Patch & Vulnerability Management Engineer
Ernst and Young3 days ago
Athens, GreeceSenior
Responsibilities
- Deliver end-to-end vulnerability assessments and prioritize remediation based on risk and exposure.
- Partner with technical and business stakeholders to validate scope, impact, and remediation approaches.
- Plan, govern, and execute standard and emergency patching in accordance with SLAs, maintenance windows, testing, approvals, change processes, and rollback controls.
- Operate and optimize patching and remediation tools including Intune, Azure Update Manager, MECM/SCCM, and Tanium.
- Develop automation and custom scripts to improve remediation efficiency and operational quality.
- Maintain asset inventory, tagging, and ownership information for accountability and reporting.
- Produce operational and executive-level reports covering trends and improvement opportunities.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, Mathematics, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
- Proven experience establishing or operating corporate vulnerability and patch management processes.
- Strong understanding of vulnerability assessment methodologies and risk- or exposure-based patch prioritization.
- Hands-on experience with enterprise endpoint and server patching operations in change-controlled environments.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
- Microsoft security and endpoint platform experience is preferred.
- Experience optimizing tool stacks, proposing improvements, working in hybrid or cloud environments, and supporting large-scale operations is preferred.
- Microsoft Security certifications such as MD102, AZ-500, MS-500, SC-100, SC-200, SC-300, or SC-400 are advantageous.
- Vendor-agnostic certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, CISM, CISA, GSEC, GCLD, or GPCS are advantageous.
- Hands-on experience with multiple operating systems, databases, and networking infrastructure, plus scripting in Python, Ansible, or PowerShell and interaction with APIs, is preferred.
Benefits
- Hybrid working arrangement across EY offices in Athens, Patras, Thessaloniki, and Crete, based on employee preferences and team needs.
- Access to educational platforms, EY Badges, EY Degrees, coaching, feedback, certification support, and international projects.
- Exposure to EY’s GenAI ecosystem and advanced AI tools.
- Competitive rewards package including technological equipment, ticket restaurant vouchers, private health and life insurance, income protection, and an EY benefits club card.
- Flexible benefits and work practices including short Fridays, Flex Day, and Together Day.
- Inclusive culture, wellbeing support, volunteer opportunities, and sustainable working practices.
About Ernst and Young
Ernst & Young (EY) provides audit/assurance, tax, consulting, strategy and transactions services to enterprises, financial institutions, and public‑sector clients. Structured as a global network of partner‑owned member firms, it sells professional services on a fee basis, including a dedicated Financial Services Organization for banking, insurance, and capital markets. Headquartered in London, EY was formed in 1989 from the merger of Ernst & Whinney and Arthur Young, and operates in 150+ countries.