IT Security Manager, Authentication & Authorization
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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 development or digital product teams
- Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills
Preferred Knowledge & Experience / Nice-to-Have
- IBM Verify Identity Access (ISVA / WebSEAL)
- IBM DataPower
- Keycloak, Okta, PingFederate, Azure Entra
- API management or authentication platforms
- Tools like ServiceNow for workflow management
How This Role Aligns to Our Core Four:
At Voya, our Core Four reflects shared expectations for how we work, deliver, and grow together-this role contributes by driving secure, efficient, and highly collaborative outcomes across platforms and teams.
- Instill Customer Obsession - Ensure authentication and security platforms reliably support customer-facing applications, enabling secure and seamless digital experiences
- Transform with Automation/AI - Modernize intake, workflow tracking, and reporting through structured tools and automation to improve efficiency and transparency
- Drive Higher Performance Through Our People - Lead, coach, and align a high-performing engineering team with clear priorities, accountability, and stakeholder partnership
- Execute on the Fundamentals - Establish disciplined processes, SLAs, and governance to ensure consistent, high-quality, and secure delivery of services
Compensation Pay Disclosure:
Voya is committed to pay that’s fair and equitable, which means comparable pay for comparable roles and responsibilities.
The below annual base salary range reflects the expected hiring range(s) for this position in the location(s) listed. In addition to base salary, Voya offers incentive opportunities (i.e., annual cash incentives, sales incentives, and/or long-term incentives) based on the role to reward the achievement of annual performance objectives. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Voya Financial is willing to pay at the time of this posting.
Actual compensation offered may vary from the posted salary range based upon the candidate’s geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.
$114,480 - $170,070 USDBe Well. Stay Well.
Voya provides the resources that can make a difference in your lives. To us, this means thriving physically, financially, socially and emotionally. Voya benefits are designed to help you do just that. That’s why we offer an array of plans, programs, tools and resources with one goal in mind: To help you and your family be well and stay well.
What We Offer
- Health, dental, vision and life insurance plans
- 401(k) Savings plan - with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%)
- Voya Retirement Plan - employer paid cash balance retirement plan (4%)
- Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
- Paid time off - including 20 days paid time off, nine paid company holidays and a flexible Diversity Celebration Day.
- Paid volunteer time - 40 hours per calendar year
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Critical Skills
At Voya, we have identified the following critical skills which are key to success in our culture:
- Customer Focused: Passionate drive to delight our customers and offer unique solutions that deliver on their expectations.
- Critical Thinking: Thoughtful process of analyzing data and problem solving data to reach a well-reasoned solution.
- Team Mentality: Partnering effectively to drive our culture and execute on our common goals.
- Business Acumen: Appreciation and understanding of the financial services industry in order to make sound business decisions.
- Learning Agility: Openness to new ways of thinking and acquiring new skills to retain a competitive advantage.
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Equal Employment Opportunity
Voya Financial is an equal-opportunity employer. Voya Financial provides equal opportunity to qualified individuals regardless of race, color, sex, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, disability, veteran status, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other status protected by state or local law.
Reasonable Accommodations
Voya is committed to the inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Voya will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, pleasereference resources for applicants with disabilities.