Head of Offensive Security Ops & Platform Engineering (Hybrid)

Vanguard; Malvern (Chester County); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanguard seeks a Manager of Offensive Security Operations & Engineering to lead a multidisciplinary team responsible for designing, provisioning, automating, and scaling offensive security infrastructure, platforms, and testing environments.

The role partners with Purple Team, Web Application & Fraud testing teams, driving IaC, automation, and platform engineering while delivering governance, metrics, and executive reporting to inform strategic delivery.

Qualifications

• Minimum of eight years related work experience, with at least five years of project management experience.
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience. Graduate degree preferred.
• Relevant cloud or offensive security certifications (Ex - AWS, Azure, GCP, CISSP, OSCP, GIAC GPEN, CRTO)

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of Offensive Security Operations & Engineering professionals.
• Define and execute the engineering strategy for offensive security infrastructure, tooling, and platform capabilities.
• Oversee the provisioning, automation, scalability, security, and lifecycle management of offensive security environments.
• Drive infrastructure-as-code, automation, CI/CD, and platform engineering practices to improve operational efficiency and reliability.
• Establish operational processes, service standards, governance, and performance metrics for offensive security support functions.
• Lead planning, prioritization, resource allocation, and execution of engineering initiatives supporting offensive security operations.
• Manage the Offensive Security Coordinator function, including intake, backlog management, prioritization frameworks, reporting, metrics, and executive communications.
• Develop and maintain operational dashboards and key performance indicators to measure team effectiveness, capacity, delivery, and business outcomes.
• Partner with offensive security leaders to anticipate future technology, infrastructure, and operational requirements.
• Mentor team members and cultivate a high-performing engineering culture focused on innovation, accountability, and continuous learning.

Skills

Team leadership

Engineering strategy

CI/CD

Automation

Operational dashboards

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Graduate degree preferred

Cloud or offensive security certifications (AWS, Azure, GCP, CISSP, OSCP, GIAC GPEN, CRTO)

Job description

Vanguard seeks a Manager of Offensive Security Operations & Engineering to lead a multidisciplinary team responsible for designing, provisioning, automating, and scaling offensive security infrastructure, platforms, and testing environments.

The role partners with Purple Team, Web Application & Fraud testing teams, driving IaC, automation, and platform engineering while delivering governance, metrics, and executive reporting to inform strategic delivery.