Manager, Security Engineering

Contentful•New York, NY

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Contentful strives to build a secure and safe service and commits considerable effort and resources to security. Our Security team supports organization-wide information security management programs and collaborates closely with internal teams. We believe that Security must be anchored by DevOps principles with strong repeatable processes. We are looking for a committed and driven manager who is passionate about solving complex security problems in innovative and scalable ways. As a Manager of Security Engineering, you will own security engineering across Contentful’s corporate systems, including the tooling and platforms that support the internal security team. While this role does not own security for the customer facing product, you will partner closely with product security teams within the security organization on shared responsibilities. You will balance people leadership with hands-on technical execution, including designing, building, and operating security controls and tooling at scale, with a particular focus on areas such as identity and access management, data security, and SaaS platforms. You will provide strategic guidance and lead initiatives while remaining directly involved in implementation. You may work independently at times, but will more often collaborate closely with security, IT, and cross-functional partners to align strategies, execute shared initiatives, and ensure comprehensive risk mitigation while minimizing impact on end users across the organization.

Requirements

8+ years of progressive engineering and security experience.
3+ years managing people and security engineering teams.
Comfort operating in ambiguity, balancing strategic thinking, security, and practicality.
Expertise with AWS, GCP, and Azure.
Strong hands-on experience designing, implementing, and operating security controls at scale.
Demonstrated experience securing endpoint, SaaS, and cloud environments.
Experience working within identity and access management and data security programs.
Software development experience in modern programming language (Python, Go, etc)
Hands-on experience using Terraform and infrastructure-as-code.
Experience applying modern practices to improve efficiency and scalability or security programs.
Passion for solving complex security problems in innovative and scalable ways.
Experience using metrics to measure impact, optimize execution, and guide investment decisions.
Strong communication skills with the ability to explain technical topics to non technical audiences.
Ability to support occasional off-hours incident response efforts.
Familiarity with attacker techniques in cloud-native and traditional environments.
Hands-on experience owning security technologies (e.g., EDR, AntiVirus, etc.)
Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence outcomes without direct authority.
Experience owning end to end security programs, proactively driving incremental improvement.
Strong systems thinking, with the ability to design security solutions that scale through efficiency.

Responsibilities

Develop a team, providing coaching, mentorship, goal setting, and performance feedback.
Define roles and make hiring decisions to grow the team in line with department needs.
Remain hands on, balancing technical leadership with direct implementation work.
Own execution and prioritization across projects and operations, using agile delivery practices.
Scale and mature effectiveness and efficiency by improving processes and tooling.
Champion continuous improvement across all aspects of the security program.
Continuously improve effectiveness and efficiency by evolving processes and tooling.
Communicate risks and technical concepts with clarity to leadership and stakeholders.
Collaborate with security leadership to execute business aligned, risk reduction roadmaps.
Shape work scope, sequencing, and success criteria inline with department and company needs.
Drive security processes, standards, and best practices across information technology assets.
Partner with stakeholders to evolve security awareness and specialized training across all functions.
Mature capabilities across endpoint, SaaS, and cloud configuration.
Own strategy evolution of corporate capabilities, including configuration, IAM, and data security.
Enhance tooling, automation, and integrations to improve visibility and reduce manual effort.
Support and guide security incident response efforts as a technical leader.
Support cross functional vulnerability management while advancing the program capabilities.
Define and maintain metrics to measure impact, optimize execution, and guide investment.
Partner with cross-functional teams for security enhancement and drive risk reduction.
Accelerate adoption of AI, balancing practicality enablement, and risk management.
Stay current on threats, vulnerabilities, and tactics, translating insights into actionable strategies.

Benefits

Join an ambitious tech company reshaping the way people build digital experiences
Full-time employees receive Stock Options for the opportunity to share in the success of our company
Comprehensive healthcare package covering 100% of monthly health premiums for employees and 85% of costs for your dependents.
Fertility and family building benefits, including a lifetime reimbursable wallet to support your growing family.
We value Work-Life balance and You Time! A generous amount of paid time off, including vacation days, sick days, compassion days for loss, education days, and volunteer days
Company paid parental leave to care for and focus on your growing family
Use your personal annual education budget to improve your skills and grow in your career
Enjoy a full range of virtual and in-person events, including workshops, guest speakers, and fun team activities, supporting learning and networking exchange beyond the usual work duties
An annual wellbeing stipend to care for your physical, financial, or emotional health
A monthly communication stipend and phone hardware upgrade reimbursement.
New hire office equipment stipend for hybrid or distributed employees. Get the gear you need to work at your best.