Senior Manager, Infrastructure Security

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States, +1 more country.

📋 Description

• Establish strategic direction and priorities for Infrastructure Security in alignment with the Platform Security strategy.

• Oversee the complete delivery of Infrastructure Security from start to finish.

• Set objectives and metrics to assess progress and facilitate evidence-based decision-making.

• Manage multiple workstreams in cloud security, identity and access management, and container security.

• Develop, mentor, and expand a team of security engineers.

• Clearly define performance expectations and proactively address any strong or underperforming team members.

• Collaborate with platform and infrastructure engineering teams to incorporate security considerations into systems from the outset.

• Establish security controls for AI and automated systems, addressing identities, scoped access, and security boundaries.

• Work with Platform Security teams and Threat Operations to communicate findings and ensure remediation within established SLAs.

• Make decisions regarding Infrastructure Security and escalate broader issues to peers and management.

• Scale security practices in line with company growth without hindering engineering teams.

• Safeguard 1Password’s cloud-native platform across cloud infrastructure, identity and access management, privileged access, networks, containers, as well as emerging AI and automated systems.

• Lead the team accountable for maintaining a secure, resilient, and scalable infrastructure.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 8 years of experience in security engineering.

• At least 3 years of direct management experience leading a team.

• Proven responsibility for team delivery, individual performance, engagement, and professional development.

• Extensive production experience in securing a major cloud platform.

• Proficiency in identity and trust boundaries, workload isolation, Kubernetes, and infrastructure as code.

• Experience in establishing or enhancing privileged access programs.

• Familiarity with implementing network segmentation, WAF, and zero-trust methodologies at scale.

• Practical experience in securing AI and agentic systems in a production environment.

• Knowledge of workload identities, infrastructure and data access controls, and security boundaries for compromised agents.

• Ability to evaluate technical work, identify deficiencies, and enhance engineering results through technical guidance and mentorship.

• Competence in addressing ambiguous, complex issues and defining technical direction without predefined solutions.

• Demonstrated ability to influence engineering teams through technical expertise and tangible results.

• Experience in developing high-performing engineers.

• Familiarity with leveraging AI to enhance individual and team effectiveness, modeling responsible adoption.

• Must possess legal authorization to work in the United States or Canada; no work authorization, relocation assistance, or visa sponsorship will be provided.

• Successful candidates must pass a background check.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive health benefits.

• Dental coverage.

• 401k / retirement matching program.

• RRSP for employees based in Canada.

• Generous paid time off (PTO).

• Equity grant / RSU program available for most employees.

• Incentive programs, where applicable.

• Maternity and parental leave top-up programs.

• Complimentary 1Password account.

• Paid volunteer days.

• Peer-to-peer recognition through Bonusly.

• Remote-first working environment.

• Opportunities for travel to in-person engagements, including department offsites, team meetings, and customer/industry events.

• Accommodation available upon request during the recruitment process.

• Fair market value and internal equity in compensation strategy.