Security Engineering Manager

Our client is seeking a Security Engineering Manager in Boston, MA. This is a direct hire role and onsite 3 days per week. The Security Engineering Manager will lead and execute cybersecurity engineering across our existing on-premises infrastructure, new AWS cloud environment, Snowflake data platform, and emerging AI application ecosystem. This is not a pure oversight or policy role. The primary need is a senior technical security practitioner who can hands-on design, build, harden, implement, troubleshoot, and continuously improve security controls.

• Design and implement practical security architectures for on-premises systems, AWS, Snowflake, and internally developed AI applications.
• Translate cybersecurity standards and risk requirements into deployable technical controls.
• Build secure-by-design patterns for identity, network segmentation, encryption, logging, monitoring, endpoint protection, vulnerability management, and access governance.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on cybersecurity experience, with significant experience in security engineering, cloud security, infrastructure security, or security architecture.
• Prior experience in financial services, banking, fintech, payments, lending, insurance, or another regulated financial environment is required .
• Proven experience securing and operationalizing an AWS environment, ideally from early-stage setup or greenfield implementation.