Security Engineering Manager Jobs in Georgia
Security Engineering Manager jobs in Georgia are actively hiring, with demand concentrated in cybersecurity, defense contracting, financial technology, and cloud infrastructure across roles from team lead through senior director. Atlanta, Alpharetta, and Augusta anchor most of the hiring, where employers like NCR Voyix, Raytheon Technologies, and Equifax maintain significant security engineering operations. The most sought-after specialties are cloud security architecture, application security program management, and operational technology security supporting Georgia's growing defense and fintech sectors. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Position Purpose:
The Home Depot is looking to hire a Manager of Enterprise Authentication Security Engineering to lead the team that owns authentication for every employee, application, and workload. You will run the engineering organization behind our enterprise single sign-on platforms, centered on Microsoft Entra, and engineer cloud-native, reliably operated authentication services that support millions of authentications every day.
This is a technical leadership role. You will set technical direction, coach engineers, and partner with security, infrastructure, and application teams to enable reliable and consistently performant authentication at scale. The ideal candidate combines deep authentication expertise with an engineering mindset: automation, continuous delivery, and operational rigor.
What You'll Do
- Lead, mentor, and grow a team of authentication security engineers, setting clear goals and fostering a culture of ownership and continuous improvement.
- Own engineering and L3 operations for enterprise SSO platforms, both commercial and homegrown.
- Drive engineering practices that treat authentication as a production service: infrastructure as code, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and frequent, low-risk releases.
- Design and operate authentication services on cloud infrastructure with strong security, availability, and scalability characteristics.
- Partner with security architecture, infrastructure, application, and compliance teams to translate authentication standards (OIDC, OAuth 2.0, SAML) into secure, reusable solutions.
- Manage incidents and drive blameless post-incident reviews that lead to durable fixes.
- Communicate status, risks, and strategy to senior leadership and stakeholders.
What You Bring
- Hands-on experience implementing and operating enterprise single sign-on with Microsoft Entra ID.
- Experience with DevOps practices and continuous release environments, including CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and automated deployment.
- Working knowledge of cloud infrastructure (Azure, AWS, or GCP) and how to build secure, resilient services on it.
- Software development experience: while you won't be writing code, you should have prior experience and be able to read and review it.
- Experience leading engineers or leading technical teams, with the ability to coach, set priorities, and deliver results through others.
- Strong understanding of authentication and authorization protocols and security fundamentals.
- Clear written and verbal communication, with the ability to work across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Track record of running large-scale transformations, including stakeholder alignment, phased rollout, and change management.
Nice to Have
- Experience with PingFederate, including migrating from or running it alongside Entra.
- Experience applying SRE practices to authentication: SLOs and error budgets, observability, capacity planning, and automated recovery.
- Familiarity with workload identity and non-human identity (NHI) authentication.
- Experience with platform engineering to support large-scale application onboarding, such as self-service tooling, templates, and paved-road patterns.
- Experience designing offline authentication, including how users and systems authenticate when connectivity to the identity provider is limited or unavailable.
- Experience with identity verification (identity proofing), including integrating verification services and assurance levels into authentication flows.
Key Responsibilities:
- 100% Deliver Execution, Plans & Aligns, Develop Others - Collaborate across teams to reduce vulnerabilities, risks and incident management; Drive execution of solution delivery; Guide teams in strategy, alignment, analysis and execution to ensure priorities objectives/deliverable are met; Provide leadership, mentoring and coaching to direct reports
Direct Manager/Direct Reports:
- This position typically reports to Sr. Manager or Director
- This position has 6-10 Direct Reports
Travel Requirements:
- No travel required.
Physical Requirements:
- Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.
Working Conditions:
Minimum Qualifications:
- Must be eighteen years of age or older.
- Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.
Preferred Qualifications:
- 2+ years of previous leadership experience
Minimum Education:
- The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.
Minimum Years of Work Experience:
- 8+
Competencies:
- Decision Quality
- Drives Engagement
- Develops Talent
- Manages Conflict
Apply End Date: 10/19/2026
Position Purpose:
The Home Depot is looking to hire a Manager of Enterprise Authentication Security Engineering to lead the team that owns authentication for every employee, application, and workload. You will run the engineering organization behind our enterprise single sign-on platforms, centered on Microsoft Entra, and engineer cloud-native, reliably operated authentication services that support millions of authentications every day.
This is a technical leadership role. You will set technical direction, coach engineers, and partner with security, infrastructure, and application teams to enable reliable and consistently performant authentication at scale. The ideal candidate combines deep authentication expertise with an engineering mindset: automation, continuous delivery, and operational rigor.
What You'll Do
- Lead, mentor, and grow a team of authentication security engineers, setting clear goals and fostering a culture of ownership and continuous improvement.
- Own engineering and L3 operations for enterprise SSO platforms, both commercial and homegrown.
- Drive engineering practices that treat authentication as a production service: infrastructure as code, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and frequent, low-risk releases.
- Design and operate authentication services on cloud infrastructure with strong security, availability, and scalability characteristics.
- Partner with security architecture, infrastructure, application, and compliance teams to translate authentication standards (OIDC, OAuth 2.0, SAML) into secure, reusable solutions.
- Manage incidents and drive blameless post-incident reviews that lead to durable fixes.
- Communicate status, risks, and strategy to senior leadership and stakeholders.
What You Bring
- Hands-on experience implementing and operating enterprise single sign-on with Microsoft Entra ID.
- Experience with DevOps practices and continuous release environments, including CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and automated deployment.
- Working knowledge of cloud infrastructure (Azure, AWS, or GCP) and how to build secure, resilient services on it.
- Software development experience: while you won't be writing code, you should have prior experience and be able to read and review it.
- Experience leading engineers or leading technical teams, with the ability to coach, set priorities, and deliver results through others.
- Strong understanding of authentication and authorization protocols and security fundamentals.
- Clear written and verbal communication, with the ability to work across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Track record of running large-scale transformations, including stakeholder alignment, phased rollout, and change management.
Nice to Have
- Experience with PingFederate, including migrating from or running it alongside Entra.
- Experience applying SRE practices to authentication: SLOs and error budgets, observability, capacity planning, and automated recovery.
- Familiarity with workload identity and non-human identity (NHI) authentication.
- Experience with platform engineering to support large-scale application onboarding, such as self-service tooling, templates, and paved-road patterns.
- Experience designing offline authentication, including how users and systems authenticate when connectivity to the identity provider is limited or unavailable.
- Experience with identity verification (identity proofing), including integrating verification services and assurance levels into authentication flows.
Key Responsibilities:
- 100% Deliver Execution, Plans & Aligns, Develop Others - Collaborate across teams to reduce vulnerabilities, risks and incident management; Drive execution of solution delivery; Guide teams in strategy, alignment, analysis and execution to ensure priorities objectives/deliverable are met; Provide leadership, mentoring and coaching to direct reports
Direct Manager/Direct Reports:
- This position typically reports to Sr. Manager or Director
- This position has 6-10 Direct Reports
Travel Requirements:
- No travel required.
Physical Requirements:
- Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.
Working Conditions:
Minimum Qualifications:
- Must be eighteen years of age or older.
- Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.
Preferred Qualifications:
- 2+ years of previous leadership experience
Minimum Education:
- The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.
Minimum Years of Work Experience:
- 8+
Competencies:
- Decision Quality
- Drives Engagement
- Develops Talent
- Manages Conflict
Apply End Date: 10/19/2026
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What Georgia Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in security engineering manager jobs across Georgia.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, cybersecurity, or a closely related engineering field
- Active CISSP or CISM certification required or strongly preferred by most Georgia employers
- Five or more years of hands-on security engineering experience with people management responsibility
- Proven experience securing cloud environments on AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud platforms
- Familiarity with NIST, FedRAMP, or PCI-DSS frameworks common in Georgia defense and fintech sectors
- Strong cross-functional communication skills for coordinating with compliance, IT, and executive leadership
Security Engineering Manager Jobs in Georgia: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a security engineering manager in Georgia?
The path typically starts with a bachelor's degree in computer science, information security, or a related engineering discipline, followed by several years of hands-on security engineering work before moving into management. Georgia does not require a state-issued license for this role, but earning a CISSP or CISM certification is a practical requirement at most Georgia employers, particularly in the Atlanta fintech corridor, Alpharetta's tech hub, and Augusta's defense contracting community.
How much do security engineering managers make in Georgia?
Security engineering managers in Georgia earn a median of about $104,610 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $60,920 for the lowest 10% to over $173,060 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which companies hire security engineering managers in Georgia?
Employers hiring security engineering managers in Georgia right now include Lockheed Martin, Georgia Tech, and Compass, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Georgia's concentration of financial services firms, defense contractors, and large healthcare systems means demand is consistent across multiple industries rather than tied to a single sector.
Which Georgia cities have the most security engineering manager jobs?
Atlanta, Marietta, and Georgia account for the largest share of security engineering manager openings in Georgia. Atlanta dominates due to its density of Fortune 500 headquarters, fintech companies, and major healthcare systems, while Alpharetta draws openings from technology and cybersecurity firms clustered in the city's established tech corridor, and Augusta reflects steady demand from defense and government contracting operations tied to Fort Eisenhower.
Are there remote security engineering manager jobs in Georgia?
Yes, and more than many engineering roles, since security program management is largely desk-based and tool-driven. About 100% of security engineering manager openings tied to Georgia are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting how widely the role translates to distributed work. Strategic and compliance-focused responsibilities tend to be the most remote-friendly, while positions that require hands-on lab work or classified facility access typically require on-site presence.
How can I get hired as a security engineering manager in Georgia with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is building a few years in a security analyst or senior security engineer role at one of Georgia's large employers before stepping into management. Companies like NCR Voyix, Equifax, and major healthcare systems such as Emory Healthcare and Northside Hospital regularly hire associate security engineers and analysts into structured programs that develop leadership skills. Earning a CISSP or pursuing a Georgia-based ISSA chapter certification study group accelerates the transition, and lateral moves from network engineering or IT risk advisory roles are common stepping stones recognized by Georgia hiring managers.
Where can I find and apply to security engineering manager jobs in Georgia?
You can find and apply to security engineering manager jobs in Georgia on Migrate Mate, which lists current Georgia openings updated regularly. Search the listings, find roles that fit your experience and target city, and apply directly to the employer. No account setup is needed to search or apply.
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