Manager III Engineering

Primary Purpose

The Senior Security Engineering Manager plays a critical role in safeguarding our technology environment by monitoring and governing security policies in close coordination with Global Security. This role manages the ADUSA Incident Response Plan across all scenarios, ensuring timely follow-up, accountability, and assurance. Acting as the first line of defense, this role tracks threats, investigates incidents with IT and business teams, and ensures IT leadership is promptly engaged in events identified through SOC and SIEM tools.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Maintain and execute the ADUSA Incident Response Plan across various threat scenarios, including documentation, escalation, and assurance activities.
• Continuously monitor threat intelligence feeds, analyze alerts from SOC and SIEM systems, and coordinate cross-functional investigations with Group Security, IT, and business stakeholders.
• Act as the first point of contact for potential security incidents, triaging alerts, initiating response protocols, and ensuring timely communication with IT and Group Security leadership.
• Coordinate with Security Operations Center (SOC) and Group Security threat detection to ensure effective threat monitoring, alert tuning, and response workflows.
• Provide regular reporting on security incidents, response metrics, and policy adherence to IT leadership and governance forums, supporting continuous improvement and risk mitigation.
• Ensure operational stability of a 24/7/365 grocery retail environment by providing technical support, system monitoring, and issue resolution which may be required during off-hours, weekends, and holidays as needed.

Qualifications

• 10 or more years of experience in relevant job or field of technology.
• Experience in an advanced role or technical capacity.
• Bachelor's degree in information systems, Business, Computer Science, or related field.
• 3 or more years' experience directly responsible for managing, guiding, training and onboarding team members in relevant technologies, capabilities or skills.
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity principles, threat vectors, and incident response processes.
• Familiarity with industry frameworks and standards such as NIST, ISO/IEC 27001, MITRE ATT&CK, and CIS Controls.
• Ability to analyze security alerts, logs, and telemetry from various monitoring tools to assess threat impact and determine response actions.
• Proven ability to collaborate across IT and business functions and communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Skilled in writing security documentation, response reports, and policy compliance summaries.
• Deep understanding of compliance, audit, and regulatory requirements impacting all aspects of Security.
• Ability to travel as needed to support enterprise and brand teams (estimated 25%).

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, or related discipline.
• Demonstrated success driving transformation within complex, federated business environments.