Infrastructure Cybersecurity Lead: Zero Trust & Cloud

United Airlines; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 141,000 - 183,000; Full time

Job summary

United Airlines is seeking a Sr Manager – Infrastructure Cybersecurity (Remote) to lead a team of security architects and engineers in Chicago, IL. You will own security architectures, patterns, and baselines for network, cloud, and IAM services, driving Zero Trust and automation across the infrastructure stack.

Required are a Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years in cybersecurity or infra engineering with leadership; strong cloud security knowledge (AWS/Azure) and IAM expertise; familiarity with NIST

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; STEM preferred.
• 5+ years in cybersecurity or infra engineering with leadership experience.
• Strong knowledge of infrastructure security architecture and hardening.
• Proficient in cloud security (AWS/Azure) and IAM.
• Familiarity with NIST 800-53, CIS Benchmarks, and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop infrastructure security architects and engineers.
• Own security architectures, patterns, and baselines across network, OS, cloud, and IAM services.
• Publish secure-by-design blueprints, guardrails, and standards for engineering teams.
• Drive Zero Trust network strategy including segmentation and secure edge.
• Automate security controls; codify policies; ensure remediation and compliance.

Skills

Bachelor

Cybersecurity

Infrastructure security

Cloud security

IAM

Threat modeling

SOPs

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Terraform

PowerShell

Python

Job description

United Airlines is seeking a Sr Manager – Infrastructure Cybersecurity (Remote) to lead a team of security architects and engineers in Chicago, IL. You will own security architectures, patterns, and baselines for network, cloud, and IAM services, driving Zero Trust and automation across the infrastructure stack.

Required are a Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years in cybersecurity or infra engineering with leadership; strong cloud security knowledge (AWS/Azure) and IAM expertise; familiarity with NIST