Lead, Offensive Security Ops & Platform Engineering

Vanguard; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 210,000; 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 secure offensive security environments across multi-cloud platforms.

This role blends technical leadership with operational management, partnering with Purple Team, Web App & Fraud testing, and external stakeholders to align security initiatives with business goals and drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Eight years related work experience with at least five years in project management.
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent; graduate degree preferred.
• Cloud or offensive security certifications (AWS, Azure, GCP, CISSP, OSCP, GPEN, CRTO) included.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Offensive Security Operations & Engineering professionals.
• Define and execute the engineering strategy for offensive security infrastructure, tooling, and platform capabilities.
• Oversee 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.
• Manage the Offensive Security Coordinator function including intake, backlog management, prioritization, reporting, metrics, and exec communications.
• Develop and maintain operational dashboards and KPIs to measure team effectiveness, capacity, delivery, and 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 and continuous learning.

Skills

Project management

Education

Undergraduate degree

Graduate degree

Job description

Vanguard seeks a Manager of Offensive Security Operations & Engineering to lead a multidisciplinary team responsible for designing, provisioning, automating, and scaling secure offensive security environments across multi-cloud platforms.

This role blends technical leadership with operational management, partnering with Purple Team, Web App & Fraud testing, and external stakeholders to align security initiatives with business goals and drive continuous improvement.