Senior Manager, Security Operations & Engineering

UL Research Institutes • Evanston, IL

6d • $144,305 - $198,419 • Onsite

About The Position

We have an exciting opportunity for a Sr Manager Security Operations & Engineering at UL Research Institutes and UL Standards & Engagement, based in our Evanston, Illinois, office. The Senior Manager of Security Operations & Engineering leads and strengthens UL Research Institutes (ULRI) and UL Standards & Engagement (ULSE) security operations, ensuring effective prevention, detection, response, and recovery from cyber threats. This role provides strategic and operational oversight across incident response, threat detection, vulnerability management, and security tooling, while aligning efforts with enterprise risk and business goals. A key partner to IT, Legal, and business teams, this position embeds security into core processes, translates strategy into measurable outcomes, and drives continuous improvement to maintain resilient, audit-ready, and business-aligned security operations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Information Technology etc.
• 7 years of progressive experience in cybersecurity, with at least 3 years in a security operations leadership role.
• Knowledge and experience working in Azure and AWS security settings.
• Hands-on experience with security technologies such as SIEM, EDR, MDR, vulnerability management, and cloud security platforms.
• Demonstrated experience leading incident response and vulnerability management programs in an enterprise environment.
• Ability to conduct comprehensive gap analysis across various business functions and IT systems.
• Skilled in identifying potential risks and vulnerabilities and developing effective risk mitigation plans and controls.
• Strong leadership and people-management skills with the ability to build, mentor, and scale security operations teams.
• Demonstrated ability to translate technical security events into clear, risk-based business impacts for executive audiences.
• Deep understanding of security operations & engineering concepts, including incident response, threat intelligence, vulnerability management, and monitoring.
• Proven experience driving operational maturity using recognized cybersecurity frameworks and best practices.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a data-driven approach to decision-making.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including executive and board-level reporting.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• High degree of integrity, accountability, and professionalism.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree is preferred.
• Experience working on Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) and NIST SP800-171 v2 preferred but not required
• Experience working in regulated or audit-driven environments is strongly preferred.
• Relevant certifications (e.g., CISSP, CISM, GIAC, or similar) preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Drive the long-term strategy, roadmap, and operational execution of Security Operations & Engineering in alignment with ULRI and ULSE goals, objectives, enterprise risk priorities, and resilience commitments.
• Lead and manage enterprise security operations, including incident response, threat detection, security monitoring, vulnerability management, and operational security engineering.
• Own the end-to-end security incident lifecycle, ensuring timely detection, triage, containment, remediation, post-incident reviews, lessons learned, and executive reporting.
• Lead the advancement of AI security monitoring, governance, and controls to protect enterprise data, secure internal and external AI use cases, and mitigate emerging AI-driven risks.
• Oversee the enterprise vulnerability and exposure management program, including scanning, risk-based prioritization, remediation coordination, metrics, and executive-level reporting.
• Drive the implementation, optimization, integration, and operational maturity of security tooling, including SIEM, EDR, MDR, CSPM, DSPM, CNAPP, vulnerability scanners, cloud security platforms, and related security technologies.
• Establish and mature security operations processes, playbooks, runbooks, standard operating procedures, and repeatable workflows to improve operational consistency, response effectiveness, and measurable outcomes.
• Partner with Identity, Infrastructure, Application, Cloud, and Architecture teams to improve security telemetry, embed security controls into enterprise environments, and strengthen visibility across systems, applications, and data.
• Continue to mature Microsoft Purview capabilities, including eDiscovery, Insider Risk Management, Data Loss Prevention, Information Protection, and related data protection controls.
• Oversee third-party MSSP security functions, vendor relationships, service provider performance, operational budgets, and annual forecasting for security operations.
• Provide executive-level visibility, briefings, metrics, KPIs, dashboards, and risk-based insights to the CISO and senior leadership, including progress against NIST CSF v2 audit findings, compliance requirements, control validation, and enterprise risk reduction objectives.

Benefits

• bonus compensation based on the level of the position
• comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans
• a generous 401k matching structure of up to 5% of eligible pay
• an additional 4% into your retirement saving fund after your first year of continuous employment
• flexible working arrangements
• paid time off, including vacation, holiday, sick, and volunteer days

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior