Job Title: Security Engineering Manager
* About the Role:
We are seeking a talented Security Engineering Manager to join our team. As a key member of the Security Group, you will play a vital role in delivering preventive and detective controls and processes that reduce security risk.
The successful candidate will have experience leading engineering or security teams and be passionate about growing people from all levels while scaling systems. They will also have technical hands-on leadership skills, with previous experience as a Software or Security engineer, and be comfortable getting into the thick of it when needed.
Key Responsibilities:
* Lead a team dedicated to identifying, assessing, and automating the resolution of security vulnerabilities across our global ecosystem.
* Guide engineers as they develop and scale security solutions, navigate complex problem spaces, and balance security rigor with our pace of innovation.
* Drive delivery of Application Security solutions for our large-scale, cloud-native and SaaS application stack, from ideation to completion within start-up time frames.
* Support a security-first engineering culture by making the optimally secure solution the easiest one for software engineering teams to use.
* Drive technical decision making support to your team in a fast-paced, innovation-focused environment.
* Foster a culture of communication, bridging the communication gap between teams, groups, and company leaders.
* Invest in working with engineers on growth and development opportunities to help further their skillset and grow into new roles.
* Be involved in hiring; build and grow high-performing and highly engaged teams of world-class engineers by attracting, interviewing, and selecting talent for your group.
* Coordinate across various specialties and parts of the business to understand the impact and feasibility of strategic goals within the group, and how that impacts your own roadmap.
Requirements:
* Previous experience in leading engineering or security teams and love growing people from all levels, while scaling systems.
* Technical hands-on leader (with previous experience as a Software or Security engineer), who is comfortable getting into the thick of it when needed using software engineering fundamentals and security first principles to guide technical decision making.
* Previous experience in cloud-based environments (AWS, Google Cloud, Azure) with a working knowledge of broad infrastructure functions - CI/CD pipelines, automation, site reliability etc.
* Deep understanding of vulnerability management practices — across infrastructure, application security, and cloud environments.
* Comfortable working with ambiguity, designing programs, and influencing beyond your immediate team.
* Ability to communicate clearly with technical and non-technical audiences and love turning complex problems into simple, effective solutions.
* Experience making careful engineering tradeoffs, particularly around 'Build vs Buy', evaluating potential third party systems to partner with, and managing and working with vendors to meet our business needs.
Nice to Have:
* Subject-matter expertise of Amazon Web Services and associated technologies and products within the AWS ecosystem.
* Previous experience leading teams to scale security solutions through automation, continuously reducing the tax that security requirements can impose on software development and operations.
* Experience working on delivering vulnerability management at scale in a fast-paced, rapid growth environment.
Benefits:
* Equity packages - we want our success to be yours too.
* Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents & carers.
* An annual Vibe & Thrive allowance to support your wellbeing, social connection, office setup & more.
* Flexible leave options that empower you to be a force for good, take time to recharge and supports you personally.
What's in It for You?
Achieving our crazy big goals motivates us to work hard - and we do - but you'll experience lots of moments of magic, connectivity and fun woven throughout life at Canva, too.
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