Senior Manager, Security Engineering – Operations

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States, +1 more country.

📋 Description

• Lead and nurture the Security Operations Engineer, Senior Security Engineer, and Security Engineers.

• Develop the vulnerability management program in collaboration with partners, including SLAs, tracking systems, remediation governance, and executive reporting.

• Create and sustain enterprise incident response protocols, playbooks, escalation pathways, and integrate threat intelligence.

• Supervise the 24x7 on-call rotation, enhancing sustainability while ensuring response quality.

• Manage the shift from crisis response to a strategic engineering focus and modernization efforts.

• Establish KPIs for detection, response, and remediation, and present quarterly reports to the CISO.

• Lead practical security engineering initiatives, including infrastructure hardening, threat hunting, and controls validation.

• Collaborate with Cloud Platform, Infrastructure, and Development teams to incorporate security into engineering practices.

• Guide the team in automation, scripting, and process enhancements to minimize manual effort.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 12 years of experience in security operations, incident response, or security engineering roles with substantial technical expertise.

• More than 7 years of experience managing security teams of 5 or more engineers, demonstrating team development and coaching skills.

• Practical experience with SIEM, vulnerability scanning, remediation tracking, and development of detection rules.

• A proven history of transitioning teams from reactive incident responses to proactive threat hunting and engineering.

• Experience in managing engagements with managed security service providers (MSSP) or managed vulnerability services.

• Strong leadership qualities; dedication to team development, sustainability, and fostering psychological safety.

• Candidates must possess legal authorization to work in the country where the position is offered.

• JD Power does not provide employment sponsorship for this role.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical insurance

• Dental insurance

• Vision insurance

• Disability insurance

• Life insurance

• Retirement savings programs

• Paid time off

• Wellness programs

• Flexible work arrangements

• Opportunities for learning and development