Entry Level Security Manager Jobs
New grad security manager jobs welcome recent graduates and entry level candidates with zero to two years of experience, where strong internship work or hands-on security coursework can outweigh a lengthy resume. Most openings are on-site roles across Technology & Software, Science & Research, and Consulting & Professional Services, with employers like Anthropic, Amazon, and Allied Universal hiring at this level now.
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Location:
4910 Tiedeman Road, Brooklyn Ohio
Job Summary
The Data Security Governance Manager will lead a team responsible for protecting KeyBank and client data through enterprise data security governance, monitoring, encryption, certificate management, key management, cryptographic asset awareness, and data protection controls. This role provides leadership across data security functions aligned to internal IT standards, operational control procedures, regulatory expectations, and enterprise risk management objectives. The Senior Manager will guide daily operations, mature governance processes, partner with technology and business teams, and drive a program to understand the organization’s cryptographic assets and prepare key services, processes, and stakeholders for post-quantum cryptography readiness.
Primary Responsibilities
- Lead and develop a data security governance team responsible for database activity monitoring, centralized encryption key management, certificate lifecycle management, hardware security module support, and encryption and masking governance.
- Provide direction for database activity monitoring capabilities, including alert tuning, detection methodology development, monitoring use cases, whitelist governance, session monitoring, deployment support, and production issue resolution.
- Support teams responsible for data security posture management by helping establish data protection requirements, governance expectations, control considerations, and implementation guidance that align with enterprise security standards and risk management objectives.
- Manage centralized encryption key management governance, including review and approval of key requests, lifecycle oversight, key health monitoring, failover planning, automation improvements, and support for application teams.
- Oversee certificate lifecycle management processes, including certificate enrollments, renewals, re-issuances, revocations, expiration monitoring, outage prevention, certificate authority relationships, and alignment to industry standards.
- Provide governance and operational oversight for hardware security module capabilities, including Atalla support, master key management, security policy configuration, cryptographic key generation, and related control procedures.
- Lead efforts to improve understanding of the organization’s cryptographic assets, including keys, certificates, cryptographic services, algorithms, dependencies, ownership, and lifecycle considerations needed to support risk-based planning and governance.
- Drive a post-quantum cryptography readiness program by coordinating inventory, prioritization, stakeholder engagement, governance requirements, migration planning, and capabilities needed to prepare key services and cryptographic processes for future quantum-resistant standards.
- Collaborate closely with Security Architects to develop and maintain a capabilities roadmap for the team, ensuring governance processes, services, and tooling continue to align with enterprise security priorities and future-state data protection needs.
- Provide direction and oversight for data encryption and masking governance, including field-level encryption, key management requirements, application encryption processes, and related control procedure execution.
- Partner with Security Engineering, Cyber Defense, Cloud, Infrastructure, application teams, DAO stakeholders, vendors, and business partners to drive effective delivery of data security controls and remediation activities.
- Develop and maintain governance procedures, metrics, reporting, and executive-ready updates that demonstrate control effectiveness, operational health, risk reduction, and program maturity.
- Support audit, regulatory, risk, and compliance inquiries by providing clear evidence of control design, operating effectiveness, issue remediation, and adherence to internal standards.
- Drive continuous improvement through automation, process maturity, service reliability, documentation quality, and adoption of scalable data security tools and operating models.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Security, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, Data Management, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
- Experience leading information security, data security, data governance, infrastructure security, or related technology teams.
- Strong understanding of data protection principles, encryption concepts, certificate management, key management, data security posture management requirements, sensitive data governance, and security control operations.
- Experience working with enterprise security processes, risk management frameworks, audit expectations, control procedures, and regulatory or compliance requirements.
- Demonstrated ability to manage cross-functional initiatives, influence stakeholders, prioritize competing demands, and deliver measurable outcomes.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate complex security topics into clear business, risk, and executive-level messaging.
- Experience building or improving operational metrics, governance documentation, procedures, reporting, and service management practices.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with database activity monitoring, SecuPi, Microsoft Purview, BigID, Google Key Management Services, encryption key services, DigiCert, AppViewX, or hardware security modules such as Atalla.
- Knowledge of certificate lifecycle automation, SSH key management, cryptographic asset inventory, crypto-agility, post-quantum cryptography readiness, data loss prevention, data retention, and sensitive data discovery programs.
- Experience managing security services in a financial services or other regulated environment.
- Professional security or governance certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, CRISC, CDPSE, or similar credentials.
- Experience developing team talent, coaching technical professionals, improving operating models, and leading through ambiguity.
Key Competencies
- Leadership and talent development
- Risk-based decision making
- Data security governance and control discipline
- Cryptographic asset management and post-quantum cryptography readiness leadership
- Operational execution and service reliability
- Stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration
- Executive communication and reporting
- Continuous improvement and automation mindset
Measures of Success
- Data security services are delivered reliably, with clear ownership, documented procedures, and measurable operational health.
- Database monitoring, certificate, encryption, key management, and HSM processes reduce risk and prevent avoidable control gaps or service disruptions.
- Cryptographic assets are better understood, governed, and prioritized through an evolving inventory, ownership model, and roadmap that supports post-quantum cryptography readiness.
- Governance processes provide timely guidance, approvals, escalation, remediation support, and evidence for audit and compliance needs.
- Metrics and reporting clearly communicate sensitive data protection posture, control effectiveness, and program maturity.
- The team continues to mature through improved automation, stronger documentation, effective stakeholder engagement, and ongoing talent development.
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
This position is eligible to earn a base salary in the range of $96,000.00 - $181,000.00 annually. Placement within the pay range may differ based upon various factors, including but not limited to skills, experience and geographic location. Compensation for this role also includes eligibility for incentive compensation which may include production, commission, and/or discretionary incentives.
Key has implemented an approach to employee workspaces which prioritizes in-office presence, while providing flexible options in circumstances where roles can be performed effectively in a mobile environment.
Job Posting Expiration Date: 10/30/2026
KeyCorp is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to sustaining an inclusive culture. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, pregnancy, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
Qualified individuals with disabilities or disabled veterans who are unable or limited in their ability to apply on this site may request reasonable accommodations by emailing HR_Compliance@keybank.com.
Location:
4910 Tiedeman Road, Brooklyn Ohio
Job Summary
The Data Security Governance Manager will lead a team responsible for protecting KeyBank and client data through enterprise data security governance, monitoring, encryption, certificate management, key management, cryptographic asset awareness, and data protection controls. This role provides leadership across data security functions aligned to internal IT standards, operational control procedures, regulatory expectations, and enterprise risk management objectives. The Senior Manager will guide daily operations, mature governance processes, partner with technology and business teams, and drive a program to understand the organization’s cryptographic assets and prepare key services, processes, and stakeholders for post-quantum cryptography readiness.
Primary Responsibilities
- Lead and develop a data security governance team responsible for database activity monitoring, centralized encryption key management, certificate lifecycle management, hardware security module support, and encryption and masking governance.
- Provide direction for database activity monitoring capabilities, including alert tuning, detection methodology development, monitoring use cases, whitelist governance, session monitoring, deployment support, and production issue resolution.
- Support teams responsible for data security posture management by helping establish data protection requirements, governance expectations, control considerations, and implementation guidance that align with enterprise security standards and risk management objectives.
- Manage centralized encryption key management governance, including review and approval of key requests, lifecycle oversight, key health monitoring, failover planning, automation improvements, and support for application teams.
- Oversee certificate lifecycle management processes, including certificate enrollments, renewals, re-issuances, revocations, expiration monitoring, outage prevention, certificate authority relationships, and alignment to industry standards.
- Provide governance and operational oversight for hardware security module capabilities, including Atalla support, master key management, security policy configuration, cryptographic key generation, and related control procedures.
- Lead efforts to improve understanding of the organization’s cryptographic assets, including keys, certificates, cryptographic services, algorithms, dependencies, ownership, and lifecycle considerations needed to support risk-based planning and governance.
- Drive a post-quantum cryptography readiness program by coordinating inventory, prioritization, stakeholder engagement, governance requirements, migration planning, and capabilities needed to prepare key services and cryptographic processes for future quantum-resistant standards.
- Collaborate closely with Security Architects to develop and maintain a capabilities roadmap for the team, ensuring governance processes, services, and tooling continue to align with enterprise security priorities and future-state data protection needs.
- Provide direction and oversight for data encryption and masking governance, including field-level encryption, key management requirements, application encryption processes, and related control procedure execution.
- Partner with Security Engineering, Cyber Defense, Cloud, Infrastructure, application teams, DAO stakeholders, vendors, and business partners to drive effective delivery of data security controls and remediation activities.
- Develop and maintain governance procedures, metrics, reporting, and executive-ready updates that demonstrate control effectiveness, operational health, risk reduction, and program maturity.
- Support audit, regulatory, risk, and compliance inquiries by providing clear evidence of control design, operating effectiveness, issue remediation, and adherence to internal standards.
- Drive continuous improvement through automation, process maturity, service reliability, documentation quality, and adoption of scalable data security tools and operating models.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Security, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, Data Management, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
- Experience leading information security, data security, data governance, infrastructure security, or related technology teams.
- Strong understanding of data protection principles, encryption concepts, certificate management, key management, data security posture management requirements, sensitive data governance, and security control operations.
- Experience working with enterprise security processes, risk management frameworks, audit expectations, control procedures, and regulatory or compliance requirements.
- Demonstrated ability to manage cross-functional initiatives, influence stakeholders, prioritize competing demands, and deliver measurable outcomes.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate complex security topics into clear business, risk, and executive-level messaging.
- Experience building or improving operational metrics, governance documentation, procedures, reporting, and service management practices.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with database activity monitoring, SecuPi, Microsoft Purview, BigID, Google Key Management Services, encryption key services, DigiCert, AppViewX, or hardware security modules such as Atalla.
- Knowledge of certificate lifecycle automation, SSH key management, cryptographic asset inventory, crypto-agility, post-quantum cryptography readiness, data loss prevention, data retention, and sensitive data discovery programs.
- Experience managing security services in a financial services or other regulated environment.
- Professional security or governance certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, CRISC, CDPSE, or similar credentials.
- Experience developing team talent, coaching technical professionals, improving operating models, and leading through ambiguity.
Key Competencies
- Leadership and talent development
- Risk-based decision making
- Data security governance and control discipline
- Cryptographic asset management and post-quantum cryptography readiness leadership
- Operational execution and service reliability
- Stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration
- Executive communication and reporting
- Continuous improvement and automation mindset
Measures of Success
- Data security services are delivered reliably, with clear ownership, documented procedures, and measurable operational health.
- Database monitoring, certificate, encryption, key management, and HSM processes reduce risk and prevent avoidable control gaps or service disruptions.
- Cryptographic assets are better understood, governed, and prioritized through an evolving inventory, ownership model, and roadmap that supports post-quantum cryptography readiness.
- Governance processes provide timely guidance, approvals, escalation, remediation support, and evidence for audit and compliance needs.
- Metrics and reporting clearly communicate sensitive data protection posture, control effectiveness, and program maturity.
- The team continues to mature through improved automation, stronger documentation, effective stakeholder engagement, and ongoing talent development.
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
This position is eligible to earn a base salary in the range of $96,000.00 - $181,000.00 annually. Placement within the pay range may differ based upon various factors, including but not limited to skills, experience and geographic location. Compensation for this role also includes eligibility for incentive compensation which may include production, commission, and/or discretionary incentives.
Key has implemented an approach to employee workspaces which prioritizes in-office presence, while providing flexible options in circumstances where roles can be performed effectively in a mobile environment.
Job Posting Expiration Date: 10/30/2026
KeyCorp is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to sustaining an inclusive culture. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, pregnancy, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
Qualified individuals with disabilities or disabled veterans who are unable or limited in their ability to apply on this site may request reasonable accommodations by emailing HR_Compliance@keybank.com.
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Entry Level Security Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get an entry level security manager job?
Focus on certifications like CompTIA Security+, a foundational cybersecurity certificate, or a related degree to show employers you have the baseline knowledge they need at this level. Internship experience, hands-on lab work, or a portfolio of projects demonstrating threat assessment and incident response skills gives entry level candidates a clear edge over applicants with credentials alone.
Which companies hire entry level security managers?
Companies hiring entry level security managers right now include Anthropic, Amazon, and Allied Universal, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Employers at this level tend to include large corporations with dedicated security teams, government contractors, healthcare organizations, and financial institutions that actively develop junior talent into security leadership roles.
Are there remote entry level security manager jobs?
Yes, though on-site roles remain more common at this stage. About 35% of entry level security manager openings are remote or hybrid as of September 2026, giving candidates flexibility depending on the employer and industry. Remote roles at the entry level often focus on security operations, compliance monitoring, or risk analysis work that can be performed without a physical presence.
Are these new grad security manager jobs?
Yes, many of these roles are new grad friendly, welcoming recent graduates, junior candidates, and applicants with zero to two years of experience. A new grad posting in this field typically accepts internships, academic projects, or relevant coursework in place of full-time work history, making them accessible to candidates stepping into their first professional security role.
Which industries hire the most entry level security managers?
Entry Level security manager roles concentrate in Technology & Software, Science & Research, and Consulting & Professional Services, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. These sectors drive entry level hiring because they manage sensitive data, critical infrastructure, or regulated environments that require dedicated security oversight even at the junior level.