About this role

Lead the security infrastructure team at Snowflake, focusing on service identity, authorization, and secret management to ensure platform security and reliability.

Key Responsibilities

Lead security team
Define security roadmap
Design security services
Collaborate with engineering teams
Ensure operational security excellence

Technical Overview

Building security services and libraries for distributed systems, cryptography, access management, and security protocols within a SaaS environment.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a security-focused engineering manager with over 10 years of software engineering experience, specializing in security infrastructure, cryptography, and distributed systems. They possess strong leadership skills and a strategic mindset to drive security initiatives across a global platform.

Must-Have Skills

2+ years of managing engineering teamsSecurity or platform infrastructure focus10+ years of software engineering experienceDeep expertise in security technologiesBuilding foundational developer-facing servicesStrong communication skills

Nice-to-Have Skills

Experience with cryptographic librariesKnowledge of security protocolsExperience in distributed systemsSecurity infrastructure design

Tools & Platforms

None specified

Required Skills

Security TechnologiesIdentity and Access ManagementAccess ControlCryptographic LibrariesSecret ManagementDistributed SystemsSecurity ProtocolsApplied CryptographySecurity InfrastructureSecurity LibrariesAuthorization FrameworksService IdentityKey Management

Hard Skills

Security TechnologiesIdentity and Access ManagementAccess ControlCryptographic LibrariesSecret ManagementDistributed SystemsSecurity ProtocolsApplied CryptographySecurity InfrastructureSecurity LibrariesAuthorization FrameworksService IdentityKey Management

Soft Skills

LeadershipMentoringStrategic PlanningCollaborationCommunicationStakeholder ManagementOperational Excellence

Certifications

Required

None specified

Preferred

None specified

Industry & Role

Industry SaaS

Job Function Security Infrastructure Leadership

Keywords for Your Resume

Security TechnologiesIdentity and Access ManagementAccess ControlCryptographic LibrariesSecret ManagementDistributed SystemsSecurity ProtocolsApplied CryptographySecurity InfrastructureSecurity LibrariesAuthorization FrameworksService IdentityKey ManagementSecuritySecurity ServicesSecurity EngineeringCryptographyIAM

Deal Breakers

Lack of security infrastructure experience, No management experience in security teams, No experience with cryptographic libraries, Unable to work in Bellevue, WA

Engineering Manager, Service Identity and Secret Management, Product Security

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