Senior Security Engineering Manager, Enterprise Security

Upstart

Senior Security Manager overseeing enterprise security engineering while leading proactive security initiatives at Upstart. Focused on maturing security programs and minimizing operational disruption across the organization.

Posted 5/20/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $190,600 - $263,900 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the strategy, roadmap, and execution for security engineering programs across enterprise security, security operations, and detection security engineering.
Manage, coach, and develop a team of security professionals, ensuring the team has clear priorities, measurable goals, effective operating rhythms, and opportunities for career growth.
Build and mature proactive and preventative security controls across corporate systems, cloud environments, identity platforms, endpoints, SaaS applications, and security operations workflows.
Improve Upstart’s ability to detect, investigate, and respond to threats by strengthening detection coverage, alert quality, logging strategy, response playbooks, automation, and operational processes.
Drive cross-functional security initiatives across Engineering, IT, Compliance, Legal, Risk, and business teams, aligning security priorities with company objectives, risk tolerance, and operational needs.
Establish and report on meaningful security engineering and operations metrics, including program health, control effectiveness, detection and response performance, remediation progress, and risk reduction outcomes.
Evaluate and improve security tooling, processes, and controls to reduce systemic risk, increase operational efficiency, and ensure the team is focused on the highest-value security work.
Raise the maturity of Upstart’s security programs by identifying recurring issues, addressing root causes, and developing

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of experience in information security, security engineering, enterprise security, security operations, detection and response, incident response, vulnerability management, cloud security, or related security domains.
3+ years of experience managing security professionals or leading security engineering programs across multiple teams or stakeholder groups.
Experience owning roadmaps, priorities, metrics, and execution for security programs with cross-functional dependencies.
Experience building or operating security capabilities in cloud-based and enterprise environments, including working knowledge of common security tooling, logging, monitoring, detection, identity, endpoint, and response practices.
Experience leading security incidents or operational security programs, including investigation coordination, stakeholder communications, remediation tracking, and post-incident improvement.
Experience partnering with Engineering, IT, Compliance, Legal, Risk, or business teams to deliver measurable security outcomes.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive compensation, including base pay, bonus opportunities, and annual equity grants that vest quarterly
Retirement benefits to help you plan for the future, including a 401(k) or Group Retirement Savings Plan with a company match of $2 for every $1 contributed, up to $15,000 annually (USD in the US, CAD in Canada)
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) with discounted stock purchase options for eligible employees (US only)
Comprehensive health coverage designed to support you and your family, including medical, dental, vision, and wellness resources for US and supplemental health coverage for Canada.
Health Savings Account contributions from Upstart for eligible plans (US only)
Income protection benefits, including life insurance and disability coverage for added financial security
Paid time off, sick leave, and company holidays, in line with local requirements
Paid family and parental leave to support caregiving and major life moments (duration varies by country)
Family-centered benefits to support fertility, parenthood, and caregiving needs
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offering mental health support and life-centered resources
Financial wellness resources, including access to financial planning tools and a financial concierge service (US Only)
Annual wellness allowance to support your physical and emotional well-being and personal development, based on what matters most to you
Annual productivity allowance to invest in relevant tools and resources you need to do your best work, no matter where you work from
Connection and community through team events, all-company updates, and employee resource groups (ERGs)
Onsite perks, including catered lunches and fully stocked micro-kitchens when working from one of our offices in the Bay Area, Austin, Columbus, and New York City (opening Summer 2026!)

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Hard Skills & Tools

information securitysecurity engineeringsecurity operationsdetection and responseincident responsevulnerability managementcloud securitysecurity toolingloggingmonitoring

Soft Skills

team managementcoachingstrategic planningcross-functional collaborationcommunicationgoal settingproblem solvingoperational efficiencycareer developmentstakeholder engagement