Manager, Security Engineering

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Alkami is hiring a Manager of the Security Engineering team who will be championing the data and environment protection needs of Alkami and its clients. The leader selected for this position will coach and mentor a fast growing team, and is expected to continually learn and grow along the way. In addition to owning the Security Engineering discipline, you will also be working with other cross functional teams - Security Architecture, Security Operations, Identity and Access Management, SRE, and IT to advance the cybersecurity agenda of the enterprise.

Alkami believes in empowering its leaders for their growth and success and this position will reflect that - you will have representation in the Information Security Steering Committee to represent your function along with other key forums across the company.
Your technical aptitude, a background in Infosec, strong problem solving skills, and collaboration skills will help drive the program to the next level. This position is hands-on and requires engagement and collaboration with the team. The Security Engineering Manager will be responsible for the evaluation of individual and team performance driven by metrics and goals throughout the year. Lastly, this person should be a thought leader to drive technical discussions, triage, research, and investigate both active and potential threats to the Alkami ecosystem.
Key Responsibilities & Duties:

• Lead, develop, mentor, and manage the activities of security engineers and individual contributors for the Alkami Security Engineering team
• Execute and implement security tools stack such as WAF, EDR, NGAV, vulnerability scanning.
• Oversee processes for security tool uptime
• Research, develop, and maintain industry knowledge of new tools, techniques, industry best practices (CIS, CSA, NIST), and process improvements for the detection, analysis, and response to new and emerging security threats.
• Develop and publish security engineering metrics/dashboards and provide input to departmental KPI's and performance goals
• Participate as required during oversight activities by outside regulators, auditors, and others as appropriate

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of leadership/management experience within the Information Security field.
• 8+ years relevant experience in the field
• Security leadership/management experience
• Cyber Security Certifications one or more: CEH, CISSP, GCIH, GSEC, GCIA, GMON, OSCP, or equivalent

Desired

Skills:

• In-depth knowledge of security concepts such as cyber-attacks and techniques, threat vectors,…