Cyber Security Manager

Vaco; Kerrville (TX); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Vaco is seeking a highly technical Cyber Security Manager to lead security architecture, engineering, and operations across a complex enterprise landscape. This player-coach role combines team leadership with hands-on work to stay close to the technology.

The ideal candidate brings deep cloud and on-prem security experience, security automation, incident response, and AI/LLM security. You will set standards, mentor a team, and partner with infrastructure and development teams to implement best

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience in a related field.
• 8+ years of hands-on cybersecurity experience.
• 5+ years of technical leadership or management experience.
• Strong knowledge of the MITRE ATT&CK framework.
• Deep experience with cloud-native security across AWS and/or Azure.
• Hands-on experience securing Kubernetes, IAM, Windows, and Linux environments.
• Strong understanding of Active Directory, SMB, Kerberos, memory protection, and other enterprise security concepts.
• Hands-on PKI management experience.
• Strong scripting/development experience with Python and/or Go, including security automation and custom tooling.
• Understanding of AI/LLM security and evaluating Python-based AI frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead security architecture and engineering across on-premise, AWS, and Azure environments.
• Establish security standards and guardrails for AI/ML and LLM technologies, including RAG pipelines, API security, prompt injection, and emerging AI threats.
• Lead and participate in threat hunting, incident response, vulnerability management, and remediation.
• Serve as a senior technical escalation point for complex cybersecurity issues.
• Develop and maintain DevSecOps practices, including CI/CD security controls, infrastructure-as-code scanning, and automated compliance.
• Provide technical direction around security architecture, tooling, infrastructure, and technical debt.
• Identify security risks and translate highly technical issues into actionable recommendations for technical and business leadership.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing cybersecurity team.
• Partner with infrastructure, cloud, application development, and business teams to implement security best practices across the organization.

Skills

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity leadership

Cloud security

Threat hunting

Incident response

DevSecOps

Security automation

Python/Go scripting

AI/LLM security

MITRE ATT&CK

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure)

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Cybersecurity

Equivalent professional experience

Tools

Kubernetes

IAM

Windows

Linux

PKI management

Job description

Cyber Security Manager

We are seeking a highly technical Cyber Security Manager to lead security architecture, engineering, and security operations across a complex enterprise environment. This is a true player-coach role for someone who enjoys leading a team but still wants to remain hands‑on and close to the technology.

The ideal candidate will have deep experience across cloud and on-prem security, security engineering, automation, incident response, and emerging AI security. This person should be equally comfortable providing technical direction to a security team and jumping in to troubleshoot complex security challenges.

Responsibilities

• Lead security architecture and engineering across on‑premise, AWS, and Azure environments.
• Establish security standards and guardrails for AI/ML and LLM technologies, including RAG pipelines, API security, prompt injection, and emerging AI threats.
• Lead and participate in threat hunting, incident response, vulnerability management, and remediation.
• Serve as a senior technical escalation point for complex cybersecurity issues.
• Develop and maintain DevSecOps practices, including CI/CD security controls, infrastructure‑as‑code scanning, and automated compliance.
• Provide technical direction around security architecture, tooling, infrastructure, and technical debt.
• Identify security risks and translate highly technical issues into actionable recommendations for technical and business leadership.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a high‑performing cybersecurity team.
• Partner with infrastructure, cloud, application development, and business teams to implement security best practices across the organization.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field; equivalent professional experience considered.
• 8+ years of hands‑on cybersecurity experience.
• 5+ years of technical leadership or management experience.
• Strong knowledge of the MITRE ATT&CK framework.
• Deep experience with cloud‑native security across AWS and/or Azure.
• Hands‑on 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 PKI management experience.
• Strong scripting/development experience with Python and/or Go, including security automation and custom tooling.
• Understanding of AI/LLM security, including the ability to evaluate Python‑based AI frameworks and integrations.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work effectively with both technical teams and executive leadership.

Preferred Qualifications

• CISSP or CISM
• OSCP or similar hands‑on technical security certification
• AWS Certified Security
• Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer
• Experience securing enterprise AI/ML implementations

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Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

• the individual's skill sets, experience and training;
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With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.