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Senior Manager, Security Engineering
Morningstar. Lead and develop security engineers and the incident response lead .
Posted 11/7/2026full-timeChicago • Illinois • United StatesSenior💰 $151,975 - $233,025 per yearWebsite
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Demonstrates expertise in security engineering leadership, including managing teams, improving detection capabilities, and integrating security automation within multi-cloud environments. Proficient in incident investigation and containment, with a strong focus on communication and collaboration across technical teams.
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People Management ExperienceSecurity Engineering KnowledgeCloud Security ExperienceCI/CD Security ExperienceIncident Investigation Expertise
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Hard Skills
Security EngineeringIncident ResponseDetection ImprovementAutomation with XSOARSIEMEndpoint Detection and ResponseCloud Security Posture ManagementSecurity AutomationCI/CD IntegrationTroubleshooting
Soft Skills
Clear CommunicationTechnical Judgment
Tools & Technologies
AWSGCPAzureHarnessAI-Assisted Development
Certifications & Qualifications
CISSPCISMGIAC
Industry Keywords
Security OperationsIncident InvestigationPost-Incident ImprovementMulti-Cloud EnvironmentAutomation Orchestration
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesAWSAzureCloudGoogle Cloud Platform
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Lead and develop security engineers and the incident response lead
- Set expectations, plan workloads, and support hiring, performance management, and career growth
- Own the engineering roadmap for detection and security platforms
- Balance operational needs with architecture, platform health, and technical debt
- Improve detections and playbooks with the 24x7 SOC
- Automate manual work with XSOAR or Tines and apply AI to detection, triage, and response
- Track detection quality, automation coverage, and response performance
- Explain progress and risk to senior leaders
- Support complex incident investigations and containment
- Turn lessons learned into engineering improvements
- Troubleshoot alongside engineers
- Partner with product development, cloud platform, and infrastructure teams across AWS, GCP, and Azure
- Integrate automated security checks into CI/CD pipelines, including Harness
- Help secure agentic and AI-assisted development pipelines
Requirements
What you’ll need- 4+ years of people management experience, or equivalent technical leadership experience, in security engineering or security operations
- Examples of developing people and delivering engineering work
- Hands-on security engineering knowledge
- Ability to troubleshoot complex problems with the team
- Experience with SIEM, endpoint detection and response, cloud security posture management, and security automation or orchestration required
- Cloud security experience in a large, multi-cloud environment, ideally including AWS at scale
- Knowledge of incident investigation, containment, and post-incident improvement
- Sound technical judgment and clear communication with engineers, analysts, and senior leaders
- CI/CD security experience is a plus, including SAST, SCA, secrets scanning, and IaC scanning
- CISSP, CISM, or GIAC certifications are welcome, not required
- Infrequent, emergency-only escalation rotation outside normal business hours
Benefits
Comp & perks- 100% 401k match up to 6% of salary
- Stock Ownership Potential
- Company provided life insurance - 1x salary + commission
- Comprehensive health benefits (medical/dental/vision) including potential premium discounts and company-provided HSA contributions (up to $500-$2,000 annually) for specific plans and coverages
- Additional medical Wellness Incentives - up to $300-$600 annual
- Company-provided long- and short-term disability insurance
- Trust-Based Time Off
- 6-week Paid Sabbatical Program
- 6-Week Paid Family Caregiving Leave
- Competitive 8-24 Week Paid Parental Leave
- Adoption Assistance
- Leadership Coaching & Formal Mentorship Opportunities
- Annual Flex Stipend - $1000 annually to cover personal education & well-being expenses
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Charitable Matching Gifts program
- Dollars for Doers volunteer program
- Paid volunteering days
- 15+ Employee Resource & Affinity Groups
- Hybrid work environment
- Tools and resources to engage meaningfully with global colleagues