Vendor Security Management Engineer

 Location: Sunnyvale, CA / Austin, TX (Hybrid – 3 Days/Week)

 Experience: 8–10 Years

Required Skills

• 8–10 years of experience in Vendor Security Management.
• Strong knowledge of Information Security and Network Security.
• Hands-on experience with vendor onboarding and Information Risk Questionnaire (IRQ) processes.
• Experience implementing firewall rules on Palo Alto, Cisco ASA, and Fortinet firewalls.
• Hands-on experience with Qualys vulnerability scanning.
• Strong troubleshooting skills for VPN, network connectivity, provisioning, and secure access.
• Experience with third-party/vendor risk management and secure connectivity.
• Knowledge of least-privilege access and network security best practices.
• Experience with tools such as Excel, Tableau, Slack, Wrike, BOX, Halo, and Access Manager.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Support Information Risk Questionnaire (IRQ) and vendor security review processes.
• Manage end-to-end third-party vendor onboarding and secure network connectivity.
• Perform vulnerability assessments using Qualys.
• Review, implement, and validate firewall rules across Palo Alto, Cisco ASA, and Fortinet.
• Troubleshoot VPN, provisioning, and connectivity issues.
• Coordinate with Product, Engineering, Procurement, Legal, and Business teams.
• Maintain vendor security documentation, contracts, purchase orders, and tracking dashboards.
• Support disaster recovery readiness and vendor compliance activities.
• Ensure secure access following least-privilege security principles.