Cybersecurity Reliability Engineer 3 - Vulnerability Management

Choice Hotels is seeking a Level 3 Cybersecurity Reliability Engineer focused on vulnerability management. This individual contributor role in Information Security and Security Operations will own infrastructure and runtime vulnerability management across cloud, server, endpoint, and production environments, from discovery through remediation tracking and reporting.

Role Overview

In this position, you will be accountable for end-to-end vulnerability management capabilities, including vulnerability discovery and scanning coverage, risk-based prioritization, remediation closure support, exception handling, and metrics. You will operate and optimize vulnerability management platforms such as Tenable and AWS Inspector, while continuously improving processes through automation, integration, and coverage gap identification.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end infrastructure and runtime vulnerability management capability.
• Manage vulnerability discovery and scanning coverage across cloud, servers, endpoints, and production workloads.
• Operate and optimize vulnerability management platforms including Tenable and AWS Inspector.
• Prioritize vulnerabilities using severity, exploitability, exposure, asset criticality, and business risk.
• Partner with technology and asset owners to drive remediation through closure.
• Manage vulnerability exceptions, risk acceptances, and remediation SLA tracking.
• Identify and address visibility, scanning, and asset coverage gaps.
• Monitor emerging vulnerabilities and evaluate applicability and potential exposure to the environment.
• Develop metrics and reporting on vulnerability aging, remediation performance, coverage, risk, and trends.
• Continuously improve vulnerability management processes through automation, integration, and risk-based prioritization.
• Support other Security Operations team members with operational activities, investigations, projects, and priority tasks as needed to achieve shared team objectives.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field (Computer Science) or equivalent experience.
• At least 7 years of experience in General computing, Cybersecurity, and Vulnerability Management.
• Proficient in AI utilization (Claude, Copilot).
• Demonstrates key competencies including Ensures Accountability, Strategic Mindset, and Drives Results.

Additional note: A Master’s degree is optional.

Technologies

• Tenable
• AWS Inspector
• Claude
• Copilot

Location and Team

Position location is Scottsdale, AZ (hybrid). This individual contributor role reports to the Director of Security Operations. You will work with 6 teammates and collaborate regularly with cross-functional departments.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Leave and paid time-off for holidays, vacation, personal, family, volunteer, sick, jury duty, bereavement, military, and religious observance.
• Financial benefits for retirement and health savings.
• Employee recognition programs.
• Discounts at Choice Hotels worldwide.