Mountain America Credit Union · 13 hours ago
Sr Manager of Cybersecurity Engineering
Sandy, UT
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
6+ years expMountain America Credit Union is seeking a Sr. Manager of Cybersecurity Engineering responsible for leading the design, implementation, and lifecycle management of their cybersecurity technologies. This role involves blending hands-on technical expertise with strategic leadership to drive the engineering and enhancement of enterprise security controls.
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Responsibilities
Lead the engineering, deployment, and optimization of enterprise cybersecurity platforms (SIEM, SOAR, EDR, IAM, firewalls, cloud security, UEBA, etc.)
Collaborate closely with Cybersecurity Architecture to align security patterns, reference architectures, and future-state capabilities, while ensuring engineering decisions support architectural direction
Build and maintain technical standards, baseline configurations, and automation to ensure consistent and effective security control implementation
Partner with Infrastructure, Network, Cloud, and Application teams to integrate security controls early in project lifecycles and ensure secure technical implementations
Develop and manage the security engineering roadmap, ensuring it aligns with organizational needs, operational priorities, and the architectural function’s strategic guidance
Support vulnerability management by improving scanning capabilities, remediation workflows, platform integrations, and engineering-driven control enhancements
Work with incident response and threat intelligence teams to engineer detection logic, improve telemetry quality, and strengthen investigative capabilities
Drive post-incident engineering improvements, including root cause analysis, hardening actions, and automation opportunities
Monitor emerging technologies, threats, and engineering best practices and translate them into actionable engineering initiatives
Ensure security engineering activities adhere to internal policies, architecture guidelines, and regulatory requirements
Manage vendor relationships and technology partnerships to support platform lifecycle planning and service optimization
Contribute engineering insights to broader cybersecurity strategy, especially in areas related to tooling evolution, automation, cloud platform maturity, and technical debt reduction
Foster a team culture of innovation, accountability, engineering excellence, and continuous learning
Qualification
Required
6+ years of progressive cybersecurity experience with deep expertise in security engineering, platform management, and technical implementation
At least 1 year of experience as a direct manager
Strong background leading and mentoring engineers and administrators, promoting a high-performance engineering culture
Proven ability to operationalize cybersecurity frameworks and implement enterprise-grade security controls
Experience collaborating with Cybersecurity Architecture & other IT teams to ensure aligned and scalable engineering outcomes
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
Deep understanding of security engineering, secure design principles, and platform lifecycle management
Hands-on expertise with enterprise security technologies (SIEM, EDR, IAM, network security, cloud security platforms, etc.)
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to design resilient solutions to mitigate vulnerabilities and threats
Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate engineering concepts to technical and nontechnical stakeholders
Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally with IT, development, cloud, legal, compliance, and executive leadership
Creates a sense of urgency, ownership, and accountability within the security engineering team
Coaches and develops technical staff to grow their capabilities and advance engineering maturity
Leads work effectively across organizational functions and technical domains
Responsible for team output, engineering quality, and delivery of secure, reliable solutions
Oversees the engineering, integration, and optimization of cybersecurity platforms across the enterprise
Leads the execution of engineering initiatives that support detection, prevention, hardening, automation, and secure by design principles
Directs and evaluates engineering team performance to support continuous improvement and innovation
Manages engineering workflows, prioritization, and platform decisions that influence enterprise security posture
Anticipates and mitigates security risks through proactive engineering improvements, secure configurations, and architectural collaboration
Sets engineering goals and KPIs tied to risk reduction, automation, platform stability, and maturity of technical controls
Provides input into cybersecurity strategy from an engineering perspective, influencing platform evolution and control modernization
Balances long-term engineering planning with rapid execution to meet evolving business and threat landscape needs
Uses deep knowledge of threat intelligence, security controls, and engineering methodologies to design effective security solutions
Applies data-driven insights and telemetry to prioritize engineering improvements and anticipate attack vectors
Performs in-depth analysis of security data, integrations, and platform behavior to drive proactive control enhancements
Implements both tactical and strategic engineering improvements such as: Platform design, automation, securing baselines, and hardening with measurable results
Preferred
CISSP, CISM, Security X (formerly CASP+), CEH or equivalent certifications preferred
Company
Mountain America Credit Union
Mountain America Credit Union is a member-owned, full-service financial institution.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
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Chad Curtis
EVP/Chief Financial Officer
Nathan Anderson
Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer
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