Security Engineering Manager Jobs

Explore Security Engineering Manager opportunities with organizations seeking experienced leaders to protect systems, products, and sensitive data. Ladders features vetted professional roles paying $100,000 or more, helping you find opportunities that match your leadership experience and security expertise.

What Security Engineering Managers Do

Security Engineering Managers lead teams that design, build, and operate technical security controls. They set engineering priorities, guide secure architecture and development practices, and work with product, infrastructure, and risk teams to reduce vulnerabilities. Depending on the organization, their scope may include cloud security, application security, identity and access management, security operations, or infrastructure protection.

Skills and Qualifications

Employers commonly seek a background in security engineering or a related technical discipline, experience managing or mentoring engineers, and the ability to translate security risks into practical engineering plans. Useful strengths include cloud and application security, threat modeling, incident response, security architecture, automation, and familiarity with regulatory requirements. Clear communication and cross-functional leadership are essential.

Career Opportunities and Compensation

Security Engineering Managers work across technology, finance, healthcare, retail, and other industries where secure systems are critical. Compensation varies by employer, location, experience, and role scope. Ladders focuses on vetted professional jobs paying $100,000 or more, so you can explore senior opportunities that align with your goals.

Find Your Next Security Engineering Manager Role

Browse Security Engineering Manager jobs on Ladders to compare opportunities, discover employers looking for security leaders, and take the next step in your career. Review each listing for responsibilities, qualifications, location, and compensation details.

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$124K - $280K *

Join us to lead identity and access management initiatives, ensuring secure access to systems and data while guiding teams through complex projects and aligning stakeholders for operational excellence...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Legal & Accounting

$124K - $280K *

Join a dynamic team as you lead identity and access management initiatives, ensuring secure access to systems and data while shaping strategies to protect sensitive information and manage user identit...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Legal & Accounting

$124K - $280K *

Lead the charge in shaping identity and access management strategies, ensuring secure access to systems and data while guiding teams through complex projects and aligning stakeholders for operational...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Legal & Accounting

$124K - $280K *

Lead identity and access management initiatives, ensuring secure access to systems and data. Shape strategies to protect sensitive information while guiding teams through complex projects and aligning...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Legal & Accounting

$124K - $280K *

Shape secure access strategies by leading identity management initiatives, guiding teams through complex projects, and ensuring operational excellence in protecting sensitive information within our Cy...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Legal & Accounting

$124K - $280K *

Empower your career by leading identity and access management initiatives, ensuring secure access to systems and data while guiding teams through complex challenges in our Cybersecurity practice...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Legal & Accounting

$124K - $280K *

Lead transformative identity and access management initiatives, ensuring secure access to systems and data while guiding teams through complex challenges and aligning stakeholders for operational exce...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Legal & Accounting

$124K - $280K *

Unlock potential by leading identity and access management initiatives, designing secure access controls, and guiding teams to deliver effective cybersecurity solutions while ensuring operational exce...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Legal & Accounting

$124K - $280K *

Champion secure access management by leading initiatives that protect sensitive data and streamline user identity processes. Guide teams through complex projects while ensuring operational excellence...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Legal & Accounting

$124K - $280K *

Join a dynamic team to lead identity and access management initiatives, ensuring secure access to systems and data while shaping strategies to protect sensitive information and manage user identities...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Legal & Accounting

$124K - $280K *

Lead identity and access management initiatives, ensuring secure access to systems and data. Shape strategies to protect sensitive information while guiding teams through complex projects and aligning...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Legal & Accounting

$124K - $280K *

Unlock your potential by leading identity and access management initiatives, guiding teams through complex projects, and shaping strategies to secure sensitive information within our Cybersecurity pra...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Legal & Accounting

$124K - $280K *

Lead the charge in identity and access management initiatives, guiding teams to ensure secure access to systems and data while shaping strategies that protect sensitive information and enhance operati...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Legal & Accounting

$272K - $431K *

Elevate your career by leading a dynamic team focused on innovative GPU-accelerated solutions. Drive the development of cutting-edge container technologies while collaborating across engineering teams...

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  •   11 - 15 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$272K - $431K *

Lead a dynamic team to innovate GPU-accelerated applications using Container technologies, ensuring seamless integration across engineering teams while managing evolving priorities in a fast-paced env...

Today

  •   11 - 15 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$272K - $431K *

Champion innovative software solutions by leading a dynamic team focused on GPU-accelerated applications and Cloud Native technologies, ensuring seamless integration across engineering teams while tac...

Today

  •   11 - 15 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$140K - $185K *

Elevate your career by leading cybersecurity efforts for classified systems. Drive the implementation of security frameworks, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and shape the future of classifie...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$272K - $431K *

Join a team that's redefining cloud-native technologies by managing innovative engineering efforts in container orchestration and GPU acceleration, ensuring seamless integration across platforms while...

United StatesRemote

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  •   11 - 15 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$272K - $431K *

Transform the future of cloud-native technologies by leading a dynamic team focused on GPU-accelerated applications, container orchestration, and innovative software solutions in a fast-paced environm...

Today

  •   11 - 15 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$272K - $431K *

Empower a dynamic team to innovate GPU-accelerated applications using cutting-edge container technologies. Lead engineering efforts in Kubernetes and Confidential Containers, ensuring seamless integra...

Today

  •   11 - 15 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$110K - $130K *

Drive cybersecurity excellence by leading operations, enhancing threat detection, and automating processes in a hybrid cloud environment. Collaborate with teams to strengthen security posture and ensu...

4 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Business Services

$181K - $301K *

Transform your career by leading a global cyber defense team, driving proactive strategies to mitigate risks and enhance security across diverse environments. Collaborate with cross-functional teams t...

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  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Healthcare

$135K - $160K *

Architect and evolve cloud infrastructure for secure, efficient model training and serving. Collaborate with researchers to ensure data isolation and security while scaling operations for diverse cust...

6 days ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$127K - $133K *

Elevate your career by managing vulnerability remediation in cloud environments. Collaborate with technical teams to analyze security risks, prioritize vulnerabilities, and implement effective solutio...

United StatesRemote

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  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Telecommunications & Hardware

$105K - $115K *

Drive security excellence by leading governance and compliance initiatives across Canadian business divisions, ensuring robust physical security measures and continuous improvement in risk management...

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2 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

  • What does a Security Engineering Manager do?question toggle

    A Security Engineering Manager leads engineers responsible for designing and implementing technical safeguards. The role often includes setting security priorities, improving secure development practices, managing risk, and collaborating across engineering and business teams.

  • What qualifications are common for Security Engineering Manager jobs?question toggle

    Employers typically look for substantial security or software engineering experience, a record of technical leadership, and expertise in areas such as cloud security, application security, threat modeling, or security architecture. Requirements vary by company and team.

  • What skills are important for a Security Engineering Manager?question toggle

    Important skills include security engineering expertise, people management, prioritization, incident and risk management, and the ability to communicate technical issues clearly. Experience aligning security work with product and infrastructure needs is also valuable.

  • What industries hire Security Engineering Managers?question toggle

    Technology companies, financial services, healthcare, retail, and many other industries hire Security Engineering Managers to protect applications, infrastructure, customer information, and business systems.

  • Are Security Engineering Manager jobs on Ladders $100,000 or more?question toggle

    Ladders focuses on vetted professional jobs paying $100,000 or more. Compensation and eligibility can vary by listing, so check each job description for its specific salary information.