Senior Manager – IT Security

Jobtailor; United States; On-site; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor seeks a senior leader to helm the Network Security and Infrastructure Security teams, guiding enterprise connectivity protection and critical IT services. You will establish the operating model, ownership structure, measurable outcomes, technology strategy, and multi-year roadmaps, driving modernization across firewall, SD-WAN, and cloud security capabilities.

You will mentor managers, manage vendor relationships, and collaborate with Cybersecurity, Risk, Cloud, and Network Engineering

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, cybersecurity, information systems, engineering, or a related field and a minimum of ten (10) years of relevant experience

Responsibilities

• Lead Network Security and Infrastructure Security teams responsible for protecting enterprise connectivity and critical IT services

Skills

Network Security

Infrastructure Security

Leadership

Governance

Cloud Security

Firewall Management

SD-WAN

Vulnerability Management

Risk & Compliance

Vendor Management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, cybersecurity, information systems, engineering, or related field

Tools

Fortinet

Palo Alto

Check Point

Cisco

Akamai WAF

Zscaler

CyberArk

ExtraHop

Job description

• Lead Network Security and Infrastructure Security teams responsible for protecting enterprise connectivity and critical IT services
• Establish the operating model, ownership structure, measurable outcomes, technology strategy, target-state architecture, and multi-year roadmaps
• Govern lifecycle management, deployment, maintenance, patching, modernization, engineering standards, reference architectures, and technology guardrails
• Provide leadership and architectural governance for cloud network and infrastructure security capabilities
• Lead hardening management by defining configuration baselines, prioritizing controls, and establishing maturity levels
• Drive modernization and standardization of firewall and SD-WAN services, including policy governance, rule optimization, segmentation, VPN/NAT standards, high availability, logging, monitoring, change validation, and operational readiness
• Define segmentation and secure connectivity patterns across site-to-site, remote access, cloud, and third-party connectivity
• Deliver operational security, resiliency, and reliability; manage service performance, incident response partnership, threat containment support, vulnerability remediation, and continuous improvement
• Ensure capacity planning, high-availability design, change management, and operational readiness for security services
• Lead regulated-utility security alignment, audit support, risk assessments, policy adherence, evidence collection, and remediation planning
• Improve intake, design review, implementation standards, escalation models, documentation, automation, and L3 engineering support
• Partner with Cybersecurity, Corporate Security, Risk, Infrastructure, Cloud, and Network Engineering teams
• Manage vendors, operational KPIs/SLAs, contracts, service reviews, and financial stewardship
• Lead managers, technical leads, and individual contributors through objective setting, performance management, skills development, workforce planning, mentoring, hiring, and succession planning

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, cybersecurity, information systems, engineering, or a related field and a minimum of ten (10) years of relevant experience
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered
• Minimum of five (5) years as a Technology Manager, including direct people leadership and accountability for service delivery, operating model maturity, and multi-team execution
• Demonstrated leadership across enterprise network security and infrastructure security capabilities in a large-scale, complex environment
• Experience with enterprise firewall, SD-WAN, WAF, IDS/IPS, segmentation, secure connectivity (VPN/NAT), cloud network security, IAM, PAM, endpoint security, vulnerability management, NDR, and security tooling operations
• Strong understanding of firewall policy lifecycle management, rule review and optimization, segmentation strategy, VPN/NAT governance, high availability, logging, monitoring, change validation, and audit evidence requirements
• Experience leading enterprise security platforms and vendors such as Fortinet, Palo Alto, Check Point, Cisco, Akamai WAF, Zscaler, CyberArk, ExtraHop, or equivalent enterprise technologies
• Ability to establish governance, engineering standards, and operating rhythms that improve security outcomes, service reliability, and delivery predictability
• Experience defining and managing operational metrics, including KPIs and SLAs; leading service reviews; maintaining operational dashboards; and producing executive reporting, risk summaries, roadmap updates, and decision materials
• Ability to organize, prioritize, and coordinate multiple work activities and meet target deadlines
• Ability to communicate with and influence technical and non-technical customers, colleagues, and vendors
• Ability to share knowledge and mentor and manage less experienced team members
• Strong commitment to personnel safety and IT security
• Travel within the US and to Europe may be required, as needed

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in leading network and infrastructure security teams, establishing governance and engineering standards, and managing operational metrics to enhance security outcomes and service reliability. Proficient in cloud network security, firewall management, and vulnerability remediation within complex enterprise environments.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Network Security Leadership
• Infrastructure Security Governance
• Firewall Policy Management
• Cloud Network Security
• Operational Metrics Management

Hard Skills

• Network Security
• Infrastructure Security
• Firewall Management
• SD-WAN
• Vulnerability Management
• IAM
• PAM
• Endpoint Security
• NDR
• Security Tooling Operations

Soft Skills

• Leadership
• Mentoring
• Communication
• Organizational Skills
• Influencing Skills

Industry Keywords

• Operational Readiness
• Service Delivery
• Risk Assessments
• Policy Adherence
• Audit Support

Tools & Technologies

• Fortinet
• Palo Alto
• Check Point
• Cisco
• Akamai WAF
• Zscaler
• CyberArk
• ExtraHop