Senior Manager, Engineering – Core Platform

Vanta

Senior Engineering Manager leading the foundational platform systems at Vanta. Focused on scaling secure infrastructure and empowering engineering teams to operate efficiently.

Posted 5/28/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $260,000 - $306,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudMongoDB

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead and grow high-performing platform engineering teams that deliver reliable, scalable infrastructure and operational excellence for Vanta’s products and customers
Set technical direction and drive multi-quarter platform initiatives spanning infrastructure reliability, security, scalability, and developer experience across shared systems and services
Partner closely with product engineering, security, and engineering leadership to identify organizational needs. Translate ambiguous infrastructure challenges into clear roadmap priorities, and deliver scalable platform solutions
Design and evolve internal platforms, paved roads, and abstractions that enable product teams to ship independently, securely, and efficiently without deep infrastructure expertise
Guide the evolution of Vanta’s cloud and data infrastructure, including AWS services (ECS, Fargate), MongoDB performance and optimization, and event-driven architecture
Establish strong engineering culture, operational standards, and ownership practices that empower teams across Vanta to build and operate healthy systems responsibly

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years managing platform or infrastructure teams at high-growth tech companies
Prior experience managing multiple teams or multiple charters
Strong decision maker who effectively balances ambiguity, available data, speed, and quality
Track record of maintaining and scaling shared infrastructure in measurable, concrete ways
Have participated in developing or driving engineering-wide initiatives (recruiting processes, career frameworks, etc) in a prior role
Have prior experience managing complex, long-term projects that touch multiple teams and cross-functional stakeholders
Effective communicator and story-teller. Able to influence cross functional stakeholders and adjacent teams, and comfortable driving technical direction across teams without relying on direct authority
Open to using AI to amplify their skills and strengthen their work - demonstrating curiosity, a willingness to learn, and sound judgment in applying AI responsibly to improve efficiency and impact.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, with 100% of employee-only benefit premiums covered for most medical plans
16 weeks Parental Leave for all new parents
Health & wellness stipend
Remote workspace, internet, and cellphone stipend
Commuter benefits for team members who report to the SF and NYC office
Family planning benefits
Matching 401(k) contribution with immediate vesting
Flexible PTO policy, plus 80 hours of Sick Time
11 company-paid holidays
Virtual team building activities, lunch and learns, and other company-wide events!

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Hard Skills & Tools

infrastructure reliabilitysecurityscalabilitydeveloper experienceAWSECSFargateMongoDBevent-driven architectureplatform solutions

Soft Skills

decision makingcommunicationstorytellinginfluencecuriositywillingness to learnsound judgmentoperational standardsteam empowermentcross-functional collaboration