Qualys Integration Engineer

Job description

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UltraViolet Cyber is a leading platform-enabled unified security operations company providing a comprehensive suite of security operations solutions. Founded and operated by security practitioners with decades of experience, the UltraViolet Cyber security-as-code platform combines technology innovation and human expertise to make advanced real-time cybersecurity accessible for all organizations by eliminating risks of separate red and blue teams.

By creating continuously optimized identification, detection, and resilience from today’s dynamic threat landscape, UltraViolet Cyber provides both managed and custom-tailored unified security operations solutions to the Fortune 500, Federal Government, and Commercial clients. UltraViolet Cyber is headquartered in McLean, Virginia, with global offices across the U.S. and in India.

We are seeking a highly skilled Data Integration Engineer to design, develop, and maintain enterprise-scale integrations leveraging the Qualys Platform and its suite of cybersecurity solutions. This role will be responsible for ingesting, transforming, and operationalizing vulnerability, asset management, compliance, and security telemetry data across the organization's technology ecosystem.

As part of the Security Operations Division, the engineer will have an opportunity to define and contribute to the overall delivery of security systems data to the CISO and CIO through the efforts of a new team.

The ideal candidate combines expertise in API development, data engineering, cloud technologies, and cybersecurity operations to enable actionable insights and automation. This individual will partner with Security Operations, Infrastructure, Cloud Engineering, Governance Risk & Compliance (GRC), and Data Analytics teams to ensure accurate, timely, and scalable security data integration.

This position is Hybrid onsite in Washington DC, or Bluemont, VA, 1-3x per week. Schedule to be defined after start date.

What You'll Do:

Data Integration & Engineering

- Design, develop, and support integrations between Qualys and enterprise platforms including: - SIEM solutions (Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk, QRadar) - ITSM platforms (ServiceNow, Jira) - CMDB and Asset Management systems - Data warehouses and analytics platforms - Cloud providers (Azure, AWS, Google Cloud)

- Build and maintain data ingestion pipelines utilizing: - Qualys APIs - ETL/ELT frameworks - RESTful web services - Event-driven architectures

- Develop scalable workflows to collect, normalize, enrich, and distribute vulnerability and asset management data.

- Optimize data quality, integrity, availability, and performance across multiple security data sources.

Automation & Orchestration

- Automate vulnerability management workflows, ticket creation, remediation tracking, and reporting processes.

- Develop integrations using scripting and programming languages such as: - Python - PowerShell - Java - C#

- Create reusable automation frameworks that support continuous security operations.

- Implement monitoring, alerting, and self-healing mechanisms for critical integrations.

Qualys Platform Administration

- Support and optimize Qualys modules including: - VMDR (Vulnerability Management, Detection & Response) - Global AssetView - CyberSecurity Asset Management (CSAM) - Policy Compliance - Web Application Scanning - Patch Management - Threat Protection

- Configure and manage API authentication, permissions, and secure connectivity.

- Troubleshoot integration issues related to data collection, synchronization, and system interoperability.

Analytics & Reporting

- Create data models and dashboards to support risk management and executive reporting.

- Enable reporting that provides insight into: - Vulnerability exposure - Asset inventory - Compliance posture - Remediation effectiveness - Security trends

- Collaborate with business stakeholders to define data requirements and KPIs.

Security & Governance

- Ensure integrations align with security, compliance, and data governance standards.

- Implement secure coding practices and data protection controls.

- Support audit activities related to vulnerability management and compliance reporting.

What You Have: US Citizenship and ability to clear DHS clearance process.

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, Engineering, or related field.

8+ years of experience in: - Data integration - Data engineering - Security engineering - Enterprise application integrations

Hands-on experience with Qualys platform administration and APIs.

Strong programming experience in Python and/or PowerShell.

Experience building REST API integrations and web services.

Knowledge of: - JSON - XML - SQL - ETL/ELT methodologies

Experience with cloud platforms: - Microsoft Azure - AWS - Google Cloud Platform

Understanding of vulnerability management processes and security operations.

What We Offer: - 401(k), including an employer match of 100% of the first 3% contributed and 50% of the next 2% contributed   - Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance (available on the 1st day of the month following your first day of employment)   - Group Term Life, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability   - Voluntary Life, Hospital Indemnity, Accident, and/or Critical Illness   - Participation in the Discretionary Time Off (DTO) Program   - 11 Paid Holidays Annually

We sincerely thank all applicants in advance for submitting their interest in this position. We know your time is valuable.

UltraViolet Cyber welcomes and encourages diversity in the workplace regardless of race, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status.

If you want to make an impact, UltraViolet Cyber is the place for you!