Vulnerability Management Associate Manager

Job Description:

Ready to join Accenture’s team of empowered people? We’re looking for candidates with the following skills and experience for this role. Do you fit the profile? If you do, we’d love to hear from you!

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Who we are:

Accenture in the Philippines is a pioneer in Accenture’s global delivery network. Over the past 30 years, we have expanded our capabilities to become a powerhouse company providing end-to-end technology and business services. As part of Accenture’s global footprint in over 120 countries, covering 40-plus industries, we have been working with the biggest companies in the country and around the globe.

Innovation, a constant at Accenture, enables us to find new ways to stay ahead of our clients’ challenges. Our inclusive, diverse, and strong culture of equality helps us constantly drive innovation in the workplace. By combining our industry expertise and the deep skills of our people with the latest technologies and our uncompromising high-performance standards, we help organizations grow their business and succeed in the digital age.

What’s in it for you?

At Accenture you will work on meaningful and innovative projects, powered by the latest technologies. You’ll be immersed in industry best practices such as event-driven architectures and domain-driven designs. Accenture will continually invest in your learning and growth. Youll work with Accenture’s certified practitioners, and Accenture will support you in growing your own tech stack and certifications.

Scope of Work Performed

The Vulnerability Management Team carried out the following key activities as part of the ongoing initiative to maintain a secure, resilient, and well-governed IT environment for the client. These activities were executed in alignment with industry best practices for vulnerability lifecycle management, asset integrity assurance, and enterprise risk governance.

Vulnerability Scan Planning & Change Control

Raised and tracked monthly Change Requests for scheduled Qualys vulnerability scans across Workstations, Servers and Infra.

Ensured all scan activities received the necessary managerial approvals prior to execution.

Issued advance scan notifications to team to promote awareness and minimize business disruption.

Asset Discovery & Inventory Reconciliation

Conducted continuous asset discovery through multiple data sources including:

BitSight External IP Reports for external exposure identification.

Candor, SCCM, Tanium, and CrowdStrike Workstation Reports for inventory validation.

DHCP Subnet Reports across regions to detect newly assigned internal IPs.

Reconciled against Qualys and internal repositories to ensure newly discovered assets were included in vulnerability assessments.

Identified and addressed missing Qualys agent deployments and scan omissions.

Vulnerability Coverage Assurance

Investigated and remediated gaps in vulnerability scan coverage, including:

Duplicate Qualys Host IDs.

Missing Qualys agent installations on workstations.

Firewall-related scan failures (e.g., Korea & Japan IP ranges and CVD IP ranges from various regions).

Reported and escalated persistent coverage issues (e.g., SCCM deployment failures, IP conflicts) to relevant operational and Security stakeholders.

Qualys Configuration & Governance

Maintained Qualys Asset Tags and ensured consistent classification of operating systems and network devices.

Backed up key Qualys objects to support restoration or redeployment when necessary.

Managed asset group updates to reflect inclusion of previously unscanned or newly discovered hosts.

Risk Acceptance & Exclusion Governance

Collaborated with stakeholders to validate scan exclusion requests.

Facilitated Risk Acceptance Form completion and ensure they obtained necessary approvals from Business Units and Upper management and Risk & Controls teams.

Ensured all exclusions were properly documented and traceable.

Regional Issue Management

Reviewed regional vulnerability scan reports and identified missing scan coverage.

Worked with Security & Governance teams to investigate scanning failures due to network or firewall limitations.

Escalated CVD-specific deployment and IP allocation issues to ISO management for resolution.

Reporting & Stakeholder Communication

Maintained centralized visibility by updating SharePoint portals used by the Security Engineering Team.

Escalated critical gaps (e.g., massive missing Qualys agent reports) to both operational teams and Team Members during weekly meetings.

Provided continuous feedback loops to maintain accurate records in the Network Master Repository and other supporting platforms

Job Qualifications:

Must have at least 5 years of relevant experience in Vulnerability Management, with supervisory experience

Must be amenable with possible shifting schedule at Cubao, with a hybrid work set-up.

What we believe:

All our leaders are committed to building a better, stronger and more durable company for future generations to create positive, long-lasting change. Inclusion and diversity are fundamental to our culture and core values. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative and creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities.

Our position as partner to many of the world’s leading businesses, organizations and governments affords us both an extraordinary opportunity and a tremendous responsibility to make a difference. Sustainability is one of our greatest responsibilities, which we embed it into everything we do and for everyone we work with.

Accenture is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for persons with disabilities. Please let your recruiter know if you require reasonable accommodation to enable your participation in the recruitment process, they will be happy to assist you.

What’s in it for you?

Competitive Total Rewards (Compensation, Performance Bonus, 13th Month Pay, Day 1 HMO & Life Insurance Coverage)

Expanded maternity leave up to 120 days*

Expanded paternity leave up to 30 days*

Flexible Working Arrangements*

Healthy and Encouraging Work Environment

Company-sponsored trainings like upskilling and certification

Employee Stock Purchase Pan

Loyalty and Christmas Gift

Inclusion and Diversity Benefits

Car and housing plan*

Terms & Conditions apply

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