Senior Manager, Security Engineering

About the Role

The Senior Manager, Security Engineering is responsible for the strategy, execution, and operational excellence of one or more Security Engineering functions. This leader develops organizational capabilities that enable Arctic Wolf to scale securely while supporting business growth, platform innovation, and operational efficiency. The role provides leadership across multiple security engineering domains such as Identity and Access Management, Security Systems Engineering, Cloud Security, Application Security, Platform Security, or other related functions.

The Senior Manager establishes long-term technical direction, develops leaders and engineers, and partners closely with Product, Engineering, Infrastructure, IT, Architecture, and Risk stakeholders to deliver enterprise security outcomes. The successful candidate combines strong technical credibility with organizational leadership, using engineering-driven solutions to reduce risk, improve operational effectiveness, and enable business objectives. The Senior Manager is accountable for organizational outcomes rather than individual project execution. Success is measured through team performance, operational maturity, strategic roadmap delivery, talent development, risk reduction, stakeholder satisfaction, and the long-term scalability of the security engineering function. The role influences technology decisions and security investments across multiple business and engineering organizations.

Responsibilities

• Organizational Leadership
  • Provide Organizational Leadership: Lead one or more Security Engineering teams through managers, team leads, and individual contributors. Establish vision, priorities, operating rhythms, and accountability mechanisms.
  • Build and Develop Leaders: Recruit, develop, coach, and retain high-performing managers and engineers. Create succession plans and establish clear career growth opportunities across the organization.
• Strategy & Planning
  • Develop Security Engineering Strategy: Define and execute multi-year roadmaps aligned to enterprise security objectives, business priorities, technology strategy, and regulatory requirements.
  • Financial Stewardship: Participate in budget planning, resource allocation, vendor management, and investment prioritization activities.
• Security Platforms & Technology
  • Drive Security Platform Evolution: Oversee the design, implementation, and operation of enterprise security platforms supporting identity, cloud, application, endpoint, data protection, and security operations capabilities.
  • Technical Governance and Architecture: Provide strategic oversight for system architecture, platform integrations, security design standards, and engineering best practices.
  • Engineering-Driven Security: Champion automation and platform-based security controls that reduce manual effort and improve security outcomes at scale.
  • Vendor and Technology Strategy: Evaluate emerging technologies, manage strategic vendor relationships, and guide build-versus-buy decisions.
• Program Delivery & Operations
  • Lead Large-Scale Initiatives: Direct complex cross-functional programs involving multiple engineering teams, business stakeholders, and external vendors.
  • Operational Excellence: Establish service ownership practices, reliability objectives, KPIs, reporting mechanisms, and continuous improvement programs.
  • Risk Management and Compliance Enablement: Ensure technical controls effectively support regulatory, customer, and internal security requirements.
• Stakeholder & Executive Engagement
  • Executive Partnership: Communicate strategy, risk, progress, and investment needs to senior leadership and executive stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Demonstrated experience designing, building, and operating production systems at scale.
• Prior experience in Security Engineering or closely related engineering disciplines.
• Proven experience leading engineering teams and delivering complex technical initiatives.
• Strong experience with coding, system integration, and automation.
• Experience evaluating and implementing enterprise security technologies.

Qualifications

• Key Skills
  • Experience leading multiple engineering teams and developing managers.
  • Strong security engineering and platform architecture background.
  • Ability to influence technical strategy across large, complex organizations.
  • Experience driving organizational transformation and operational maturity.
  • Strong understanding of cloud-native architectures and modern security platforms.
  • Ability to prioritize competing business and security objectives.
  • Experience managing large-scale vendor relationships and technology portfolios.
  • Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills.
  • Experience building metrics-driven engineering organizations.
  • Proven ability to lead through ambiguity and organizational change.
• Key Competencies
  • Strategic Leadership
  • Organizational Development
  • Technical Vision and Architecture
  • Business Alignment
  • Risk-Based Decision Making
  • Executive Communication
  • Operational Excellence
  • Talent Management and Succession Planning
  • Cross-Functional Influence
  • Change Leadership
• Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience leading Identity, Cloud Security, Application Security, Platform Security, or Security Systems Engineering organizations.
  • Experience supporting rapidly growing SaaS or cloud-native technology companies.
  • Experience managing globally distributed engineering teams.
  • Deep understanding of modern security frameworks including NIST CSF, NIST 800-53, ISO 27001, SOC 2, and Zero Trust architectures.
  • Experience managing security platform budgets and vendor portfolios.
  • Advanced security certifications (CISSP, CCSP, GIAC, or equivalent).
  • Experience building security capabilities that support AI, data governance, and cloud transformation initiatives.

Benefits

• Equity for all employees.
• Flexible time off and paid volunteer days.
• RRSP and 401k match.
• Training and career development programs.
• Comprehensive private benefits plan including medical, mental health, dental, disability, life and AD&D, and value-added services.
• Robust Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with mental health services.
• Fertility support and paid parental leave.

Pay

The base salary range for this job family is $137,000 to $222,000 USD annually. This range reflects the base pay the company reasonably expects to offer for this position, aligned to the broader job family base pay structure. Actual base pay may vary based on skills, experience, and location, including job family level. In addition to base pay, Arctic Wolf offers variable incentive compensation, new hire equity grants, and a comprehensive benefits package.

About Arctic Wolf

At Arctic Wolf, we foster a collaborative and inclusive work environment that thrives on diversity of thought, background, and culture. Our mission is simple: End Cyber Risk. We’re proud to be recognized by Forbes, CNBC, Fortune, CRN, Bartner Peer Insights, and IDC MarketScape for delivering real outcomes for customers through award-winning innovation like our Aurora Platform.

Our commitment to bold growth and shaping the future of security operations is matched by our dedication to customer satisfaction, with over 7,000 customers worldwide and more than 2,000 channel partners globally. Arctic Wolf is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or any other basis forbidden under federal, provincial, or local law.

We celebrate unique perspectives by creating a platform for all voices to be heard through our Pack Unity program and practice corporate responsibility as part of the Pledge 1% Movement.