Senior Manager, Security Engineering and Architecture

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The salary range for this position takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.

At WGU it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their position and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is:

Grade: Management Technical 714

Pay Range: $151800.00 - $250500.00

Job Description

At WGU protecting our technology ecosystem is essential to delivering secure reliable experiences for students employees and stakeholders. As the Senior Manager Security Engineering and Architecture you will lead the strategy architecture and engineering efforts that strengthen our security posture across cloud and enterprise environments. This role provides the opportunity to influence security at scale lead a high-performing team and drive innovative solutions that reduce risk while enabling business growth.

What Youll Do

• Lead the development execution and continuous evolution of the organizations security infrastructure and architecture strategy with a focus on scalable secure-by-design solutions.

• Provide strategic and operational leadership across AWS cloud environments enterprise infrastructure applications and hybrid technology ecosystems.

• Oversee the design implementation and improvement of security controls tools platforms and processes that protect enterprise systems applications users and data.

• Lead mentor and develop a team of security engineers and technical professionals while fostering a culture of accountability innovation and continuous learning.

• Partner closely with cloud engineering enterprise architecture DevOps risk compliance and business teams to integrate security into architecture development and deployment practices.

• Evaluate emerging security technologies and recommend solutions that improve visibility reduce risk and strengthen security capabilities.

• Lead complex security initiatives and cross-functional programs while managing technology roadmaps vendor relationships and security platform investments.

What Youll Bring

• Bachelors Degree in a related field and 7 years of Information Security experience or 10 years industry experience working in security.

• Hands-on experience in Security Infrastructure Management.

• 3 years of leadership experience which can be a combination of people and / or program leadership.

• One or more industry security certifications (CISSP CISA CISM or CRISC).

• Deep knowledge of security infrastructure cloud security architecture and enterprise security engineering principles.

• Strong hands-on experience securing AWS environments including IAM VPCs security groups network segmentation encryption logging monitoring detection and cloud-native security services.

• Experience leading security architecture or security engineering initiatives across enterprise infrastructure cloud platforms applications or hybrid environments.

Bonus Points

• Masters degree in related field.

• Preferred certification in CISM.

• Experience leading cloud security architecture in a large complex or regulated environment and familiarity with modern security approaches including DevSecOps Zero Trust and infrastructure automation.

What to Expect

At WGU our mission drives everything we do including how we hire. Our interview experience is designed to give qualified candidates the opportunity to show their best work through meaningful conversations and collaboration.

We thoughtfully review every application and invite forward the candidates whose experience and potential best align with the role and our mission.

• Introductory call

• Hiring manager interview

• Team interview

• Senior hiring leader interview

Work Location

This is a full-time in-office position requiring five days per week in our Raleigh NC office designed to foster the collaboration and connection that fuel our best work.

Visa Sponsorship

While we welcome applicants from all backgrounds WGU is not able to provide visa sponsorship for this role.

Travel Requirement

This position requires occasional travel of up to 20% including required attendance at designated company summits (typically one to two per year). Additional travel may include conferences visits to company locations and other business-related events as needed. Additional travel may be assigned as needed to support business requirements.

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Position & Application Details

Full-Time Regular Positions (classified as regular and working 40 standard weekly hours): This is a full-time regular position (classified for 40 standard weekly hours) that is eligible for bonuses; medical dental vision telehealth and mental healthcare; health savings account and flexible spending account; basic and voluntary life insurance; disability coverage; accident critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages; legal and identity theft coverage; retirement savings plan; wellbeing program; discounted WGU tuition; and flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual 11 paid holidays and other paid leaves including up to 12 weeks of parental leave.

How to Apply: If interested an application will need to be submitted online. Internal WGU employees will need to apply through the internal job board in Workday.

Additional Information

Disclaimer: The job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job. Its not all-inclusive.

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Equal Employment Opportunity: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristic as required by law.