Sr Manager, Security Engineering & Architecture

Sr. Manager, Security Engineering & Architecture 
 

We are Lennar  

Lennar is one of the nation's leading homebuilders, dedicated to making an impact and creating an extraordinary experience for their Homeowners, Communities, and Associates by building quality homes and providing exceptional customer service, giving back to the communities in which we work and live in, and fostering a culture of opportunity and growth for our Associates throughout their career. Lennar has been recognized as a Fortune 500® company and consistently ranked among the top homebuilders in the United States. 

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As the Sr. Manager, Security Engineering & Architecture you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of Lennar’s security landscape. Reporting to our CISO, you will define and drive the architecture, technical vision, and long-term strategy for security controls across both cloud and on-premises environments.

In this high-impact role, you’ll operate at the critical intersection of Business and Technology, delivering innovative security solutions that elevate and strengthen Lennar’s hybrid, multi-cloud environment. This is an opportunity to influence enterprise-wide security initiatives, champion modern architecture practices, and ensure our systems and data remain resilient against evolving threats.
You'll lead and support a talented team and will be entrusted to set the direction, evaluate cutting-edge solutions, and translate technical strategy into tangible outcomes that enhance our overall security posture.

This position is based on site in Miami, FL ; Dallas, TX; or Bentonville, AR office (5 days/week),

Your Responsibilities on the Team  

• Develop and implement security solutions and capabilities that are clearly aligned with business, technology, and threat drivers. 

• Collaborate with the governance and sourcing team to develop security strategy and roadmaps based on sound enterprise architecture practices. 

• Develop and maintain security architecture artifacts (models, patterns, templates, and standards) that can be used to leverage security capabilities in projects and operations. 

• Partners with enterprise security & governance teams to assess and reduce cloud security risks 

• Provides clear written and verbal consulting on projects about security architecture and risk management. 

• Champions the implementation of industry leading security standards and best practices across the enterprise. 

• Provides advice, analysis, and recommendation on security products in the security space. 

• Develop standards and practices for data encryption and tokenization within the organization based on the organization's data classification criteria. 

• Conduct vulnerability assessments and other security reviews of systems, and prioritize remediation based on the risk profile of the assets 

• Coordinate with DevOps teams to advocate secure coding practices and escalate concerns related to poor coding practices. 

• Participate in security assessments of existing and prospective vendors, especially those with which the organization shares confidential, restricted, regulated or other protected data. 

• Support the testing and validation of internal security controls. 

• Coordinate with operational and facility-management teams to assess the security of operational technology.  

• Collaborates with enterprise and domain architects to develop secure solutions. 

• Collaborate with SOC teams to define and enforce security standards. 

Requirements

• Proven experience leading and mentoring security engineering teams, with a track record of developing talent and building high-performing functions.

• Prior experience creating and executing enterprise-wide strategic security engineering plans that align with business and technology goals.

• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, including negotiation, facilitation, and consensus building skills; ability to influence and persuade, without direct control. 

• Commitment to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and geographically distributed team environment. 

• Skilled in talent development, mentorship, and empathetic performance management. 

• Willingness to innovate and take calculated risks, enabling teams to explore new techniques for impactful change. 

• In-depth understanding of cloud cybersecurity standards, frameworks and best practices. 

• Progressive information security experience across various i