IT Security Manager, Authentication & Authorization

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**Are you ready to join a company with a strong purpose and a winning culture? Start your Voyage –** **Apply Now** Get To Know The Opportunity As an IT Security Manager supporting Authentication, Authorization, and Web Security Operations , you will lead a high-performing team responsible for securing customer-facing platforms while enabling digital innovation. This role is critical in modernizing how work is managed and delivered—driving structured intake, workflow transformation, and operational excellence across core security services.

You will partner closely with Digital, Application Development, and Business teams to ensure security solutions are delivered efficiently, transparently, and at scale. Success in this role requires a balance of technical leadership, process discipline, and strong stakeholder engagement.

This role is remote; however, candidates must reside within a reasonable commuting distance of one of the following Voya office locations: Windsor, CT; Boston, MA; Atlanta, GA; Minneapolis, MN; or Charleston, SC to support periodic onsite collaboration and team engagements. The Contributions You’ll Make Team Leadership & Delivery

• Lead and manage a team of ~8–10 engineers responsible for authentication, API security, and web security platform delivery
• Drive team productivity, accountability, and output optimization
• Establish clear ownership, priorities, and expectations across the team

Intake, Process & Workflow Transformation (CORE FOCUS)

• Build and enforce structured intake processes for work requests from digital/application teams
• Transition the team from ad hoc tracking (email/spreadsheets) to formal workflow management (e.g., ServiceNow)
• Define SLAs, prioritization models, and delivery timelines
• Implement tracking, reporting, dashboards, and performance metrics
• Ensure consistent visibility into work status, throughput, and delivery outcomes

Stakeholder Engagement

• Partner closely with Digital, Application Development, and Business teams
• Translate business requests into structured, actionable work for the team
• Act as a liaison between technical teams and business stakeholders
• Ensure clear communication of delivery timelines, risks, and outcomes

Platform & Security Delivery

• Oversee delivery and configuration across key platforms including:

• IBM Verify Identity Access (formerly WebSEAL / ISVA)
• IBM DataPower (API management layer)

• Authentication and access management solutions

• Ensure secure, scalable support of customer-facing applications
• Guide the team in implementing changes, enhancements, and configurations

Operational & Process Excellence

• Drive continuous improvement in how work is executed and delivered
• Introduce governance, quality control, and accountability frameworks
• Improve consistency in documentation, intake, and delivery practices

Minimum Knowledge & Experience

• Proven experience managing technical teams (7+ direct reports preferred)
• Strong experience in Identity & Access Management (IAM), authentication, or web security environments

• Demonstrated success implementing or improving:

• Workflow processes
• Intake models
• SLAs and delivery tracking

• Operational reporting and dashboards

• Experience working closely with application develop…