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Vulnerability Analyst

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Involved in security reporting and analysis to regulatory agencies. POSITION DUTIES AND RESPONSBILBILITES * Identify systemic security issues based on the analysis of vulnerability and configuration ...

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How much do security vulnerability jobs pay per year?

As of Aug 15, 2026, the average yearly pay for security vulnerability in Tennessee is $138,660.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $129,800.00 and $143,900.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a security vulnerability?

Security vulnerabilities are weaknesses or flaws in a system, application, or network that can be exploited by attackers to gain unauthorized access, disrupt operations, or steal sensitive data. These vulnerabilities can result from software bugs, misconfigurations, outdated software, or insecure coding practices. Identifying and addressing security vulnerabilities is crucial for maintaining the safety and integrity of digital assets. Regular security assessments, patch management, and adherence to best practices help reduce the risk associated with these vulnerabilities.

What are some typical challenges faced by professionals working in security vulnerability assessment roles?

Professionals in security vulnerability assessment roles often face challenges such as keeping up with rapidly evolving threats and technologies, balancing thorough assessments with time constraints, and effectively communicating technical findings to non-technical stakeholders. Additionally, working closely with cross-functional teams requires strong collaboration skills to ensure vulnerabilities are addressed promptly. The role also demands continuous learning to stay updated on the latest security tools and best practices.

What is the difference between Security Vulnerability vs Security Analyst?

AspectSecurity VulnerabilitySecurity Analyst
Role FocusIdentifying and assessing weaknesses in systemsMonitoring, analyzing, and responding to security threats
Required SkillsKnowledge of security flaws, risk assessmentThreat detection, incident response, security tools
CertificationsCompTIA Security+, CEH, CISSP (entry-level)CISSP, Security+, CEH, often more advanced
Work EnvironmentSecurity testing labs, vulnerability scanning toolsSecurity operations centers, corporate networks

Security Vulnerability refers to specific weaknesses in systems that can be exploited, while a Security Analyst actively monitors and manages security threats to protect organizational assets. Both roles are essential in cybersecurity but focus on different aspects of security management.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a security vulnerability analyst, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Security Vulnerability Analyst, you need expertise in cybersecurity principles, vulnerability assessment, and a solid understanding of operating systems and networks, often backed by a degree in computer science or related certifications like CEH or CISSP. Familiarity with vulnerability scanning tools such as Nessus, Qualys, or OpenVAS, as well as experience with SIEM systems, is typically required. Strong analytical thinking, attention to detail, and effective communication skills set top performers apart in this role. These skills are crucial for identifying, assessing, and communicating vulnerabilities to protect organizations from cyber threats.

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Infographic showing various Security Vulnerability job openings in Tennessee as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 83% Full Time, 13% Part Time, and 4% Contract. Highlights an 92% Physical, 3% Hybrid, and 5% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $138,660 per year, or $66.7 per hour.

Consulting Security Vulnerability Engineer

HCA Healthcare

Franklin, TN • On-site

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Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Posted 2 days ago

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Company rating: 6.5 out of 10

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Job description

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a(an) Consulting Security Vulnerability Engineer with HCA Healthcare you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

Job Summary and Qualifications

Why HCA Healthcare? 

  • Competitive Fortune 100, industry matched salaries and yearly merit increases. 
  • Department with industry leading security technologies and high tech “SOC” center. 
  • HCA offers an extensive professional development and educational reimbursement program for continuing education. 

Summary

The Consulting Security Exposure Engineer serves as the technical lead for Enterprise Exposure Prioritization within HCA Healthcare's Attack Surface Management (ASM) program. Reporting to the Manager, Attack Surface Management Governance & Architecture, this role is responsible for transforming security findings into prioritized, actionable exposure intelligence that enables informed risk decisions and accelerates enterprise risk reduction. 

Operating within a Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) framework, this position develops and maintains enterprise exposure prioritization methodologies by integrating vulnerability data, attack surface intelligence, threat intelligence, adversarial validation, business criticality, asset ownership, and control effectiveness. The role ensures that exposures are consistently evaluated, attributed, prioritized, and routed to the appropriate remediation, governance, vendor management, or risk acceptance workflows. 

The Consulting Security Exposure Engineer partners closely with Threat Intelligence Services, Red Team, Enterprise Security Architecture, Infrastructure Operations, Cloud Security, Product Security, Identity Security, Cyber Physical Security, and Enterprise Vulnerability Remediation teams to continuously improve HCA Healthcare's ability to identify the exposures that matter most to patient care, operational resilience, regulatory obligations, and enterprise trust. 

  • Lead implementation and continuous improvement of the enterprise Exposure Prioritization program across all attack surface domains. 
  • Develop and maintain enterprise exposure prioritization methodologies incorporating business criticality, exploitability, threat intelligence, adversarial validation, asset context, ownership, and control effectiveness. 
  • Correlate findings from vulnerability management, cloud security, application security, cyber-physical systems, external attack surface management, identity security, and other security domains into unified exposure assessments. 
  • Develop and maintain exposure scoring models that accurately reflect enterprise risk and support executive decision-making. 
  • Partner with Threat Intelligence Services to integrate active threat campaigns, exploit intelligence, and adversary tradecraft into exposure prioritization. 
  • Partner with Red Team to incorporate adversarial exposure validation and attack path testing into prioritization decisions. 
  • Attribute exposures to business applications, enterprise assets, and accountable owners to support effective remediation routing. 
  • Support implementation of enterprise exposure routing models that direct findings to remediation teams, vendors, governance processes, or formal risk acceptance workflows. 
  • Develop dashboards, analytics, and reporting that measure exposure prioritization effectiveness, routing accuracy, ownership attribution, exposure aging, and overall attack surface risk. 
  • Collaborate with Enterprise Vulnerability Remediation, Infrastructure Operations, Cloud Engineering, Product Security, and business stakeholders to improve remediation prioritization and reduce exposure dwell time. 
  • Identify opportunities to automate exposure correlation, prioritization, enrichment, routing, and reporting through security orchestration and workflow automation. 
  • Provide technical leadership and mentorship regarding exposure management methodologies, threat-informed prioritization, attack surface analysis, and emerging exposure management technologies. 
  • Support development of executive metrics and outcome-driven reporting that demonstrate measurable reduction in enterprise cyber exposure. 

Skills 

  • Effective self-management skills 
  • Effective time management skills 
  • Effective organizational skills 
  • Effective written and oral communication skill 
  • Effective analytical skills 
  • Effective decision making in crisis scenarios 
  • Effective project management skills 
  • Strong understanding of cybersecurity risk assessment and exposure prioritization methodologies. 
  • Demonstrated ability to correlate multiple security data sources into meaningful, business-focused exposure assessments. 
  • Proficient with SQL, ADX, GCP. and scripting (Python). 
  • Experience integrating threat intelligence and adversarial validation into operational security decision-making. 
  • Strong understanding of attack paths, exploitability, asset criticality, and compensating controls. 
  • Ability to communicate complex technical risk in clear business terms to technical and executive audiences. 
  • Experience designing dashboards, KPIs, and outcome-driven security metrics. 
  • Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills. 
  • Experience working across multiple technical and operational teams to establish ownership, accountability, and coordinated remediation. 
  • Experience supporting enterprise-scale security transformation initiatives. 
What qualifications you will need:
  • Bachelor's Degree preferred
  • Seven or more years of relevant work experience

Other/Special Qualifications

Certifications (preferred, not required):

- CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional)

- GCTI (GIAC Cyber Threat Intelligence)

- GCIA / GCIH

- CCSP (Certified Cloud Security Professional)

- CISM (Certified Information Security Manager)

- CRISC (Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control)

- GIAC or SANS certifications related to Exposure Management, Threat Intelligence, Cloud Security, or Security Engineering

Preferred areas of experience: 

  • Attack Surface Management (ASM) 
  • Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) 
  • Exposure Assessment Platforms (EAP) 
  • Threat-Informed Defense methodologies 
  • Threat Intelligence integration 
  • Vulnerability and Exposure Management 
  • Risk-based prioritization methodologies 
  • Security Architecture 
  • Cloud Security (CNAPP, CSPM, CIEM, CWPP) 
  • Application Security and DevSecOps 
  • Identity Security 
  • Cyber Physical Systems Security 
  • Security automation and orchestration 
  • Data analytics and security reporting 
  • Enterprise CMDB and asset attribution

Benefits

HCA Healthcare, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

  • Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
  • Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
  • Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
  • Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
  • Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
  • Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.


"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

Be a part of an organization that invests in you! We are reviewing applications for our Consulting Security Vulnerability Engineer opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your application and help us raise the bar in patient care!

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