Senior Manager, Endpoint Protections

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. Lead, mentor, and grow a world-class engineering team .

Posted 11/3/2026full-timeRemote • United States, Canada, Norway, Poland, Spain, United KingdomSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading and mentoring engineering teams while driving the development and delivery of endpoint security solutions. Possesses strong technical knowledge in operating system internals, machine learning, and security research, with a focus on protecting customers from adversaries.

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People-Leadership ExperienceSecurity Research ExpertiseOperating System Internals KnowledgeMachine Learning ExperienceEndpoint Security Product Ownership

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Hard Skills

Security ResearchOperating System InternalsReverse EngineeringMalware AnalysisMachine LearningEndpoint Detection and Response (EDR)Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)AI-Assisted Development ToolsTechnical WritingVulnerability Publication

Soft Skills

Clear CommunicationCollaborationAdaptabilityMentoringMotivation

Tools & Technologies

Elastic StackElasticsearchKibanaEmerging Operating System Security APIs

Industry Keywords

Endpoint SecurityProtection CapabilitiesDetection and ProtectionCustomer EngagementTechnical Presentations

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ElasticSearchLinuxMacOS

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead, mentor, and grow a world-class engineering team
Guide senior research engineers across endpoint internals, prevention engineering, and machine learning
Coach career development, deliver candid feedback, own the hiring pipeline, and onboard new engineers
Own the roadmap and drive delivery across endpoint visibility and protection engines
Balance efficacy, performance, and stability across millions of endpoints
Work with product managers to define requirements and deliver high-quality features on release timelines
Connect endpoint protections work with broader Elastic Security detection and protection capabilities
Direct machine learning work, including model development, training data quality, and telemetry features
Drive protection parity across Windows, macOS, and Linux
Maintain platform vendor relationships and access to emerging operating system security APIs
Support conference presentations and Elastic Security Labs publications
Engage customers and partners on protection capabilities and represent Elastic in the endpoint security community

Requirements

What you’ll need

People-leadership experience managing senior technical individual contributors on a globally distributed team
Substantial hands-on experience as a security researcher, including analyzing attacker tactics, techniques, and procedures, building protections, and shipping software to customer machines at scale
Hands-on operating system internals knowledge in kernel and user mode
Strong Windows expertise, with macOS or Linux experience close behind
Hands-on reverse engineering and malware analysis experience
Ability to anticipate how protections may be evaded and design for resilience
Clear communication skills for technical and executive audiences and non-expert stakeholders
Motivation to thrive in a distributed, autonomous environment
Genuine passion for protecting customers from real-world adversaries
Demonstrated experience leveraging AI-assisted development tools
Ability to rotate across projects, collaborate across functions and teams, and adapt to evolving team structures
Prior ownership of an EDR, EPP, or other endpoint security product (bonus)
Published vulnerabilities, patents, technical writing, or conference talks (bonus)
Experience leading machine learning engineers working on security problems (bonus)
Experience taking research prototypes through to GA release with product engineering teams (bonus)
Conference speaking experience (bonus)
Familiarity with the Elastic Stack, Elasticsearch, Kibana, and Elastic Security (bonus)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive pay based on the work you do here and not your previous salary
Health coverage for you and your family in many locations
Ability to craft your calendar with flexible locations and schedules for many roles
Generous number of vacation days each year
Employer matching up to $2000 (or local currency equivalent) for financial donations and service
Up to 40 hours each year for volunteer projects
Minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave