Manager, Endpoint Security Engineering

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California, +2 more states.

📋 Description

• Provide operational leadership, deliver execution, manage workforce, and enhance capabilities for endpoint security functions.

• Ensure that the enterprise endpoint security platform remains effective, scalable, measurable, and aligned with objectives for reducing business risks.

• Oversee the engineering team responsible for endpoint protection technologies, implementing security policies, maintaining platform health, ensuring operational readiness, and driving continuous improvement.

• Lead a dedicated team of endpoint security engineers.

• Set priorities, establish sprint objectives, and create operational work plans.

• Conduct performance reviews, foster career development, and provide coaching and mentoring.

• Develop succession plans to mitigate risks associated with key personnel dependencies.

• Create a sustainable operating model that encourages shared ownership within the team.

• Promote a respectful and inclusive team culture.

• Ensure the reliable operation of endpoint security platforms and services.

• Maintain operational readiness, support frameworks, escalation procedures, and runbooks.

• Manage engineering backlogs and initiatives to address technical debt.

• Monitor service health, platform coverage, policy effectiveness, and operational metrics.

• Drive the consistent execution of security engineering processes.

• Enhance endpoint security capabilities in prevention, detection, visibility, and control enforcement.

• Collaborate with Capability Stewards to create multi-year capability roadmaps.

• Prioritize initiatives based on risk mitigation, operational efficiency, and business value.

• Ensure the successful transition of new capabilities into production operations.

• Provide operational leadership for EDR, malware prevention and antivirus solutions, ASR, endpoint security policy management, telemetry, device compliance, coverage reporting, monitoring security tool health, and fostering feature adoption.

• Manage endpoint security projects and strategic initiatives.

• Coordinate resources, timelines, dependencies, and communication with stakeholders.

• Collaborate with infrastructure, workplace technology, architecture, and security operations teams.

• Ensure that projects deliver measurable business and security outcomes.

• Track operational risks and assess control effectiveness.

• Escalate issues that require risk acceptance or executive decision-making.

• Support audit, compliance, and control validation efforts.

• Maintain documented standards, procedures, and engineering practices.

• Manage relationships with endpoint security vendors and service providers.

• Hold vendors accountable for meeting contractual obligations and service levels.

• Review performance metrics, roadmaps, and support effectiveness.

• Drive continuous improvement through partnerships with vendors.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Adhere to all policies and standards.

⛳️ Requirements

• Must have authorization to work in the U.S. without requiring employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future.

• Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of relevant experience, or equivalent experience gained through applicable knowledge, duties, scope, and skills.

• Direct engineering experience with enterprise endpoint security, endpoint management, or security enforcement platforms.

• Hands-on experience with some of the following: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, CrowdStrike, Trend Micro Cloud One, Microsoft Intune, Tanium Enforce, and Absolute.

• Strong people leadership skills and team development capabilities.

• Management approach focused on execution.

• Ability to balance operational support with strategic enhancements.

• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

• Experience managing multiple concurrent security initiatives.

• Capability for risk-based decision-making.

• Ability to translate technical issues into discussions about business impact.

• Prior experience in people management with a history of enhancing team effectiveness, engagement, and development.

• Proven success in improving the reliability, maturity, or effectiveness of supported technologies and services.

• Ability to lead and manage teams effectively.

• Skills in collaboration and team building.

• Ability to coach and provide constructive feedback.

• Ability to communicate and make recommendations to upper management.

• Effective conflict management skills.

• Ability to develop and deliver impactful presentations.

• Demonstrated negotiation skills.

• Additional experience with Armis, Nexthink, Dynatrace, or Microsoft Entra is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation.

• Health insurance coverage.

• 401K retirement plan.

• Stock purchase programs.

• Tuition reimbursement opportunities.

• Paid time off in addition to holidays.

• Flexible work arrangements including remote, hybrid, field, or office work schedules.

• Additional forms of incentives may be included in total compensation.

• Equal opportunity employer committed to fostering diversity.