Security Mgr

Job Posting End Date

07-31-2026

Please note the job posting will close on the day before the posting end date.

Job Summary

Responsible for medium to long-term assignments of significant complexity and/or budgetary, strategic, or operational impacts. Responsibilities include decision making, risk assessment, task prioritization/assignment/tracking, project assignment, employee development, performance feedback, motivation, team building, communication, planning, resource allocation, cost control, problem/issue/conflict resolution, customer service, and client relations. Decisions are guided by policies, procedures and business plan, receives guidance and oversight from senior manager/Director., The Security Mgr is responsible for directly managing and developing Security team members, building and sustaining collaborative relationships with Operating Company, Business Unit, and Information Technology (IT) management, and with external partners, suppliers and vendors, and managing annual O&M and capital budgets. The Manager is expected to gain acceptance as a peer and equal partner when working directly with Operating Company, Business Unit, and IT management., The Security Mgr will promote and apply Security solutions to meet the needs and align with the strategies of our Operating Company and Business Unit customers. He/she will lead the team to complete projects/tasks/initiatives and perform all Security work activities via efficient processes, risk reduction, and effective use of resources., The Security Mgr will establish and maintain an open and collaborative environment that promotes safety, accountability, engagement and continuous improvement within and throughout the Security organization., The significant difference between the Security Mgr roles will be the size of the project or the scope of the process led, the level of risk and complexity involved, the breadth of potential benefit/impact on the department, organization or enterprise, the number of individuals supervised, and the grade levels of those supervised.

Job Description

What you’ll do:

Essential Job Functions & Tasks

• Own day-to-day operations, service delivery, and strategic direction for enterprise access management capabilities.

• Lead roadmap development, automation opportunities, and user adoption of modern access management platform.

• Partner with business units to mature Role-Based Access Control across the enterprise, ensuring sustainable governance and operational ownership.

• Support SOX, NERC CIP, and regulatory requirements through effective access governance, reporting, and control execution.

• Establish governance for service accounts, APIs, automation accounts, and emerging AI agents/non-human identities.

• Identify opportunities to reduce manual effort, improve user experience, increase provisioning automation, and reduce security risk.

Additional Preferred Requirements:

• Experience leading enterprise IAM transformations.

• Hands-on experience with Saviynt, SailPoint, or similar IGA platforms.

• Strong understanding of RBAC design and role engineering.

• Experience supporting utility, energy, or highly regulated environments.

• Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Proven ability to lead large-scale organizational change initiatives.

• Non-human identity governance

What We're Looking For:

Education requirements are listed below:

• Bachelor's degree or associate degree combined with a minimum of 2 years of applicable business/technical experience in Security (Cyber and/or Physical), Business Administration, Computer Science, or related field OR a HS diploma/GED combined with a minimum of 4 years of applicable business/technical experience preferably in Security (Cyber and/or Physical), Business Administration, Computer Science, or related field.

Work Experience requirement listed below:

• 10 or more years of Security (Physical and/or Cyber), business administration, computer science, or other technical experience, demonstrating steady progression in responsibilities including 4 or more years of direct supervision experience preferred (in addition to any experience identified above).

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