Senior Manager, IT Security and Risk Management

Reworld Projects, LLC; Florham Park (NJ); On-site; USD 137,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Reworld Projects, LLC seeks a hands‑on Senior Manager, IT Security and Risk Management to advance our NIST‑aligned security roadmap across enterprise, cloud, and OT environments. You will lead vulnerability management, threat detection, incident response, and secure adoption of AI technologies, working across Security, IT, OT, Legal, GRC, and business teams.

Demonstrated experience securing hybrid environments (Microsoft 365, Azure, AWS) and designing resilient architectures is required.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressive cybersecurity or infrastructure security experience with hands‑on incident response, detection engineering, and vulnerability management.
• Proven ability to improve risk‑based vulnerability programs in a complex enterprise environment.
• Strong investigation skills across endpoints, identity, network, cloud, email and apps with evidence preservation.
• Experience with SIEM/EDR/XDR, firewalls, cloud controls, automation, and secure CI/CD practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead vulnerability and exposure management programs with prioritization and remediation tracking.
• Coordinate penetration tests and external reviews; report trends and residual risk to technical and executive audiences.
• Develop detections and respond to incidents; maintain playbooks for ransomware and data loss scenarios.
• Strengthen network, cloud, and OT security; support secure adoption of AI/ML workloads.

Skills

Vulnerability management

Incident response

Threat detection

Security monitoring

Cloud security

OT security

CI/CD security

Automation

Communication

Python/PowerShell

Education

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

Tools

SIEM

EDR/XDR

Azure

AWS

Infrastructure as Code

Job description

Who we are

For more than 40 years, Reworld has been a leader in sustainable waste solutions, providing our customers with innovative solutions that help them achieve carbon-negative outcomes.

Our Vision

Reworld is leading the charge to a carbon-negative future through revolutionary sustainable materials management solutions that reduce, reuse, recycle and reimagine waste for the benefit of society and the environment.

Our Business

Reworld partners with businesses by offering cutting‑edge engineering and innovative solutions, to help customers reduce, reuse, recycle and recover value from waste streams and meet or exceed their sustainability goals.

Our Value

Reworld's differentiator comes from our ecosystem of technology, facilities and partnerships, trusted by the world’s largest organizations to reimagine waste management for a smarter, more sustainable world.

About the role

The Senior Manager, IT Security and Risk Management is a hands‑on technical leader responsible for advancing Reworld’s NIST‑aligned security roadmap across enterprise, cloud, and operational technology environments. The role leads vulnerability and exposure management, threat detection, incident response, network and cloud security, OT resilience, and secure adoption of application and AI technologies. Working across Security, IT, OT, Legal, GRC, and business teams, this position strengthens technical controls, supports compliance requirements, and translates cyber risk into clear business decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Vulnerability and Exposure Management • Lead and continuously improve the risk‑based vulnerability and exposure management program, including scanning coverage, asset attribution, prioritization, remediation timelines, exceptions, and validation of closure.
• Prioritize risk using exploitability, external exposure, attack paths, asset criticality, business impact, and compensating controls; partner with technology and OT owners to drive remediation and accelerate overdue risk.
• Coordinate penetration tests and external attack‑surface reviews, verify corrective actions, and report coverage, aging, remediation performance, trends, and residual risk to technical and executive audiences.
• Threat Detection, Security Monitoring and Incident Response
  • Develop and tune detections across endpoint, identity, network, cloud, application, email, and OT telemetry using threat intelligence and attacker behaviors.
  • Lead incident triage, technical investigation, containment, recovery, evidence preservation, root‑cause analysis, and post‑incident review in coordination with internal teams and external partners.
  • Maintain and test incident‑response playbooks for ransomware, identity compromise, data loss, third‑party, cloud, and OT scenarios; use automation and AI‑assisted analysis to improve alert quality and investigation speed with appropriate human validation.
• Network, Cloud and Platform Security
  • Design and improve network security across enterprise and industrial environments, including firewalls, segmentation, secure remote access, network access control, internet egress, third‑party connectivity, and resilient architecture.
  • Assess and strengthen security across Azure, AWS, SaaS, servers, containers, infrastructure as code, and enterprise platforms, including encryption, secrets management, logging, monitoring, workload protection, and secure administrative access.
  • Embed secure architecture reviews, configuration baselines, validation, dependency scanning, and security testing into CI/CD and change processes; support M&A discovery and remediation of inherited assets, identities, exposures, and control gaps.
• Operational Technology and Resilience
  • Extend security visibility, monitoring, access control, vulnerability management, and incident response into OT and industrial control environments while respecting safety and availability requirements.
  • Assess IT/OT convergence, remote and vendor access, segmentation, industrial protocols, and compensating controls; help validate backup integrity, restoration procedures, recovery dependencies, and corrective actions from resilience testing.
• AI, Data and Application Security
  • Assess security risks in enterprise applications and AI solutions, including models, agents, prompts, data sources, plugins, connectors, APIs, and third‑party services, and recommend proportionate controls.
  • Partner with Data Protection, Privacy, Legal, and business teams to implement AI governance guardrails, reduce data leakage risk, and strengthen preventive controls for sensitive information.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressive cybersecurity or infrastructure security experience, including hands‑on work in incident response, detection engineering, vulnerability management, network security, or cloud security.
• Demonstrated success operating or materially improving a risk‑based vulnerability or exposure management program in a complex enterprise environment.
• Strong investigation skills across endpoint, identity, network, cloud, email, and application data, with experience preserving evidence and documenting defensible conclusions.
• Engineering experience with SIEM, EDR/XDR, vulnerability and attack‑surface management, enterprise firewalls, secure remote access, cloud‑native controls, and security automation.
• Experience securing hybrid environments that include Microsoft 365, Azure or AWS, SaaS applications, Windows and Linux systems, enterprise networks, and cloud services.
• Familiarity with OT/ICS security and working knowledge of application, API, container, infrastructure‑as‑code, CI/CD, data protection, and AI/LLM security risks.
• Scripting or automation capability using Python, PowerShell, Bash, APIs, SOAR, or configuration‑management tools, plus strong communication skills and the ability to explain technical risk in clear business terms.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity, computer science, engineering, information systems, or equivalent practical experience.
• Relevant certification such as CISSP, GCIH, GCIA, GSEC, GICSP, CCSP, cloud or network security, or an equivalent credential.
• Experience in industrial, energy, waste, manufacturing, utility, or another high‑availability operational environment, including support for NERC CIP, SOX, privacy, or comparable control frameworks.
• Experience conducting security reviews for acquisitions, SaaS platforms, cloud migrations, or AI‑enabled solutions.

Benefits

In addition to salary, this role is eligible for benefits. The benefits would include medical, prescription drug, vision, and dental plans; 401(k) plan; paid parental leave; paid time off; and paid holidays. Additional details are available at https://www.reworldwaste.com/careers/benefits.

All Reworld positions require a candidate's ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of the role while upholding Reworld's Values, including (but not limited to) contributing to a safe and inclusive workplace, delivering results through trust, and building breakthrough capabilities.

Pay Transparency

Reworld is committed to paying its staff equitably, and we strive to provide competitive compensation and benefits packages. The range below reflects Reworld’s reasonable estimate of base pay for this role based on primary posting location. It is expected that most qualified candidates in this location will fall within the posting range. The final salary offered for this role will be determined based on factors including, but not limited to: experience, education, geographic location, skills and competencies, travel requirements and/or union contracts (if applicable). Pay ranges are reviewed from time to time and may be modified in the future. The pay range for the primary location of this position is: $136,600.00 - $195,300.00 USD per annum

Reworld™ provides an industry‑leading benefits package that supports the whole person—and their families—through a balanced approach to mental, physical, and financial wellbeing. Regular full‑time employees based in the USA have access to comprehensive medical, prescription drugs, dental, and vision coverage, FSA, HSA, short‑and long‑term disability benefits. Our 401(k) plan is industry‑leading, with an up to 7% company match. Additional benefits include Company‑paid life and AD&D insurance, EAP, paid parental leave, and educational assistance. For more information regarding these offerings, please visit the Reworld Careers Benefits Page. Reworld™ reserves the right to amend, suspend or terminate any benefit plan, in whole or in part, at any time.

Our DEI Commitment

Reworld is an Equal Opportunity Employer, has developed an affirmative action program (AAP), and will not discriminate against any qualified applicants because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability (including perceived disability, physical, mental, and/or intellectual disabilities), veteran status, liability for service in the Armed Forces of the United States, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Reworld, formerly known as Covanta, is a leader in sustainable waste solutions and is dedicated to transforming waste into valuable resources through innovative technologies. With a comprehensive portfolio of solutions designed to address the most complex challenges of waste management, Reworld™ is committed to achieving carbon‑negative outcomes and supporting partners on their sustainability journey.

Others see waste. We see potential. Led by the promise of what’s possible, we partner with businesses and communities to reimagine what waste can do. Together, we transform refuse into a resource, steadfast in our determination to go beyond net zero, for the good of our people, our communities, and the planet we all depend on.

Rooted in communities, with support across North America Our expansive geographical footprint gives us the large‑scale resources to effectively support both our customers and the communities in which we live and work. Working together to find the beginning at every endpoint Ours is a diverse group, with a wide range of skills and expertise. We are passionate about our mission to do more and to do better through innovative value creation. No matter where we come from, we’re here to put our efforts toward building a smarter, more sustainable world. Dedicated to redefining what’s possible with waste When you work with us, you’ll find a hard‑working team of collaborators united by our passion for protecting people, the planet, and the promise of a more sustainable future.

For more information: Visit https://www.reworldwaste.com/