Manager, Security Engineering, Production Security

SNAP/SNAP

. Lead Snap's Production Security team and own the security of infrastructure running Snapchat .

Posted 9/29/2026full-timeLos Angeles • California • United StatesSeniorLead💰 $251,000 - $377,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in production and infrastructure security, with a focus on cloud security architecture, Kubernetes, and CI/CD practices. Proven ability to lead teams, manage performance, and drive security initiatives across multi-cloud environments.

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Production SecurityCloud Security ArchitectureKubernetes SecurityEngineering ManagementIncident Response

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Hard Skills

Cloud SecurityNetwork Perimeter SecurityWorkload Identity ManagementContainer SecurityCI/CD SecurityGo ProgrammingPython ProgrammingJava ProgrammingDefense In Depth PrinciplesZero-Trust Design

Soft Skills

Strong Communication SkillsTeam LeadershipCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

AWSGoogle Cloud PlatformIstioEnvoyOpenID ConnectOAuthMTLS

Industry Keywords

Production InfrastructureSecurity ControlsVulnerability RemediationService ReliabilitySecurity Posture Management

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaKubernetesLinuxPythonGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead Snap's Production Security team and own the security of infrastructure running Snapchat
Set and drive a multi-year technical strategy for production infrastructure security across network perimeter, cloud hardening, workload identity, and CI/CD
Translate production risk into a prioritized roadmap and make tradeoffs among security outcomes, productivity, and system health
Ensure production security platforms and developer-facing libraries demonstrate high technical quality, reliability, and operational excellence
Own service reliability, on-call health, customer support, and incident response for production security services
Drive identification, triage, and remediation of vulnerabilities and misconfigurations across cloud environments and backend systems
Oversee security reviews of platforms, backend services, and business application integrations
Partner with Infrastructure, Developer Productivity, and Product Engineering to embed security controls by default
Guide secure and responsible adoption of LLMs, AI tooling, and agentic workloads
Partner with Detection and Response, Offensive Security, and infrastructure teams during incidents and red team engagements
Participate in quarterly and annual planning
Recruit engineers and build a collaborative, productive security team
Support team members' career growth and manage performance

Requirements

What you’ll need

Proven experience in production and infrastructure security, including cloud security architecture, network perimeter and zero-trust design, workload identity and secrets management, container and Kubernetes security, or CI/CD and software supply chain security
Deep understanding of Kubernetes, containers, service mesh technologies such as Istio or Envoy, networking, or Linux internals
Hands-on experience deploying and securing services in multi-cloud environments, particularly AWS and Google Cloud Platform
Working knowledge of OpenID Connect, OAuth, mTLS, and identity federation
Development skills in Go, Python, and/or Java
Ability to apply defense in depth and zero-trust principles to large heterogeneous production environments
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent years of experience in a related technical field
8+ years of post-bachelor's industry experience; or a Master's degree in a technical field plus 7+ years of post-grad security experience; or a PhD in a related technical field plus 4+ years of post-grad security experience
1+ year of experience as an Engineering Manager
Preferred: experience leading teams that build and operate platform services at scale, including SLAs, on-call, and large internal customer migrations
Preferred: track record driving company-wide adoption of a security control or platform
Preferred: familiarity with cloud security posture management platforms and native AWS and GCP security services

Benefits

Comp & perks

Paid parental leave
Comprehensive medical coverage
Emotional and mental health support programs
Compensation packages that include equity in the form of RSUs
Default Together approach with in-office work 4+ days per week