Location: India (Chennai / Hybrid)
Reporting To: BISO, India
The M1 Vulnerability Management role is part of Guardian’s Security Assurance Department in India and works closely with Guardian India and Guardian US teams. The role focuses on identifying, analyzing, and prioritizing vulnerabilities and enabling remediation through Guardian’s Vulnerability and Exposure Management Program.
This role is intended for a seasoned vulnerability professional who can independently assess risk, apply exposure management concepts, and provide strong challenge and guidance to technology teams.
Key Responsibilities:
- Analyze vulnerabilities (CVEs) across infrastructure, applications, cloud, containers, code repositories, and emerging technologies.
- Assess exploitability, exposure, attack paths, mitigating controls, and business impact beyond CVSS.
- Apply Guardian vulnerability rating and exposure-based prioritization methods.
- Partner with infrastructure, platform, cloud, and application teams to drive remediation.
- Provide clear risk-based guidance and escalate unmanaged or high-risk issues.
- Support vulnerability rating, exception handling, and remediation tracking.
- Contribute to vulnerability risk reduction metrics and reporting.
- Continuously improve vulnerability management processes and automation.
Required Qualifications:
- 8–10 years of cybersecurity experience with 5+ years in vulnerability management or security assurance roles.
- Strong understanding of CVEs, exploit techniques, and exposure-based prioritization.
- Hands-on experience with Tenable, Qualys, Prisma Cloud, or similar tools.
- Proven stakeholder engagement and remediation leadership skills.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work independently in a global, cross-functional team.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with exposure management, attack path analysis, and automation/scripting.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms, containers, and SDLC security practices.
This position can be based in any of the following locations:
Chennai
Current Guardian Colleagues: Please apply through the internal Jobs Hub in Workday
Who we are
Guardian makes a difference in the lives of people when they need us most. With over 160 years of stability and fiscal integrity, we are a trusted resource to generations of families and business owners, inspiring well-being and helping build financial confidence.
Today, we stand behind 29 million consumers, helping them prepare and plan for a bright future for themselves and their families. We help business owners care for their employees. And we help people recover and thrive in times of unexpected loss.
As a modern mutual insurance company, we believe in driving value beyond dividends. We invest in our colleagues, are building an inclusive and innovative culture, and are helping to uplift communities through thoughtful corporate impact programs.
What we stand for
In 1860, a community of immigrants joined together to insure and protect their businesses and families. They were guided by powerful ideals that we’ve continued to stand behind and evolved throughout the years: we do the right thing, we believe people count, we courageously shape the future together, and we go above and beyond for the people we serve.
Guardian employees embrace and live by these values every day. They remind us to put people at the heart of all we do so that we can help protect what matters most to you. Want to help bring these values to life? Join us for a rewarding career and the opportunity to shape the future.
Disclosures:
Financial information concerning Guardian as of December 31, 2022, on a statutory basis: Admitted assets = $76.0 billion; liabilities = $67.2 billion (including $55.0 billion of reserves); and surplus = $8.8 billion. Dividends are not guaranteed. They are declared annually by Guardian’s Board of Directors.
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