End Point Vulnerability Specialist

Company Profile:

At FORVIS, your career is designed with a purpose. We want our team members to thrive professionally and feel the impact their work yields when serving clients, industries, and local communities. This starts by empowering team members to design a career journey that leverages their skills and fuels their passions.

Creating a best-in-class employee experience is at the heart of our vision for the future. With several industry focus areas, multiple service lines, and locations in five geographical regions across the country to choose from, the opportunities for your career are without limit.

About FORVIS

FORVIS is a Top-10 professional services firm providing assurance, tax, and advisory services, driven by our commitment to using our forward vision to provide rewarding career opportunities and deliver unmatched client experiences. Learn more at FORVIS.com

Design your career with purpose at FORVIS. For more information about our firm locations, visit FORVIS.com. FORVIS, LLP is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to age, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, or other protected classifications.

It is FORVIS's standard policy not to accept unsolicited referrals or resumes from any source other than directly from candidates.

• FORVIS expressly reserves the right not to consider unsolicited referrals and/or resumes from vendors including and without limitation, search firms, staffing agencies, fee-based referral services, and recruiting agencies.
• FORVIS further reserves the right not to pay a fee to a recruiter or agency unless such recruiter or agency has a signed vendor agreement with FORVIS.
• Any resume or CV submitted to any employee of FORVIS without having a FORVIS vendor agreement in place will be considered the property of FORVIS.

Requisition Number: 2232397

Position Title:

External Description: Description & Requirements

It is the responsibility of the Endpoint team to assist the IT Manager End-User Computing in the planning, testing, installation, and management of end-user computing devices (laptop, desktop, mobile) and the installation of applications on those devices. Endpoint Vulnerability Specialists are members of that team and are primarily responsible for vulnerability remediations and management of enterprise endpoint tools towards that goal. In this role, you will work directly with operations teams and system owners to remediate endpoint vulnerabilities as identified by security through routine processes and periodic penetration testing. These vulnerabilities may result from incomplete patching, End Of Life operating systems\application components, or configuration settings.

How you will contribute:

• Work with Security and Endpoint Team manager to develop requirements for, and implement endpoint vulnerability management for Endpoints (Desktop, Servers, Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android, and future endpoints)
• Daily assessment of vulnerabilities identified by security and infrastructure teams, prioritizing vulnerability remediation to meet defined Service Level Agreements imeline(s)
• Work directly with operations teams and system owners to remediate endpoint vulnerabilities
• Utilize automated solutions to remediate endpoint vulnerabilities
• Perform vulnerability remediation tracking and documentation across all endpoints and ensure they meet vulnerability remediation SLAs as described in the Vulnerability Management policy
• Investigate and resolve inconsistencies in remediation deployments and reporting
• Work with security teams to develop and produce reporting as needed
• Manage MECM/SCCM/JAMF patching and future endpoint patch management systems
• While the primary focus of this position is Endpoint vulnerability remediation, the position works within the larger Endpoint management team and will be asked to perform related duties, as time allows

We are looking for people with Forward Vision and:

• Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative, project management-based environment
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Strong technical documentation skills
• Ability to conduct research into issues, standards, and products as required
• Ability to present ideas in user-friendly language
• Highly self-motivated and directed
• Keen attention to detail
• Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum of 1 year or more of related experience
• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• Ability to work in the on-call rotation and be available for after-hours calls
• Strong enterprise experience with configuration management tools such as MECM, Intune and JAMF
• Strong experience administering endpoint management programs for vulnerability management
• Knowledge of enterprise endpoint security for endpoints and vulnerability management tools such as Defender
• Strong knowledge of Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS to include maintenance, security configuration, administration, performance analysis, and tuning
• Strong experience with automation and orchestration using tools such as MECM, and PowerShell

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3 years or more of experience

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City: Springfield

State: Missouri

Community / Marketing Title: End Point Vulnerability Specialist

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At FORVIS, your career is designed with a purpose. We want our team members to thrive professionally and feel the impact their work yields when serving clients, industries, and local communities. This starts by empowering team members to design a career journey that leverages their skills and fuels their passions.

Creating a best-in-class employee experience is at the heart of our vision for the future. With a global presence and diversified service offerings, we provide our FORVIS team members with an abundance of career paths to choose from. We pride ourselves on building an inclusive culture where the backgrounds and talents of all our people are valued. We view our people as our most important asset and invest in them by providing competitive total rewards, professional development, and rewarding career opportunities.

About FORVIS

FORVIS is a professional services firm providing assurance, tax, and advisory services. Created by the merger of equals of BKD, LLP and Dixon Hughes Goodman, LLP (DHG), FORVIS is driven by the commitment to use our forward vision to deliver Unmatched Client Experiences™. Ranked among the top 10 public accounting firms in the country, FORVIS has 5,500 dedicated professionals who serve clients in all 50 states as well as across the globe. FORVIS is built upon the strong legacies of BKD and DHG, which are reflected in a name that comprises partner initials and represents our unique focus on preparing our clients for what is next. Visit forvis.com for additional information.

FORVIS, LLP is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to age, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity, or other protected classifications.

It is FORVIS's standard policy not to accept unsolicited referrals or resumes from any source other than directly from candidates.

• FORVIS expressly reserves the right not to consider unsolicited referrals and/or resumes from vendors including and without limitation, search firms, staffing agencies, fee-based referral services, and recruiting agencies.
• FORVIS further reserves the right not to pay a fee to a recruiter or agency unless such recruiter or agency has a signed vendor agreement with FORVIS.
• Any resume or CV submitted to any employee of FORVIS without having a FORVIS vendor agreement in place will be considered the property of FORVIS.