Security Engineering Manager

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Role Purpose

The Security Engineering Manager is a senior-level technical security role within GDT’s Managed Services organization. This position is focused on security engineering execution, advisory participation in compliance initiatives, and the continued maturation of GDT’s security capabilities.

Core Responsibilities

1. Security Engineering & Operations

- Design, implement, and optimize security solutions across managed customer environments

- Support SIEM, EDR/XDR, vulnerability management, firewall, and cloud security controls

- Participate in incident response and post-incident reviews

- Establish secure architecture standards and best practices

- Contribute to Zero Trust and secure access initiatives

2. Compliance Participation (Advisory Role)

- Participate in compliance-related discussions and initiatives (SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI, NIST, etc.)

- Provide technical recommendations aligned to regulatory frameworks

- Review audit findings and contribute to remediation planning

- Collaborate with compliance stakeholders without direct ownership of compliance programs

3. Security Risk & Customer Advisory

- Conduct security posture assessments and risk reviews

- Provide actionable remediation guidance

- Support customer-facing teams in communicating security recommendations

- Contribute to customer security roadmaps where appropriate

4. Practice Development & Future Leadership

- Mentor and guide engineers working on security initiatives

- Help define repeatable security processes and delivery standards

- Assist in building scalable security offerings within Managed Services

- Potential future leadership of security-focused engineers as the practice expands

Qualifications & Background

- 7+ years of cybersecurity experience

- Prior experience in a security leadership or management capacity

- Strong understanding of regulatory frameworks and control mapping

- Experience with enterprise security tools (SIEM, EDR, vulnerability management, cloud security, network security)

- Ability to translate compliance requirements into technical implementation

Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or similar are preferred but not required.

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