The Manager Cyber Security Engineering leads the engineering teams responsible for Asset Protection and Threat Detection & Response across Thrivents enterprise environment. This leader directs the design delivery and operation of core security capabilities including firewall engineering server and endpoint security solutions data loss prevention (DLP) infrastructure vulnerability scanning and SIEM and SOAR engineering.

Accomplishing results primarily through experienced engineers who exercise significant latitude and independence this manager sets technical direction strengthens infrastructure security across servers endpoints and network boundaries and matures enterprise threat visibility detection prioritization and response. The role partners closely with product security operations infrastructure architecture risk and technology teams to align engineering execution to business security and risk-reduction outcomes.

Job Profile Summary
Accomplishes results primarily through management of experienced specialists who exercise significant latitude and independence. Provides strategic direction to cybersecurity engineering teams responsible for Asset Protectionincluding firewall engineering server and endpoint security DLP and infrastructure vulnerability scanningand Threat Detection & Response including SIEM engineering SOAR threat intelligence engineering and vulnerability management engineering. Establishes operating practices objectives and metrics derived from organizational and product objectives and collaborates frequently with technology cybersecurity product and business stakeholders on delivery operational decisions engineering priorities and risk-reduction outcomes.

Duties & Responsibilities

Cybersecurity Engineering Leadership

• Lead cybersecurity engineering teams responsible for Asset Protection and Threat Detection & Response capabilities across enterprise environments.
• Set clear priorities remove delivery barriers and align engineering execution to product roadmaps operational needs and cyber risk reduction outcomes.
• Coach engineers and technical leads while building a culture of accountability collaboration continuous improvement and operational excellence.

Asset & Infrastructure Protection Delivery

• Oversee engineering delivery forfirewallengineeringserverand endpoint security solutions DLP and network enforcement and policy controls across enterprise infrastructure.
• Strengthen infrastructure security across servers endpoints and network boundaries including asset visibility configuration hardening and infrastructure vulnerability scanning.
• Ensure protection platforms are reliable observable supportable and aligned to enterprise architecture and security standards.

Threat Detection & Response Engineering

• Lead engineering for enterprise threat visibility detection prioritization and response across SIEM engineering SOAR threat intelligence engineering and vulnerability management engineering.
• Guide teams in aggregating and correlating security telemetry to enable scalable detection investigation and response workflows.
• Partner with cyber response and security operations teams to improve operational outcomes reduce risk and strengthen resiliency.

Product Platform & Engineering Practices

• Partner with product management to define product strategies roadmapsobjectives measures and technical priorities for assigned cybersecurity product areas.
• Review solution design architecture platform health and operational readiness while ensuring engineering practicesremainconsistent and sustainable.
• Promote automation observability DevOps practices secure engineering patterns and continuous improvement across product teams.

Collaboration & Stakeholder Partnership

• Build strong working relationships with cybersecurity technology product infrastructure architecture risk and business stakeholders.
• Represent cybersecurity engineering priorities accomplishments risks and dependencies in product planning operational reviews and cross-team forums.
• Helpteamsbroker solutions across products andidentifycross-team challenges thatimpactdelivery operations or risk reduction.

Operational Health & Vendor Management

• Serve as an escalation point for product-level support production issues platform health and ongoing maintenance of assigned cybersecurity capabilities.
• Support vendor evaluation platform selection build-versus-buy decisions and vendor relationship management for assigned technology capabilities.
• Use metrics monitoring alerting and operational insights to prioritize reliability resiliency vulnerability remediation and continuousimprovementwork.

Talent & Culture

• Hold regular one-on-ones and team meetings provide constructive feedback and create development plans that help engineers grow their skills and experience.
• Plan for futurepeopleneeds support recruiting and sustain a high-performing team focused on shared accountability and partnership.
• Model Thrivent leadership competencies through courage collaboration and commitment while supporting a positive team environment.

Qualifications & Skills

Required

• Bachelors degree in Computer Scienceor other technical field or equivalent work experience
• 8 years of progressively responsible positions in Information Technology including 5 years experience in IT discipline e.g. customer relationship management portfoliostrategyand roadmap development.
• 3 years of leadership experience in all aspects of a specific IT customer relationship management portfoliostrategyand/or demand management.
• 3 years management/supervisory experience in specific IT functional area development or equivalent skills leading major technical projects with accountability for enforcing talent management needs and performance standards.
• Demonstrated leadership and experience managing multidiscipline high-performance work teams.
• Strong competency in project management and execution of multiple or large projects.
• Experience working with customers to develop solutions to complex business problems.
• Proven ability to communicate effectively with internal/external stakeholders to support business initiatives.
• Proven ability to function in an environment which requires flexibility goodjudgmentand intelligent decision making often based on limited information and/or extreme conditions.
• Ability to formulate implement and evaluate plansprogramsand procedures applicable to customerrelationshipand demand management.

Preferred

• Financial Services industry experience
• Experience in IT planning and business relationship management
• Experience working in a matrix management organization
• Experience with product development and management

Pay Transparency

Thrivents long-term growth depends on attracting rewarding and retaining people who are committed to helping others thrive with purpose. We accomplish this by offering a wide variety of market competitive compensation programs to attract reward and retain top talent. The applicable salary or hourly wage range for this full-time role is $139455.00 - $188676.00 per year which factors in various geographic regions. The base pay actually offered will be determined by a variety of factors including but not limited to location relevant experience skills and knowledge business needs market demand and other factors Thrivent deems important.

Thrivent is unique in our commitment to helping people to be wise with money and live balanced and generous lives. That extends to our benefits.

The following benefits may be offered: various bonuses (including for example annual or long-term incentives); medical dental and vision insurance; health savings account; flexible spending account; 401k; pension; life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance; disability insurance; supplemental protection insurance; 20 days of Paid Time Off each year; Sick and Safe Time; 10 paid company holidays; Volunteer Time Off; paid parental leave; EAP; well-being benefits and other employee benefits. Eligibility for receipt of these benefits is subject to the applicable plan/policy documents. Thrivents plans/policies are subject to change at any time at Thrivents discretion.

Thrivent provides Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) without regard to race religion color sex gender identity sexual orientation pregnancy national origin age disability marital status citizenship status military or veteran status genetic information or any other status protected by applicable local state or federal law. This policy applies to all employees and job applicants.

Thrivent is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation please let us know by sending an email toor calland request Human Resources.

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