Hands-On Security Engineering Lead

SmartBiz Bank; Northbrook (IL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Equity participation where applicable

Employer-paid medical/dental/vision/Li

401(k) retirement plan

Flexible vacation policy

Job summary

SmartBiz Bank is seeking an experienced Security Engineering Manager to lead our security engineering function and define the company’s security strategy. This hands-on role has no direct reports and reports to the Director of DevOps and IT, working with CTO and teams across Engineering, IT, Risk, and Compliance.

You will prioritize security improvements, build monitoring and incident response capabilities, and mature vulnerability management and identity security across cloud, apps, and

Qualifications

• 8+ years in information security with hands-on engineering.
• Experience leading or significantly influencing a security program in a regulated environment.
• Strong AWS/cloud security knowledge and Kubernetes security experience.
• Deep understanding of IAM, network security, encryption, secrets management.
• Solid AppSec and secure-SDLC experience.
• Hands-on vulnerability management and incident response exposure.
• Familiarity with NIST CSF, CIS Controls, FFIEC guidance, GLBA and banking security.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the security engineering strategy and roadmap with executive alignment.
• Lead security for cloud infra, apps, identity, endpoints, and developer platforms.
• Design and implement security controls, architectures, and preventive/detective measures.
• Prioritize security initiatives by risk, impact, and resources; balance delivery speed.
• Mature application security practices including threat modeling and design reviews.
• Own vulnerability management across apps, cloud, containers, and third-party software.
• Improve identity and access security and secrets management with least privilege.
• Develop security monitoring, logging, detection, and incident response capabilities.
• Drive incident response through containment, root-cause analysis, and improvements.
• Perform security architecture reviews for new apps, infra, vendors, and initiatives.
• Create security standards, guardrails, and playbooks for secure delivery.
• Support regulatory exams, risk assessments, and translate requirements into controls.
• Communicate security posture and roadmap progress to technical and executive audiences.
• Build security documentation, procedures, and training to foster a security culture.

Skills

AWS/cloud security

Kubernetes security

AppSec & secure-SDLC

Vulnerability management

Threat modeling

Incident response

Security architecture

Identity and access security

Tools

SIEM

SAST/DAST/DAST

SCA

Secrets scanning

CI/CD security

IaC tooling

Job description

SmartBiz Bank is seeking an experienced Security Engineering Manager to lead our security engineering function and define the company’s security strategy. This hands-on role has no direct reports and reports to the Director of DevOps and IT, working with CTO and teams across Engineering, IT, Risk, and Compliance.

You will prioritize security improvements, build monitoring and incident response capabilities, and mature vulnerability management and identity security across cloud, apps, and