Senior Manager - Patch and Vulnerability Management

As a Senior Manager – Patch & Vulnerability Management in the rapidly evolving field of Computer & Network Security. This role is critical in protecting Haleon's digital assets by identifying, assessing, and mitigating vulnerabilities in our systems and software and responsible for enforcing patch management process that ensures all systems are up to date with the latest security patches, thus minimizing the risk of potential breaches by working closely with cross-functional teams, you will analyse security reports, prioritize vulnerabilities based on potential impact, and execute remediation strategies. This position is perfect for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is eager to tackle complex security challenges head-on. If you are passionate about securing digital infrastructure and want to make a significant impact in safeguarding our organization, we encourage you to apply and become a key player in our security team to support Haleon’s cyber resilience.

Basic Qualifications

• Batcher of IT, Computer science or any other equivalent qualifications
• Minimum 10+ years of proven experience in end-to-end patch and vulnerability management within a large enterprise environment. (MUST)
• Proficiency in using vulnerability scanning and risk management tools (Tenable / Archer)
• Good understanding of ITIL based service management processes, especially – Release Management, Change Management & Service Asset and Configuration Management.

Role Responsibilities:

• People Management: Responsible for leading & guiding a team of vulnerability management specialists and coordinating the organization's response to IT security vulnerabilities.
• Lifecycle Management of Vulnerabilities: Overseeing the processes from identification to closure, ensuring remediation activities reduce cyber risk by overseeing and coordinating the patch management lifecycle across all IT systems, ensuring systems remain secure, compliant, and up to date by assessing vulnerabilities, testing patches, scheduling deployments.
• Path Management: Maintaining patch compliance across servers, endpoints, applications, and network devices in collaboration with In-House IT support teams & third-party service providers to apply necessary patches and fixes in a timely manner.
• Risk Management: Initiate risk of findings for non-remediation of vulnerabilities to technical and non-technical stakeholders working along with Global Risk and compliance teams to ensure remediation plan with consistent monitoring of findings and exceptions.
• ITSM Process Compliance: Ensure vulnerability remediation follows the change management process.
• Reporting: Monitor key risk indicators (KRIs) and provide analysis to senior leadership.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to work under pressure in fast-paced less supervised environments
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Adaptability to enable flexibility in navigating in change and evolving priorities with multitasking and respecting the timelines.
• Ability to build and manage relationships with stakeholders and various teams with emotional intelligence to drive actions and achieve goals.
• Proactive and Start to Finish and Can-Do mindset.

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