Sr. Manager Security Operations & Engineering

Lucas James Talent Partners • Evanston, IL

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Lucas James Talent Partners is recruiting on behalf of UL Research Institutes and UL Standards & Engagement. 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 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. UL Research Institutes and UL Standards & Engagement At UL Research Institutes (ULRI) and UL Standards & Engagement (ULSE) , we expand the boundaries of safety science to create a more secure and sustainable world. For more than a century, we have studied the unintended consequences of innovation, designed solutions to mitigate risk, created new safety standards and shared our findings with academia, scientists, manufacturers, and policymakers across industries. We identify critical safety and sustainability issues, asking the tough questions because we believe a safer world begins with knowledge.

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.

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: Manager