Team Leader People Manager Cyber Security Endpoint

Overview

We are seeking a full-time Team Leader Cyber Security at Garmin's U.S. headquarters in the Greater Kansas City area. In this role, you will be responsible for providing technical leadership for a team of security engineers focused on designing, building, and maintaining the organization's security infrastructure and tooling. This role requires both deep technical expertise and the ability to guide engineers through complex implementation challenges, ensuring security solutions are robust, scalable, and aligned with enterprise architecture standards.

Essential Functions

Lead day-to-day activities of a small cybersecurity team (typically 3–5 associates) including task assignments, workload balancing, and prioritizationServe as a senior technical resource and escalation point for complex issues and incidentsMentor and coach junior team members; provide guidance on technical and professional developmentContribute directly as an individual contributor in addition to leadership responsibilitiesCoordinate with the Manager on team performance, staffing needs, and project statusMaintain and update team documentation, runbooks, and standard operating proceduresEnsure team adherence to organizational security policies, standards, and proceduresManage expenses, participate in budgeting process, and cultivate vendor relationships for any software or tools owned by the team in alignment with manager and/or director.Lead engineering design and implementation efforts for security platforms including EDR, email security, cloud security, and network security controlsReview and approve architecture designs, configuration standards, and technical documentation produced by the teamProvide technical mentorship to security engineers on tooling integration, automation, and platform managementCollaborate with Security Operations and Compliance teams to translate operational needs into engineering requirementsEvaluate and recommend new security technologies, tools, and vendor solutionsLead technical troubleshooting for complex platform issues and escalationsManage and maintain CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code repositories, and GitOps workflows for security toolingDrive automation initiatives to reduce manual effort and improve detection and response capabilitiesEnsure security platforms meet availability, performance, and compliance requirements

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, Business or another relevant field AND a minimum of 5 years of relevant experienceDemonstrated technical expertise in the team's primary domainPrior experience in an informal leadership, mentorship, or senior technical roleStrong communication skills with the ability to translate technical issues for varied audiencesHands-on experience with enterprise security platforms (e.g., SIEM, EDR, DLP, firewalls,email security)Proficiency with scripting and automation (Python, PowerShell, Bash) and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Ansible)Experience with cloud security architecture (AWS, Azure, or GCP)Familiarity with DevSecOps practices, GitOps workflows, and CI/CD pipelinesStrong problem-solving skills and ability to perform under pressure during incidents

Desired Qualifications

Relevant certifications (e.g., CISSP, CCSP, vendor-specific platform certs)

Garmin International is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran's status, age or disability.

This position is eligible for Garmin's benefit program. Details can be found here: Garmin Benefits