Manager- Security Engineering

Job Description

Company: Hampton North

Location: Reston, US

Manager, Security Tools and Engineering

This is a player-coach engineering leadership role sitting over a six-person team that owns and operates 30+ 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 hir

eLogistics: Reston, VA / Hybrid – on-site Tuesdays and Thursdays, core hours 10am-3p

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Here’s what you’ll be doin
• g:Leading and mentoring a team of six senior security engineers, each owning a subset of the 32-tool security sta
• ckDriving automation strategy across the tooling ecosystem to reduce manual operational burd
• enOwning lifecycle management and operational maturity for enterprise security platforms including SIEM, EDR, vulnerability scanning, and network security tooli
• ngPartnering with security operations to ensure tool coverage supports detection and response workflo
• wsBuilding and maintaining metrics, KPIs, and maturity roadmaps for the security tooling progr
• amGetting hands-on where the work demands it, particularly on integration challenges, tuning, and automation buil
• dsIdentifying and closing gaps in tooling coverage, particularly around network securi

tyAnd what you need to hav
• e:8+ years in security engineering with meaningful hands-on tool deployment and integration experien
• cePrior experience leading or technically mentoring a security engineering te
• amSplunk administration and integration experience, including use in a SIEM capaci
• tyHands-on experience with EDR platforms (Tanium or CrowdStrike strongly preferre
• d)Vulnerability scanning tool ownership and operational experien
• cePython scripting and automation workflow developme
• ntNetwork security engineering backgrou
• ndBachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field (or equivalent experienc
• e)CISSP, CISM, CEH, or GPEN preferred but not requir

edNo CTC or sponsorship at this tim

e.

Source: LinkedIn