Role Overview

We are looking for a hands -on Security Controls Validation Engineer with
strong experience in vulnerability management, security control assessment, and
enterprise security technologies.

This role focuses on identifying security gaps across enterprise environments,
validating the effectiveness of existing security controls, and working closely
with infrastructure, application, and endpoint security teams to drive
remediation outcomes.

The ideal candidate should have practical exposure to vulnerability management
platforms, endpoint security technologies, and security frameworks such as NIST
and Essential Eight. The role requires a strong understanding of enterprise
security operations and the ability to provide practical, risk -based
recommendations.

Key Responsibilities

- Perform vulnerability assessments across servers, endpoints, and
infrastructure environments using enterprise security tools and manual
validation techniques

- Analyse security gaps and assess risk exposure across endpoint,
infrastructure, and application environments

- Validate effectiveness of existing security controls and identify
gaps where vulnerabilities exist despite security tooling being in place

- Work closely with Infrastructure, Endpoint Security, Cloud, and
Application teams to support remediation and closure of identified
security findings

- Re -test and validate remediation activities to ensure




vulnerabilities and control gaps are effectively addressed

- Provide practical and implementable security recommendations
aligned with enterprise operational constraints

- Support targeted security validation activities to assess
effectiveness of endpoint protection and security policies

- Assist in troubleshooting issues where security controls or
endpoint policies impact business applications

- Support attack simulation and control validation exercises to
assess detection and response capabilities

- Contribute to security assessments aligned with frameworks such as
NIST and Essential Eight

- Assist in validating compliance gaps identified during internal and
external security audits

- Provide transparent and actionable reporting for technical teams,
leadership stakeholders, and audit requirements

- Support vulnerability management lifecycle activities including
risk prioritisation, remediation tracking, and closure validation


Technical Exposure

- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE)





- Rapid7 InsightVM or similar vulnerability management platforms

- Trellix ePO / Application Control (AWL)

- Endpoint security technologies and enterprise security tooling

- Windows and/or Linux server environments

- Exposure to SIEM platforms such as Splunk is advantageous


What We're Looking For

- Strong experience in vulnerability management and security control
validation

- Good understanding of enterprise security controls, endpoint
security, and infrastructure security concepts

- Experience analysing vulnerability data and prioritising
remediation activities based on risk

- Working knowledge of security frameworks such as NIST and Essential
Eight

- Exposure to enterprise endpoint security and vulnerability
management platforms

- Ability to collaborate effectively with cross -functional technical
teams

- Strong communication, reporting, and stakeholder management skills

- Self -driven, practical, and outcome -focused approach


Nice to Have

- Experience in large enterprise environments

- Exposure to cloud security concepts and hybrid infrastructure
environments

- Basic scripting or automation knowledge (PowerShell, Python, or
Bash)

- Exposure to security operations or incident response activities