Senior Manager - Cyber Security Platform (Hybrid - Seattle)

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced and strategic Senior Manager of Security Platform Engineering to lead our security platform engineering team. This role is responsible for managing and enhancing our comprehensive suite of security controls and platforms that protect Nordstrom’s enterprise environment. The ideal candidate will drive technical strategy for security tooling, optimize platform performance, and lead initiatives to consolidate, integrate and modernize our security infrastructure while building a high-performing engineering team. You will collaborate across the organization to ensure the seamless implementation and operation of critical security controls that protect our business, employees, customers, and data.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership & Platform Vision

• Develop and execute a strategic roadmap for security platforms across multiple domains, including endpoint protection, cloud security (or CSPM), data protection, email security, and logging/monitoring systems.
• Drive consolidation and modernization initiatives to simplify and streamline security tooling while enhancing protection capabilities and reducing operational overhead.
• Create multi-quarter implementation plans that align with enterprise security vision and business objectives.
• Identify and prioritize security platform enhancements based on emerging threats, business requirements, and technology trends.
• Establish meaningful security metrics that demonstrate business value and track platform effectiveness.
•  Partner with security leadership to translate organizational security strategy into actionable platform implementation plans.

Program Management & Technical Execution

• Lead the design, implementation, and lifecycle management of enterprise security platforms including EDR, AV, DLP, encryption, SIEM, CSPM, email security, and related technologies.
• Oversee RFP processes and technical evaluations for new security tools, ensuring alignment with security requirements and business needs.
• Manage complex security platform migrations and upgrades with minimal business disruption.
• Establish and maintain security platform standards, best practices, and architectural patterns.
• Develop processes for continuous improvement of security platform operations, stability, and effectiveness.
• Partner with IT, infrastructure, and application teams to ensure security platform integration across enterprise environments.
• Oversee incident response for platform-related security events and drive root cause analysis and remediation efforts.

Team Leadership & Development

• Build, lead, and mentor a diverse team of security platform engineers across operational support and core engineering functions.
• Establish team structure that optimizes for both operational excellence and strategic platform innovation.
• Create individual development plans that align with team members’ career aspirations and organizational needs.
• Implement performance management frameworks that recognize achievements and address development areas.
• Foster a collaborative culture that encourages knowledge sharing, continuous learning, partnership, and innovation.
• Identify and develop emerging leaders within the team to build succession pipelines.
•  Promote inclusive team practices that value diverse perspectives and approaches.

Stakeholder Management & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Build strategic partnerships with key stakeholders across IT, engineering, and business units.
• Represent security platform needs in cross-functional initiatives and steering committees.
• Communicate complex security concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Negotiate and manage dependencies with partner teams to ensure successful security platform deployments.
• Collaborate with governance, risk, and compliance teams to ensure security platforms meet regulatory requirements.
• Partner with SOC and incident response teams to ensure roadmaps and platform capabilities support detection and response needs (or requirements).
• Advocate for security platform requirements in enterprise architecture and technology standards.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field—or equivalent