UL Research Institutes

SeniorManager,SecurityOperations&Engineering

$144–198k Evanston, Illinois, United States FULL TIME
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The Brief

“Senior Manager, Security Operations & Engineering at UL Research Institutes. Skills: Security Operations, Security Engineering, Incident Response, Threat Detection. Lead security operations. Ensure prevention, detection, response, recovery”

What You'll Achieve.

Maintain resilient security operations; Maintain audit-ready security operations; Maintain business-aligned security operations; Mitigate emerging AI-driven risks; Improve operational consistency; Improve response effectiveness; Achieve measurable outcomes; Reduce enterprise risk

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

Analytical skills; Problem-solving skills; Data-driven decision making

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

7 years of progressive experience in cybersecurity, 3 years in security operations leadership, 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, Relevant certifications (e.g., CISSP, CISM, GIAC), Experience working in regulated environments, Experience working in audit-driven environments

What You'll Do.

Lead security operations

Provide strategic oversight

Provide operational oversight

Align efforts with enterprise risk

Align efforts with business goals

Embed security into core processes

Translate strategy into outcomes

Drive continuous improvement

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 post-incident reviews

Ensure lessons learned

Ensure executive reporting

Lead AI security monitoring

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-level briefings

Provide executive-level metrics

Provide executive-level KPIs

Provide executive-level dashboards

Provide executive-level risk-based insights

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Partner with IT; Partner with Legal; Partner with 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; Verbal communication; Written communication

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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