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Client : Location : Dublin, Ireland

Job Category : Other

EU work permit required : Yes

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Posted : 30.06.2025

Expiry Date : 14.08.2025

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Job Description : Vulnerability & Compliance Lead We are Grant Thornton.

We go beyond business as usual, so you can too.

Grant Thornton Ireland (GT) has nearly 3,000 people in 9 offices across Ireland, The Isle of Man, Gibraltar, and Bermuda, with a presence in over 145 countries around the world, and a global network of over 68,000 people

At GT, we work as bringing local knowledge and national expertise, with a global presence, to help businesses succeed – wherever they are located.

We make business more personal by investing in building relationships and empowering our clients to make the right decisions for their organisation now and for the future.

Whether that is working with the public sector to build thriving communities, with regulators and financial institutions to build trust, or with a diverse range of businesses to help them achieve their goals, Grant Thornton Ireland work hard to support clients to act on the issues that matter.

At GT Ireland we don't just predict your future, we build it.

A Career at GT Looking for a more fulfilling role in professional services?

One where fresh thinking, collaboration and diversity are valued?

At Grant Thornton we do things differently.

What does this mean for you?

A career in a more inclusive working environment, a more collaborative work culture, a more supported, flexible working role, more possibilities to grow and more opportunities to help shape the future for your clients.

We respect and value your experience.

And we want you to bring your authentic self to work and be at your best.

It is how it should be.

Grow with us At Grant Thornton, we care about our people and work hard to make you feel valued.

If you are looking to deepen and develop your skills, knowledge, and experience throughout your career, then that is what you will get, and more.

Job Summary : The Vulnerability & Compliance Lead is responsible for tracking and managing the identification, assessment, and remediation of security vulnerabilities across the organization's infrastructure and endpoints and monitoring and reporting on vulnerability and other security compliance status.

This role requires collaboration with various departments to ensure that all security patches and updates are applied promptly and effectively.

Additionally, the Lead ensures that the organization's security posture remains strong and compliant with industry standards.

Key Responsibilities : Knowledge : Subject Matter Expert in vulnerability remediation, offering guidance and support to ensure effective remediation processes

Prioritization : determine remediation priorities based on vulnerability severity, exploitability, and potential business impact

Planning : Develop strategies to address identified vulnerabilities, including applying patches, updating configurations, and implementing software updates

Coordination : Work closely with vendor support, security, application teams and others to prioritize and remediate identified vulnerabilities

Monitoring and Reporting : track and report on vulnerability and compliance status

Continuous Improvement : regularly review and analyze data and processes and implement agreed upon improvements

Compliance : ensure compliance with relevant security standards and regulations

Exception Management : Identify, document, submit and track instances where the implementation of security patches or configuration controls needs to be delayed for business or technical reasons

Risk Assessment : evaluate potential risks and impacts of granting a security exception, considering immediate needs and long-term implications

Exception Renewal : periodically review active exceptions to determine if they are still necessary and request extension or revoke them as appropriate

Technical Skills : Proficient in using Information Technology tools such as ServiceNow, Azure DevOps, Qualys, Absolute, and CrowdStrike

Hands-on experience with vulnerability assessment and remediation tools

Knowledge of cybersecurity concepts and methods including, but not limited to, secure configuration management, data protection, security monitoring, incident response, patch management, governance, enterprise security strategies and architecture

Understanding of security vulnerabilities, exploits, and mitigation techniques

Knowledge of risk analysis, vulnerability assessment methodologies, and security baselines

Clear understanding of various operating systems and versions, secure configuration and build images

Experience with automation, scripting, and orchestration (Python, PowerShell, etc.)

Strong knowledge of networking, firewalls, VPNs, cloud platforms and security measures

Soft Skills : Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

Effective written and verbal (English) communication skills

Keen attention to detail

Strong team player with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams

Ability to adapt to changing security landscapes and emerging threats

Able to tailor communications of complex technical concepts to various levels of understanding

Qualifications : Education : Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field

Experience : Minimum of 3 years of experience in vulnerability management or a related field, experience as lead preferred

Certifications : Preferred certifications include Security+, Certified in Cybersecurity, or similar

Life at GT Reward and benefits : Our reward and benefits are designed to create an environment where our people can flourish.

We are committed to building a culture where our people have access to the necessary benefits to help promote a healthy lifestyle and thrive.

Equity, diversity and inclusion

At Grant Thornton, we provide equitable opportunities for all our colleagues.

We are a responsible, sustainable business where equity,diversityand inclusion(ED&I)isattheforefrontofourworkplace culture agenda,and today,we continue to build and develop on our existing ED&I structure and strategy to meet our workplace culture needs.

People are at the heart of our business and teams built with varied backgrounds, racial differences, cultures, sexual orientations, religious orientations, ages, gender identities, abilities and family types present diverse viewpoints, which need to be heard and valued.

We are all at our best when we are able to be ourselves and we view integrity and authenticity as integral values to bring to our day-to-day work-life at the firm.

We are excited to see the personality and perspectives you will bring to our team because we know we will all benefit from them.

Diversity of thought, background and experience enables better decision-making, improves the quality of our delivery, and helps us to meet the needs of our clients.

Our firm is built on people and their ideas, so we want to hear all the new perspectives and fresh thinking you have to offer.

You form the bedrock of our firm's best-practice principles and we will champion you as leaders from day one.

Recognition : We want to create a culture of recognition and celebrating success, by saying thank you to people who surpass our expectations and recognising the right values and behaviours.

Our recognition scheme is our way of highlighting and promoting achievements.

Whether you simply want to say thank you, celebrate a special occasion or give an award for doing something exceptional, you can do all of this and more through the scheme

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