At CVS Health, we’re building a world of health around every consumer and surrounding ourselves with dedicated colleagues who are passionate about transforming health care.As the nation’s leading health solutions company, we reach millions of Americans through our local presence, digital channels and more than 300,000 purpose-driven colleagues – caring for people where, when and how they choose in a way that is uniquely more connected, more convenient and more compassionate. And we do it all with heart, each and every day.Position SummaryThe Lead Director of Vulnerability Scanning will oversee and manage the vulnerability scanning function as part of the overall Vulnerability Management Services program. This role is critical in leveraging scanning technology to perform security vulnerability detection in cloud, on-prem and perimeter assets. The Lead Director will work cross-collaboratively with technology teams across the Enterprise. This forward-thinking and innovative leader will manage a team of vulnerability scanning specialists to perform risk identification, contextual risk analysis and provide risk-based remediation prioritization guidance to stakeholders across the Enterprise.Program Leadership:
Develop and lead the Vulnerability Scanning strategic vision and roadmaps, implement best-in class risk detection technology, drive operational excellence, optimize operating costs, provide enhanced risk visibility and coordination of all related program activities.
Ensure the scanning program aligns with industry standards and regulatory compliance requirements.
Hire top talent to grow and scale the team to support the business needs.
Vulnerability Scanning:
Conduct comprehensive vulnerability scanning across all assets on-prem, cloud and perimeter.
Analyze and interpret scanning results to perform contextual risk analysis to provide risk-based remediation prioritization recommendations.
Develop scanning monitoring to detect scanning failures. Analyze and remediate failures and rescan.
Create scanning metrics to report on scan integrity.
Oversee and control user access to vulnerability data to ensure that only authorized users have access to confidential data. Regularly review access rights to prevent unauthorized access.
Coordinate scan windows with stakeholders in high impact areas.
Adhere to an established technical change management process.
Support regulatory compliance scanning and reporting.
Collaborate closely with third-party vendors on remediation on third-party applications.
Vulnerability Analysis:
Develop Contextual Risk Analysis Framework to evaluate risks and gain an understanding of the specific factors that influence the risk and how it will impact the organization.
Lead the team to perform contextual risk analysis to assess vulnerabilities and threats against environmental, business and asset risk factors.
Leverage the results of the analysis to perform risk-based remediation prioritization.
Team Management:
Lead a team of security scanning analysts and engineers.
Provide guidance, training, and professional development opportunities.
Conduct performance reviews and manage team workload.
Reporting and Documentation:
Generate detailed reports on vulnerability scanning success rates.
Maintain accurate documentation of vulnerability risk detection.
Maintain policies, standards and procedures current.
Continuous Improvement:
Stay current with emerging security threats, vulnerabilities, and technology trends.
Implement improvements to the vulnerability scanning capability based on industry best practices and evolving threats.
Promote a culture of security awareness within the organization.
Develop training programs to keep staff members informed of scanning best practices.
Leadership & Management / Behavioral Competencies:
Excellent communication/interpersonal skills, both verbal and written.
Ability to create and execute a vision, motivating others to adopt strategies in collectively moving the organization forward.
Strong business understanding, with the ability to leverage technology to solve business and technical issues.
Solid presentation skills, with the ability to prepare briefings and present technical information to technical and non-technical audiences.
Develop and manage relationships with internal and external customers, suppliers and departments to ensure cohesive and collaborative communication.
Excellent analytic and problem-solving skills.
Ability to successfully manage multiple, concurrent projects, with a track record of completing projects successfully on time and on budget.
Ability to ensure the effective achievement team objectives by managing staff and product providers.
Required Qualifications
10+ years of professional experience executing vulnerability scanning at-scale at a large Enterprise.
10+ years of leadership experience developing and leading a workforce of Cybersecurity experts.
Preferred Qualifications
Deep understanding of security controls and alignment to regulatory compliance (examples: NIST, ISO, HITRUST, HIPAA, PCI)
Technical understanding of vulnerability scanning and reporting processes.
Working knowledge of risk data analysis, dashboards and visualization, and executive risk reporting
EducationBachelor’s degree from accredited university or equivalent work experience (HS diploma + 4 years relevant experience)Business OverviewBring your heart to CVS Health Every one of us at CVS Health shares a single, clear purpose: Bringing our heart to every moment of your health. This purpose guides our commitment to deliver enhanced human-centric health care for a rapidly changing world. Anchored in our brand — with heart at its center — our purpose sends a personal message that how we deliver our services is just as important as what we deliver. Our Heart At Work Behaviors™ support this purpose. We want everyone who works at CVS Health to feel empowered by the role they play in transforming our culture and accelerating our ability to innovate and deliver solutions to make health care more personal, convenient, and affordable. We strive to promote and sustain a culture of diversity, inclusion and belonging every day. CVS Health is an affirmative action employer, and is an equal opportunity employer, as are the physician-owned businesses for which CVS Health provides management services. We do not discriminate in recruiting, hiring, promotion, or any other personnel action based on race, ethnicity, color, national origin, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. We proudly support and encourage people with military experience (active, veterans, reservists, and National Guard) as well as military spouses to apply for CVS Health job opportunities.Pay RangeThe typical pay range for this role is:$144,200.00 - $288,400.00This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above. This position also includes an award target in the company’s equity award program.Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.Great benefits for great peopleWe take pride in our comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits – investing in the physical, emotional and financial wellness of our colleagues and their families to help them be the healthiest they can be. In addition to our competitive wages, our great benefits include:
Affordable medical plan options, a 401(k) plan (including matching company contributions), and an employee stock purchase plan .
No-cost programs for all colleagues including wellness screenings, tobacco cessation and weight management programs, confidential counseling and financial coaching.
Benefit solutions that address the different needs and preferences of our colleagues including paid time off, flexible work schedules, family leave, dependent care resources, colleague assistance programs, tuition assistance, retiree medical access and many other benefits depending on eligibility.
For more information, visit https://jobs.cvshealth.com/us/en/benefitsWe anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 04/21/2025Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We do not discriminate in recruiting, hiring, promotion, or any other personnel action based on race, ethnicity, color, national origin, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.