Security Engineering Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California.

📋 Description

• Build and oversee SkySlope's dedicated security engineering team.

• Design and implement SkySlope's security engineering program.

• Take ownership of the security roadmap, which includes identity and credential standards, least-privilege authorization, secrets management, managed-device standards, attack-surface governance, secure SDLC, centralized logging and detection, vulnerability disclosure, and AI governance.

• Sequence and prioritize security initiatives for optimal risk reduction relative to engineering effort.

• Maintain and actively manage a visible, prioritized security-debt register.

• Make decisions regarding security tooling and vendors, including evaluation, selection, and whether to build or buy solutions.

• Provide executive reporting on program status, risk posture, and progress updates.

• Lead and engage in architecture and design reviews that are relevant to security.

• Contribute directly through proofs of concept, detection logic, automation, and reviews.

• Establish and uphold high standards for security engineering work.

• Recruit security engineers at various levels and develop a high-performing team.

• Coach and mentor direct reports focusing on personal and performance management.

• Collaborate with DevOps, IT, and product engineering to integrate actionable security standards.

• Utilize AI tooling to enhance security reviews, triage, and detection engineering.

• Define AI security guardrails and shape SkySlope's AI governance standards.

• Achieve program milestones, manage the security-debt register, nurture and retain the team, and ensure clear executive reporting.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven senior/staff-level individual contributor experience in security engineering, infrastructure engineering, or platform engineering.

• Demonstrated capability to design and lead a security program or similar cross-functional technical initiative from concept to execution.

• In-depth knowledge of modern cloud security, encompassing cloud IAM, credential federation, secrets management, secure SDLC, and detection/logging.

• Experience with multi-cloud settings; depth in one cloud platform along with fluency in AWS, GCP, and Azure is acceptable.

• Strong skills in coaching and mentoring, with a history of developing engineers, including those at the early stages of their careers.

• Good judgment in making decisions regarding security tools and vendors, including build-versus-buy evaluations.

• Ability to communicate clearly and directly with both executives and engineers, both in writing and verbally.

• Passion for leveraging AI as a practical tool in security engineering.

• A pragmatic approach focused on risk reduction that leads to deployment.

• Demonstrated ability is valued; formal certifications and credentials are not mandatory.

• Capability to manage 2–4 direct reports, including security engineers at various levels.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical insurance through United Healthcare, with the company contributing a flat dollar amount towards premiums.

• Three medical plan options available, including UHC HDHP/HSA, UHC PPO, and UHC HMO for California residents.

• Dental insurance provided through Principal, covering 75% of the monthly premium for the Base Plan.

• Vision insurance available through Principal (VSP choice network), with the company covering 100% of the monthly premium.

• Basic Life and AD&D Insurance paid by the company, offering a guaranteed issue amount of $25,000.

• Voluntary short- and long-term disability insurance plans.

• Optional accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness insurance plans.

• Flexible Spending Account available.

• Health Savings Account, with SkySlope contributing $300 for individuals and $600 for families.

• 401(k) plan with a company match of $0.50 for every $1.00 contributed, up to the first 6% of eligible earnings.

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan featuring a company match of 33.3333% of contributed dollars.

• 120 hours (15 days) of paid time off for new hires.

• 16 paid holidays, which include 11 observed and 5 floating holidays.

• Bereavement leave offering 5 paid days for an immediate family member and 1 paid day for a close non-family member.

• Discounts through Fidelity on wireless services, car rentals, hotels, and more.

• Nationwide pet insurance with reimbursement options of 50% and 70%; the company contributes $20 per month for up to 2 pets.

• Paid parental leave of up to 6 weeks for full-time regular employees.

• Access to Dayforce Wallet for on-demand earned pay.

• Discounts and perks at Waldorf University, including a 10% tuition discount, free textbooks, and scholarship opportunities.

• Discounted membership for Luminous Minds child literacy program.

• Referral bonuses of $1,000 post-tax for employees who refer candidates.

• Annual Employee Appreciation Day alongside additional internal company events.