Security Engineering Manager New Chicago, IL

Beyond Finance; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Generous PTO and holidays

401(k) matching

Job summary

Beyond Finance is seeking a Security Engineering Manager to lead a hands-on security team responsible for securing our cloud-native environment and development pipeline. You will guide cloud and application security, DSPM, and SaaS posture management while translating strategy into an engineering roadmap.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate with DevOps, Engineering, and Product, and drive security initiatives, ensuring on-time delivery and risk reduction across the platform.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of hands-on InfoSec experience in Cloud/Application security or DevSecOps.
• Direct people management experience in security or engineering contexts.
• Strong understanding of app security, CI/CD security, secrets management and secure development.
• Ability to translate security strategy into actionable engineering requirements.
• Hands-on experience with AWS security services and CSPM/CWPP/DSPM tools.
• Experience with SAST/DAST/SCA and securing CI/CD pipelines and IaC (Terraform, Spacelift).
• Familiarity with securing CRM or business-critical apps.
• Knowledge of identity security for human and non-human identities, including service accounts and API keys.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on configuration of cloud security tooling and architecture reviews.
• Own security program across development lifecycle and cloud environment.
• Lead and develop security engineers, focusing on excellence and ownership.
• Define and deliver security engineering projects from concept to completion.
• Partner with DevOps, Engineering, and Product to embed security into roadmaps.
• Drive security initiatives and remove roadblocks to completion.

Skills

InfoSec experience

Cloud Security

Application Security

DevSecOps

People management

Application security testing

CI/CD security

Secrets management

Secure development

Security requirements

AWS security

CSPM

CWPP

DSPM

SAST

DAST

SCA

Terraform

Spacelift

CRM security

Identity security

Service accounts

API keys

Job description

At Beyond Finance, we've made it our mission to help everyday Americans escape the endless cycle of crippling debt and step into a brighter financial future. Through compassionate, individualized care,a culture focused on compliance and ethics, supportive user-centric technology, and customized financial solutions, we've helped over 1 million clients on their path to a brighter future.

While we're proud of what we've already accomplished, we're searching for new collaborators to help us get to the next level! If you're looking to join a forward-thinking, rapidly growing organization with helping people as its number one goal, we want to hear from you.

The Role

As the Security Engineering Manager, you will lead our Security Engineering team in a hands‑on technical leadership role focused on securing the company’s cloud‑native environment and development pipeline. You will manage a team of security engineers responsible for cloud infrastructure security, application security, CI/CD pipeline hardening, DSPM, and SaaS security posture management. Your primary objective is to harden our security posture, build and maintain preventative controls, and translate security strategy into a technically sound engineering roadmap.

Key Responsibilities

• Technical Execution & Architecture: Remain hands‑on in configuring cloud security tooling, reviewing architecture, and validating engineering decisions. Serve as the technical escalation point for complex challenges across the team’s domain.
• Cloud & Application Security Program Ownership: Own the security engineering program and drive continuous improvement in the security of the company’s development lifecycle and cloud environment.
• Team Leadership: Lead and develop a team of security engineers, managing their performance and growth while fostering a culture of technical excellence and ownership.
• Project Management & Execution: Define, manage, and execute security engineering projects from conception to completion, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and on‑time delivery.
• Cross‑Functional Partnership & Security Standards: Partner with DevOps, Engineering, and Product leadership to ensure security requirements are integrated into engineering roadmaps. Define the target security state for engineering teams and validate effective implementation.
• Driving Results: Proactively drive security initiatives and remediation to completion by removing roadblocks and instilling a sense of urgency.

Skill Requirements

• 7+ years of hands‑on InfoSec experience in Cloud Security, Application Security, or DevSecOps.
• Direct people management experience in a security or engineering context, with a proven ability to drive technical projects to completion through a team.
• Strong understanding of application security, CI/CD pipeline security, secrets management, and secure development practices.
• Proven ability to translate security strategy into actionable engineering requirements — both for a dedicated security team and in partnership with development organizations.
• Hands‑on experience with AWS security services and cloud‑native security tooling (CSPM, CWPP, DSPM).
• Experience with application security testing (SAST, DAST, SCA) and securing CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Spacelift).
• Familiarity with securing custom CRM or business‑critical application environments.
• Knowledge of identity security across both human and non‑human identities, including service accounts and API keys.

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a technically deep security leader who has not lost their edge. You still get your hands dirty in cloud consoles and architecture reviews, but you measure your success by your team’s ability to systematically reduce risk across the company’s cloud infrastructure and applications. You possess the technical credibility to earn the respect of engineers and the interpersonal instincts to navigate the critical partnership between security, DevOps, and development. You are the technical backbone of the security engineering function, keeping your team focused on the work that has the greatest impact on the company’s security posture.

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The base annual salary range is listed below. This role is eligible for additional incentives, including an annual bonus.

Base Salary Range

$170,000 - $200,000 USD

Why Join Us?

While you make a difference for others, we’ll work to make a difference for you, providing an uplifting, collaborative work environment and benefits that reflect your value to us. For eligible full‑time employees, we offer:

• Considerable employer contributions for health, dental, and vision programs
• Generous PTO, paid holidays, and paid parental leave
• 401(k) matching program

And finally, our team spirit and culture! We cultivate an environment of community, connection, and belonging across our entire organization.

Beyond Finance does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third‑party recruiting agencies in response to job positions. No fee will be paid to their parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to Beyond Finance employees or the Beyond Finance HR team. No placement fee will be paid to any third party unless such a request has been made by the Beyond HR team.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans.