future of Qualys scanning platforms, driving and improving scan performance and utilizing multiple scanners when and how to run a supplemental scan against a Cloud Agent asset.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design and optimization of scanning technologies across Qualys platforms (Cloud Agent, Command Line Agent, VMDR, Policy Compliance, etc.) to define scanning strategies and best practices
- Drive continuous improvement in scanning methodologies, including agent-based and agentless approaches.
- Represent Qualys in industry forums, customer engagements, and partner alliances focused on scanning and risk operations.
- Develop and deliver a variety of technical engagements including workshops, whiteboarding architecture design sessions, and training
- Lead delivery of a fully functional, integrated Proof of Concept leveraging the latest Qualys SDK, Command Line Agent and other relevant interfaces and scanners for comprehensive scanning strategies.
- Background in product design, Pre sales, and familiarity working with product builds.
- Ability to understand and design complex architectures that improves scanning efficiency use cases end-to-end
Requirements
- 6+ years of experience in vulnerability management, scanning technologies, and enterprise security operations.
- Expertise in Qualys platforms (VMDR, Policy Compliance) will be good but not mandatory.
- Experience with API integrations, CMDB enrichment, and scan orchestration.
- Experience in large enterprise environments.
- Familiarity with risk-based vulnerability management frameworks
- Experience in 24/7 high-availability infrastructure and application hosting.
- Good understanding and hands-on experience with Security products and technologies not limited to asset management, patching, vulnerability management, risk assessment, configuration management, and cloud security.
Nice to have
- Preferred Experience:
Skills
- Qualys Inc. is a pioneer and leading provider of cloud security and compliance solutions.
Compensation
- The salary range for this position is $140,000 - $175,000 per year.
Benefits
- Collaborate with product and engineering teams to enhance scan coverage, reduce false positives, and improve detection fidelity.
- Improve Vulnerability Coverage Efficacy
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