Cybersecurity Red Team & Security Engineering Manager

Date:
Aug 25, 2026

Location:

AUSTIN, TX
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Functional

Title:

Cybersecurity Red Team & Security Engineering Manager
Job Title: Cybersecurity Analyst IV
Agency: Health & Human Services Comm
Department: CHIEF INFO SECURITY OFFICE
Posting Number: 20373
Closing Date: 10/24/2026
Posting Audience: Internal and External
Occupational Category: Computer and Mathematical
Salary Range: $8,488.33 - $14,356.00
Pay Frequency: Monthly
Salary Group: TEXAS-B-29
Shift: Day
Additional Shift: Days (First)
Telework
Travel:
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Full Time/Part Time: Full time
FLSA Exempt/Non-Exempt: Exempt
Facility

Location:


Job Location City: AUSTIN
Job Location Address: 701 W 51ST ST
Other Locations:

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Brief

Job Description

This position is open to U.S. Citizens and permanent residents.

This onsite role requires the selected candidate to work from an HHS office in Austin, Texas.
The Cybersecurity Analyst IV performs advanced managerial and cybersecurity leadership work with emphasis on security engineering, adversary emulation, penetration testing, breach attack simulation, security architecture validation, cybersecurity automation, and defensive capability enhancement. The role supports agency cybersecurity objectives by leading Red Team operations and enterprise security engineering functions that strengthen the organization's ability to prevent, detect, respond to, and recover from cybersecurity threats.
The Red Team & Security Engineering Manager is responsible for leading the agency's offensive security and cybersecurity engineering programs. This position provides strategic leadership and advanced technical expertise in adversary emulation, penetration testing, attack simulation, detection engineering, security automation, cloud security engineering, threat-informed defense, and security control effectiveness validation.
The Manager develops and maintains programs designed to evaluate the effectiveness of security controls, identify gaps in cybersecurity defenses, and enhance operational detection and response capabilities. This position serves as a critical leader in advancing the agency's cybersecurity maturity through the development of innovative security engineering solutions, continuous security testing, and collaborative security improvement initiatives.
This position performs highly advanced cybersecurity management and information security work. The Manager works under minimal supervision with extensive latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment, reporting to the Deputy CISO. The Manager oversees security engineering and offensive security operations, establishes strategic priorities, develops program objectives, manages assigned personnel, and provides senior-level consultation regarding cybersecurity technologies, risks, and defensive capabilities.
The Manager partners closely with Cybersecurity Operations, Governance Risk & Compliance, Infrastructure Services, Cloud Operations, Application Development, Enterprise Architecture, Incident Response, and executive leadership to mature the overall security posture of the organization.
Essential Job Functions (EJFs)
Attends work on a regular and predictable schedule following agency leave policy and performs other duties as assigned.
Security Engineering Program Leadership - 30%

• Directs and oversees enterprise cybersecurity engineering activities supporting agency security operations, monitoring, automation, and defensive technology platforms.
• Establishes engineering strategies for improving threat detection, cloud security, endpoint protection, identity protection, security monitoring, and operational resilience.
• Provides technical and strategic leadership for cybersecurity engineering initiatives, tool modernization efforts, and enterprise security architecture improvements.
• Develops roadmaps and operational plans that align cybersecurity engineering efforts with agency objectives and risk management priorities.
• Evaluates emerging technologies and security capabilities to improve enterprise cyber defense effectiveness.
• Oversees maintenance and upgrades of the Sec Ops technology stack.

• Leads enterprise Red Team activities,…