Qualys

Lead Cyber Risk Solutions Advisor

Qualys$155K — $175K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 6+ years in cybersecurity, IT risk, or threat analysis roles
  • Knowledge of vulnerability management, CVEs, CVSS, and exploitability metrics
  • Strong data analysis and critical thinking skills
  • Familiarity with cybersecurity frameworks such as NIST or CIS Controls
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Experience with vulnerability management or cyber threat exposure management platforms

Responsibilities

  • Monitor and analyze customer vulnerability and asset risk data using the Qualys TruRisk Platform
  • Research threat intelligence, vulnerability disclosures, and exploit activity
  • Generate reports and executive briefings on cyber risk trends
  • Track customer remediation progress and provide risk reduction recommendations
  • Participate in cadence calls, vulnerability posture reviews, and investigations
  • Identify and escalate high-risk findings to senior advisors
  • Contribute to knowledge bases and service process improvements

Benefits

  • Comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package
  • Remote working opportunity
  • Opportunities for professional development and certifications
Full Job Description

As aLeadCyber Risk Advisor, you will be a vital member of the QualysCyber Risk Experts Service, supporting enterprise customers with risk analysis, vulnerability assessment, and remediation guidance. Working within theQualysRisk Operations Center (ROC), you will monitor, research, and contextualize threat and vulnerability data to help customers make informed decisions and reduce their cyber risk exposure.

You99ll collaborate with Senior Cyber Risk Advisors, Solution Architects, and Product teams to deliver timely and relevant insights that empower customers to prioritize and remediate the most critical risks across complex IT and cloud environments.

Responsibilities

  • Perform continuous monitoring and analysis of customer vulnerability and asset risk data using the Qualys TruRisk Platform.
  • Research threat intelligence, vulnerability disclosures, and exploit activity to determine risk relevance and customer impact.
  • Generate reports, dashboards, and executive briefings to communicate key cyber risk trends and priorities.
  • Track customer remediation progress and provide recommendations to accelerate risk reduction.
  • Participate in operational cadence calls, vulnerability posture reviews, and ad-hoc investigations.
  • Identify emerging issues across accounts and escalate high-risk findings to Senior Cyber Risk Advisors and threat research teams.
  • Contribute to knowledge bases, playbooks, and service process improvements.
  • Support onboarding of new customer environments into the service workflow.

Qualifications

Required:

  • 8 6 years of experience in cybersecurity, IT risk, or threat analysis roles.
  • Foundational knowledge of vulnerability management, CVEs, CVSS, and exploitability metrics.
  • Strong data analysis and critical thinking skills; ability to work with complex datasets.
  • Familiarity with common cybersecurity frameworks (e.g., NIST, CIS Controls).
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including comfort presenting to stakeholders.
  • Experience with one or more vulnerability management, CNAPP, appsec, or cyber threat exposure management platforms.

Preferred:

  • Experience working in a SOC, MSSP, or cyber advisory function.
  • Familiarity with scripting or data querying languages (e.g., Python, SQL) a plus.
  • Interest in learning cloud security (AWS, Azure, GCP).
  • Relevant certifications (e.g., CEH, GSNA, Security+, GSEC, GCIA, GMON, Qualys VMDR Specialist) a plus.

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The salary range for this position is $155,000 - $175,000 per year. Final compensation will be determined based on several factors, including but not limited to skills, relevant experience, and work location. Please note this range reflects base salary and does not include incentive compensation or potential equity grants. We also offer a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package.

About Qualys

Qualys, Inc. provides cloud security, compliance and related services and is based in Foster City, California. The company was founded in 1999 by Philippe Courtot who served as CEO until 2021. Qualys has over 19,000 customers in more than 130 countries, including a majority of the Forbes Global 100. The company's cloud platform and integrated suite of solutions help organizations simplify security operations and lower the cost of compliance by delivering critical security intelligence on demand and automating the full spectrum of auditing, compliance and protection for IT systems and web applications.
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1,876 employees
Market Cap
$4.1 billion
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Net Income
$91.5 million
5 Year Trend
+15.7%
Revenue
$362.9 million
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