UL Research Institutes
SeniorManager,SecurityOperations&Engineering
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“Senior Manager, Security Operations & Engineering at UL Research Institutes. Skills: Security Operations, Security Engineering, Incident Response, Vulnerability Management. Lead security operations. Ensure prevention, detection, response, recovery from cyber threats”
What You'll Achieve.
Maintain resilient security operations; Maintain audit-ready security operations; Maintain business-aligned security operations; Reduce enterprise risk
Industry & Context.
Analytical; Problem-solving; Data-driven decision making
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
7 years of progressive experience in cybersecurity, 3 years in a security operations leadership role, Bachelor’s degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Information Technology etc.
Nice to Have
Master's degree preferred, Experience working on CMMC, Experience working on NIST SP800-171 v2, Experience working in regulated or audit-driven environments, Relevant certifications (e.g., CISSP, CISM, GIAC, or similar) preferred
What You'll Do.
Lead security operations
recovery from cyber threats
Provide strategic oversight
Provide operational oversight
Align efforts with enterprise risk
Align efforts with business goals
Embed security into core processes
Translate strategy into measurable outcomes
Drive continuous improvement
Maintain resilient security operations
Maintain audit-ready security operations
Maintain business-aligned security operations
Drive long-term strategy
Drive operational execution
Lead enterprise security operations
Lead incident response
Lead threat detection
Lead security monitoring
Lead vulnerability management
Lead operational security engineering
Own security incident lifecycle
Ensure timely detection
Ensure timely containment
Ensure timely remediation
Ensure timely post-incident reviews
Ensure timely lessons learned
Ensure timely executive reporting
Lead advancement of AI security monitoring
Protect enterprise data
Mitigate AI-driven risks
Oversee vulnerability management program
Oversee exposure management program
Oversee risk-based prioritization
Oversee remediation coordination
Oversee executive-level reporting
Drive implementation of security tooling
Drive optimization of security tooling
Drive integration of security tooling
Drive operational maturity of security tooling
Establish security operations processes
Mature security operations processes
Establish standard operating procedures
Mature standard operating procedures
Establish repeatable workflows
Mature repeatable workflows
Partner with Identity teams
Partner with Infrastructure teams
Partner with Application teams
Partner with Cloud teams
Partner with Architecture teams
Improve security telemetry
Embed security controls
Strengthen visibility across systems
Strengthen visibility across applications
Strengthen visibility across data
Mature Microsoft Purview capabilities
Oversee third-party MSSP security functions
Oversee vendor relationships
Oversee service provider performance
Oversee operational budgets
Oversee annual forecasting
Provide executive-level visibility
Provide executive briefings
Provide executive metrics
Provide executive KPIs
Provide executive dashboards
Provide enterprise risk-based insights
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner to IT; Partner to Legal; Partner to business teams; Partner with Identity teams; Partner with Infrastructure teams; Partner with Application teams; Partner with Cloud teams; Partner with Architecture teams
Communication Scope
Executive reporting; Board-level reporting; Executive briefings; Executive metrics; Executive KPIs; Executive dashboards; Risk-based insights
Process & Methodology
Roadmap planning
Full Job Description
_**Job Description**_ 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. **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. **What you’ll learn and achieve:** As the Sr Manager Security Operations & Engineering, you will play a key role in the rapid growth of UL as you: * 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 monito
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