About the job
About the Opportunity
At Contentful, we are dedicated to creating a secure and reliable service. Our commitment to security encompasses significant investment in resources and efforts. Our Security team plays a pivotal role in managing information security across the organization and collaborates closely with various internal teams. We believe in embedding security within our DevOps principles, ensuring robust and repeatable processes.
We are seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated Manager of Security Engineering, someone who is eager to tackle complex security challenges with innovative and scalable solutions. In this role, you will oversee security engineering initiatives for Contentful's corporate systems, including the tools and platforms that empower our internal security team. Although this position is not responsible for customer-facing product security, you will work in tandem with product security teams within our security organization on overlapping responsibilities.
Your role will involve a blend of leadership and hands-on technical execution, focusing on designing, implementing, and managing security controls and tools at scale. Key areas of focus will include identity and access management, data security, and SaaS platforms. You will provide strategic direction and spearhead initiatives while remaining actively involved in their execution. While you may work independently at times, you will frequently collaborate with security leadership, IT, and cross-functional partners to align strategies, implement shared initiatives, and effectively mitigate risks while minimizing impacts on end users across the organization.
What to Expect?
- Develop a high-performing team through coaching, mentorship, goal setting, and performance feedback.
- Define roles and make hiring decisions to expand the team in alignment with departmental needs.
- Maintain a hands-on approach, balancing technical leadership with direct implementation work.
- Own execution and prioritization across projects and operations, utilizing agile delivery practices.
- Enhance effectiveness and efficiency by refining processes and tools.
- Champion continuous improvement across all facets of the security program.
- Communicate risks and technical concepts clearly to leadership and stakeholders.
- Collaborate with security leadership to execute business-aligned, risk-reduction roadmaps.
- Shape work scope, sequencing, and success criteria in line with departmental and company objectives.
- Drive security processes, standards, and best practices across information technology assets.
