Technical Security Governance Manager
About The Position
The Technical Security Governance Manager plays an important role in helping evolve our governance model from policy-driven to technically prescriptive. This role blends governance knowledge with technical acumen to ensure that security policies and controls are implementable, measurable, and effective. You will contribute to defining security controls, translating policies into actionable engineering requirements, and supporting the integration of governance into systems and processes. Working closely with engineering, compliance, and risk management teams, you will help improve control adoption, strengthen security posture, and reduce friction between governance intent and technical execution. This position is an individual contributor role reporting to the Director of Security Governance.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in security governance, GRC, or security engineering, with at least 3 years in a technical security role
- University degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field, or equivalent work experience
- Knowledge of security frameworks and standards (e.g., ISO 27001, SOC 2, NIST CSF, PCI DSS, FedRAMP)
- Experience helping define and embed security controls into engineering workflows, CI/CD pipelines, or infrastructure
- Familiarity with security tooling, GRC platforms, and automation frameworks
Nice To Haves
- One or more certifications such as Security+, CISA, CISM, or CISSP
- Experience working in cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure) with exposure to infrastructure-as-code practices
- Understanding of DevSecOps, security automation, and control validation techniques
- Experience supporting cross-functional initiatives involving engineering, compliance, and product teams
- Proactive, demonstrated self-starter, open to learning new security topics, flexible and organized
- Strong collaboration and communication skills with both technical and non-technical audiences
- Solid documentation and reporting abilities
- Strong understanding of information security concepts, processes, and controls
Responsibilities
- Support the development, maintenance, and refinement of enterprise-wide security policies, standards, and control objectives
- Contribute to aligning policies with frameworks (e.g., ISO, SOC 2, NIST, PCI, FedRAMP) and regulatory requirements
- Assist in keeping security policies and standards current, practical, and risk-aligned
- Define and document controls with both policy and technical input, ensuring they are implementable and measurable
- Partner with engineering to help embed controls into systems, CI/CD pipelines, and operational processes
- Support policy education and adoption programs to drive awareness and compliance across the organization
- Help design processes that integrate policy-driven controls into engineering ways of working
- Collaborate with compliance and risk teams to track and monitor control effectiveness
- Utilize technical tooling (e.g., GRC systems, automation dashboards) to provide visibility into control implementation
- Participate in technical assurance efforts to identify implementation gaps before they become audit findings
Benefits
- Bonus: Sales personnel are eligible for variable incentive pay dependent on their achievement of pre-established sales goals. Non-Sales roles are eligible for a company bonus plan, which is calculated as a percentage of eligible wages and dependent on company performance.
- Paid Time Off: earned time off, as well as paid company holidays based on region
- Paid Parental Leave: take up to six months off with your child after birth, adoption or foster care placement
- Full Health Benefits Plans: options for 100% employer paid and minimum employee contribution health plans from day one of employment
- Retirement Plans: select retirement and pension programs with potential for employer contributions
- Learning and Development: options for coaching, online courses and education reimbursements
- Compassionate Care Leave: paid time off following the loss of a loved one and other life-changing events
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
