Lead Manager, IT Security Engineer

About this role

Who We Are: Our vision is to grant the wish of every eligible child. Through our mission, we are uniting communities to grant life-changing wishes. As the world’s largest wish-granting organization, we strive to create a sense of community and an environment where we warmly embrace our wish families, volunteers, and colleagues. Joining Make-A-Wish means becoming part of a mission that believes in the power of a wish. Location: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S.

We do not sponsor employment visas or other immigration processes to attain or maintain employment eligibility. Remote positions are open to applicants based anywhere in the continental U.S. Hybrid positions are open to applicants based in the Phoenix, Arizona area. Position Summary: Works on a growing Information Technology Security team to protect the organization’s information, infrastructure, and stakeholders. Designs, builds, and manages security solutions including Identity and Access Management (IAM), endpoint security, firewalls, email security, application security (including software development security) and security awareness.

This position requires a hands-on technical specialist who can handle the complex and detailed technical work necessary to establish security systems such as firewalls, monitoring software, encryption technology, cloud security and threat hunting across the enterprise. Conducts security assessments, develops policies and procedures, and is the subject matter expert for security-related issues. Provide security engineering expertise through all phases of Technology/Project Life Cycle.

Knowledge and Abilities: Demonstrated successful problem-solving abilities Proficiency in project management, research, and data analysis Critical thinking and analytical skills to identify and diagnose threats Possess strong written and verbal communication skills Engage effectively with professionals at all levels of the organization Organizational skills to create detail reports Multitasking skills to complete other tasks while monitoring data systems Organize work and prioritize to meet deadlines.