Cyber Security Manager

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in computer science, information technology, cybersecurity, or a related discipline; equivalent professional experience may be considered.
• At least 8 years of hands-on cybersecurity experience and 5 years of technical leadership or management experience.
• Strong familiarity with the MITRE ATT&CK framework.
• Extensive experience with cloud-native security in AWS and/or Azure environments.
• Practical experience securing and troubleshooting Kubernetes, IAM, Windows, and Linux environments.
• Strong understanding of Active Directory, SMB, Kerberos, memory protection, and other enterprise security concepts.
• Hands-on experience managing PKI.
• Proficiency in Python and/or Go, including security automation and custom tool development.
• Understanding of AI and LLM security, including evaluating Python-based AI frameworks and integrations.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with technical teams and executive leaders.
• Preferred: CISSP or CISM certification.
• Preferred: OSCP or a comparable hands-on technical security certification.
• Preferred: AWS Certified Security or Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer certification.
• Preferred: Experience securing enterprise AI/ML implementations.

Responsibilities:

• Lead security architecture and engineering across on-premises, AWS, and Azure environments.
• Establish security standards and safeguards for AI/ML and LLM technologies, including RAG pipelines, API security, prompt injection, and emerging AI threats.
• Lead and take part in threat hunting, incident response, vulnerability management, and remediation.
• Act as a senior technical escalation resource for complex cybersecurity issues.
• Develop and maintain DevSecOps practices, including CI/CD security controls, infrastructure-as-code scanning, and automated compliance.
• Set technical direction for security architecture, tooling, infrastructure, and technical debt.
• Identify security risks and turn complex technical findings into actionable recommendations for technical and business leaders.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing cybersecurity team.
• Partner with infrastructure, cloud, application development, and business teams to apply security best practices throughout the organization.

Technologies:

• AI
• API
• AWS
• Active Directory
• Azure
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• DevSecOps
• IAM
• Kubernetes
• LLM
• Linux
• Python
• RAG
• Security
• SMB
• Windows

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We are seeking a highly technical Cyber Security Manager for a hands-on player-coach role leading security architecture, engineering, and operations across a complex enterprise environment. The position combines team leadership with direct involvement in technology and complex security challenges, spanning cloud and on-premises security, engineering, automation, incident response, and emerging AI security. We are recruiting through Vaco by Highspring. Submissions may be considered for similarly qualified future openings, and an initial screening may use AI to assess minimum job requirements.

last updated 44 week of 2026