Manager- Security Engineering

Manager, Security Tools and EngineeringSenior Manager, Security Tools and EngineeringThis is a player-coach engineering leadership role sitting over a six-person team that owns and operates roughly 32 security tools across a mature enterprise environment. The right person is a principal-level security engineer who wants to step into management while staying close to the technical work, not a people manager with a security background. The team has real depth and runs mostly autonomously; this person sets direction, elevates the engineers, and drives the automation-first culture the organization is building toward.Compensation: $180,000 - $220,000 base + 20% annual bonus + RSU grant of $40,000 - $55,000 at initial hireLogistics: Reston, VA / Hybrid - on-site Tuesdays and Thursdays, core hours 10am-3pmHere's what you'll be doing:Leading and mentoring a team of six senior security engineers, each owning a subset of the 32-tool security stackDriving automation strategy across the tooling ecosystem to reduce manual operational burdenOwning lifecycle management and operational maturity for enterprise security platforms including SIEM, EDR, vulnerability scanning, and network security toolingPartnering with security operations to ensure tool coverage supports detection and response workflowsBuilding and maintaining metrics, KPIs, and maturity roadmaps for the security tooling programGetting hands-on where the work demands it, particularly on integration challenges, tuning, and automation buildsIdentifying and closing gaps in tooling coverage, particularly around network securityAnd what you need to have:8+ years in security engineering with meaningful hands-on tool deployment and integration experiencePrior experience leading or technically mentoring a security engineering teamSplunk administration and integration experience, including use in a SIEM capacityHands-on experience with EDR platforms (Tanium or CrowdStrike strongly preferred)Vulnerability scanning tool ownership and operational experiencePython scripting and automation workflow developmentNetwork security engineering backgroundBachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field (or equivalent experience)CISSP, CISM, CEH, or GPEN preferred but not requiredNo CTC or sponsorship at this time.