Programme Lead - Vulnerbailtiy Management
Location:
Greater London, South East, England
Salary:
Competitive
Job Type:
Contract
Date Posted:
25 minutes ago
Expiry Date:
11/04/2026
Job Ref:
BH-125509
Start Date:
25/02/2026
Contact:
Shakir Muhammad
Contact Email:
shakir.muhammad@xcede.com
Specialism:
CyberInfoSec, GRC & VulnerabilitiesEngland
Programme Lead – Vulnerability Management
6-month contract
Market rate - Inside IR35
Remote working
Active SC Clearance is essential to be considered
We are seeking an experienced Vulnerability Management Programme Lead to stabilise, mature, and drive improvement across an enterprise vulnerability management function.
This is a hands-on leadership contract where you will step into a high-pressure environment, provide operational direction, and lead the delivery of a vulnerability management improvement programme while supporting day-to-day risk reduction.
Responsibilities
Skills & Experience
6-month contract
Market rate - Inside IR35
Remote working
Active SC Clearance is essential to be considered
We are seeking an experienced Vulnerability Management Programme Lead to stabilise, mature, and drive improvement across an enterprise vulnerability management function.
This is a hands-on leadership contract where you will step into a high-pressure environment, provide operational direction, and lead the delivery of a vulnerability management improvement programme while supporting day-to-day risk reduction.
Responsibilities
- Lead the vulnerability management improvement programme end-to-end
- Stabilise and provide direction to analysts, SMEs and project managers
- Assess current processes and implement improved operating models
- Drive optimisation across tooling, reporting and remediation workflows
- Act as senior stakeholder interface across cyber, IT and business teams
- Translate vulnerability data into clear business risk and action plans
- Oversee delivery of multiple improvement workstreams
- Produce operating models, presentations and programme updates
- Remove blockers and drive measurable risk reduction
Skills & Experience
- Extensive leadership experience within vulnerability management
- Track record of maturing or turning around security functions
- Strong knowledge of end-to-end vulnerability lifecycle and remediation
- Experience with enterprise tooling (e.g. Tenable) and reporting
- Proven ability to operate strategically while remaining hands-on
- Excellent stakeholder and change management capability
- Comfortable working in fast-paced, high-pressure environments
- Able to quickly assess, prioritise and deliver improvements
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Shakir Muhammad
Specialisms: Cloud, Cyber, Network Security & Operations, Networks