Smartsheet

Senior Manager, Engineering – Security Infrastructure Operations

Smartsheet

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • Washington • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $205,000 - $257,500 per year

Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

AWSCloudGoJavaKubernetesPythonSDLCTerraform

About the role

  • Lead and Mentor a High-Performing Team: Hire, develop, and retain top engineering talent. Foster a culture of technical excellence, innovation, and ownership. Provide coaching, career guidance, and performance management for your team.
  • Develop the Strategic Roadmap: Define and execute the strategy for security infrastructure, automation, and operations. Collaborate with product and engineering leaders to set priorities and ensure your team's work aligns with business objectives.
  • Oversee Secure and Resilient Infrastructure: Guide the architectural design and implementation of secure, scalable, and highly available infrastructure in our multi-cloud (predominantly AWS) environment. Champion the use of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with tools like Terraform and Helm.
  • Drive Security Automation Initiatives: Prioritize and direct the engineering of automated solutions for threat detection, incident response, and vulnerability management. Ensure your team is building the tools and workflows that allow us to respond to threats at machine speed.
  • Champion a "Secure by Design" SDLC: Partner with development teams to embed security into the CI/CD process. Advocate for the integration of automated security tooling (SAST, DAST, SCA) to provide developers with fast, actionable feedback.
  • Lead Incident Response Strategy: Oversee the team's incident response activities, acting as a point of escalation and leadership during major security and reliability events. Drive the blameless post-mortem process to ensure that incidents result in durable, engineered solutions.
  • Manage Automated Compliance Programs: Ensure the team's technical controls and automation efforts effectively support continuous compliance with frameworks such as FedRAMP, SOC 2, and ISO 27001.

Requirements

  • 12+ years of progressive experience in technology, with at least 5 years in a direct people management role for a technical team like Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, or Security Engineering.
  • A BS or MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent industry experience.
  • Proven experience leading teams that manage large-scale cloud environments, preferably AWS, with a strong understanding of core infrastructure and security services.
  • Demonstrated ability to set technical direction for a team using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), container orchestration (Kubernetes), and modern CI/CD practices.
  • A strong technical background in a scripting or programming language such as Python, Go, or Java.
  • Strong agile development skills
  • Deep understanding of the modern security operations toolchain, including SIEM, EDR, and vulnerability management technologies.
  • Exceptional leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to inspire your team and communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders. Fluency in English is required.
  • A strategic mindset with a proven ability to solve complex problems and make data-driven decisions in high-pressure environments.
Benefits
  • HSA, 100% employer-paid premiums, or Buy-up medical/vision and dental coverage options for full-time employees
  • 401k Match to help you save for your future (50% of your contribution up to the first 6% of your eligible pay)
  • Monthly stipend to support your work and productivity
  • Flexible Time Away Program, plus Sick Time Off
  • US employees are automatically covered under Smartsheet-sponsored life insurance, short-term, and long-term disability plans
  • US employees receive 12 paid holidays per year
  • Up to 24 weeks of Parental Leave
  • Personal paid Volunteer Day to support our community
  • Opportunities for professional growth and development including access to Udemy online courses
  • Company Funded Perks, including a counseling membership, local retail discounts, and your own personal Smartsheet account
  • Teleworking options from any registered location in the U.S. (role specific)

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Hard skills
Infrastructure as CodeTerraformKubernetesCI/CDPythonGoJavasecurity automationthreat detectionvulnerability management
Soft skills
leadershipcommunicationinterpersonal skillsstrategic mindsetproblem-solvingcoachingcareer guidanceperformance managementinspirationdata-driven decision making
Certifications
BS in Computer ScienceMS in Computer ScienceFedRAMPSOC 2ISO 27001