Cybersecurity Engineering

Job Description

Company: Ares Management

Location: US

Over the last 20 years, Ares’ success has been driven by our people and our culture. Today, our team is guided by our core values – Collaborative, Responsible, Entrepreneurial, Self-Aware, Trustworthy – and our purpose to be a catalyst for shared prosperity and a better future. Through our recruitment, career development and employee-focused programming, we are committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive work environment where high-performance talent of diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives can build careers within this exciting and growing industry.

Job Description POSITION TITLE: Vice President, Cybersecurity Engineering

JOB FAMILY: Cybersecurity Engineering

REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS
Reports to: Principal, Head of Cybersecurity Engineering
Direct Reports: None

Position Summary Statement
We are seeking a Vice President, Cybersecurity Engineer to serve as a senior technical leader across enterprise security platforms and controls. This role owns the technical direction, deployment, and operational integration of core security controls across identity, endpoint, email, cloud, and SaaS environments.
In this role, you will act as the connective tissue between security controls engineering, security operations, and platform engineering. You will lead design decisions, drive roadmap execution, and ensure that security platforms (such as Microsoft Defender, identity controls, CSPM, and autonomous response tooling) are implemented in a scalable, supportable, and risk‑informed way. You will partner closely with Cybersecurity Platform Engineering, Incident Response, Technology & Engineering, and business stakeholders to translate risk into durable engineering solutions.

This is a hands‑on senior individual contributor role requiring deep technical judgment, strong communication skills, and the ability to influence outcomes across teams without formal authority.

We value diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences, and we are committed to building a team where everyone feels they belong. We especially encourage candidates from underrepresented communities in cybersecurity and technology to apply. Our interview process focuses on problem-solving ability, practical skills, and collaborative mindset.

Detailed Responsibilities / Duties
Enterprise Security Platforms & Controls

• Serve as technical owner and subject‑matter expert for core security platforms including endpoint, identity, email, SaaS, and cloud security tooling.

• Lead design, rollout, and tuning of security controls across Microsoft Defender, identity protection, CSPM, and threat detection platforms.

• Ensure controls are engineered for reliability, operational supportability, accessibility, and measurable risk reduction.

Autonomous Response & Detection Enablement

• Drive evaluation and implementation of autonomous and semi‑autonomous response capabilities across security platforms (e.g., account actions, email remediation, IOC blocking).

• Partner with Security Operations to balance response speed, safety, and 24×7 support considerations, with attention to reducing alert fatigue and cognitive load.

Identity, Endpoint & Email Security Leadership

• Lead technical direction for passwordless, identity protection, endpoint detection, and email security initiatives.

• Coordinate roadmap alignment and deep‑dive reviews with platform owners and vendors.

Cloud & SaaS Security Enablement

• Partner with cloud and platform engineering teams to integrate CSPM, workload protection, and SaaS security controls into production environments.

• Validate configurations against internal standards and external benchmarks (e.g., CIS), and document decisions for shared understanding.

Cross
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Functional Collaboration & Governance

• Act as a trusted technical advisor to Cybersecurity Engineering leadership, IT, and business stakeholders.

• Develop reference architectures for security and business enablement.

• Participate in change management, risk discussions, and control reviews to ensure security outcomes align with business priorities.

• Produce clear, accessible documentation, debriefs, and guidance to enable shared ownership across teams.

Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement

• Identify control gaps, operational pain points, and automation opportunities; drive improvements through engineering and process changes.

• Partner with Cybersecurity Platform Engineering to ensure telemetry, logging, and integrations meet detection and response needs.

Supervisory Responsibilities</

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