Engineering & Architecture
Security Engineering Manager Recruiting
Leads the engineers who build and run security tooling, automation and infrastructure controls.
About the role
Security Engineering Managers lead the team that turns security policy into working systems. Their engineers deploy and maintain tools, automate controls, write infrastructure as code and build internal platforms that help the rest of the company work securely.
This role sits between people leadership and technical depth. Good candidates can still review code and design, while spending most of their time hiring, prioritizing and unblocking their team.
Typical responsibilities
- Manage a team of security engineers and set its priorities
- Own security tooling, automation and infrastructure-as-code controls
- Partner with platform, SRE and DevOps teams on shared systems
- Plan and deliver the security engineering roadmap
- Hire, mentor and grow engineers
What we assess in candidates
- Hands-on engineering background and current technical judgment
- Experience managing engineers and delivering a roadmap
- Automation and infrastructure-as-code practices
- Collaboration with platform and DevOps teams
How we search for a Security Engineering Manager
We target engineering managers who came up through security or platform engineering. Candidates discuss a system their team built and how they ran the team that built it, so you can assess technical credibility and leadership together.
Frequently asked questions
Should this person still write code?
Usually some, but not as their main job. We confirm the expected split with you and screen for candidates who are comfortable with it.
Can a strong senior engineer move into this role?
Yes, especially if they have led projects or mentored others. We assess their leadership experience directly.
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