Engineering Lead, Security

Anchorage Digital; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Anchorage Digital is hiring an Engineering Lead for Security Operations to drive team growth and operational excellence. In this role, you will manage a distributed security engineering team, refine security roadmaps, and handle vulnerability management. Candidates should have 8+ years in the field with a proven leadership track record, strong analytical skills, and scripting expertise in Python or Go. This role provides a significant opportunity to influence security at Anchorage Digital, a leading crypto platform.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of technical experience, including 3 years as a formal people manager.
• Experience building and maintaining security infrastructure.
• Scripting skills in Python, Go, or Bash.

Responsibilities

• Drive the growth of a high‑performance security engineering team.
• Manage individual contributors and define team direction.
• Lead hiring efforts and mentor team members.

Skills

Technical experience in security or software engineering

Leadership of distributed teams

Vulnerability management

Incident response

Secure coding

Analytical problem-solving

Education

Degree in Computer Science or relevant field

Tools

SIEM tools

Job description

About Anchorage Digital

Anchorage Digital is a leading crypto platform that enables institutional participation in digital assets through custody, staking, trading, governance, settlement, and security infrastructure. Founded in 2017, it operates globally with offices in San Francisco, New York, Porto, Singapore, and Sioux Falls.

Mission of the Role

As Engineering Lead for Security Operations, you will drive the growth and effectiveness of a high‑performance security engineering team. Responsibilities include hiring, mentoring, developing processes, refining the security roadmap, and driving operational excellence in vulnerability management and incident response.

Core Competencies

• 8+ years of technical experience, including full‑time security or software engineering, with at least 3 years as a formal people manager
• Experience leading distributed teams across time zones
• Deep understanding of vulnerability management, incident response, security monitoring, and secure coding
• Player‑coach skillset: technical guidance while managing people and processes
• Enjoy learning, deep diving into uncertainty, and explaining the "why" and "how"

Technical Skills

• Extensive knowledge across security domains; deep expertise in at least one area (vulnerability management, incident response, security monitoring, application security)
• Ability to apply analytical skills to solve complex security problems and influence solutions across teams
• Contribute to department strategies, frameworks, systems, and processes aligned with organizational priorities

Complexity and Impact of Work

• Take ownership of complex security challenges with minimal oversight
• Lead and contribute to large cross‑functional security projects, driving execution and impact
• Break down large‑scale initiatives into manageable tasks and prioritize trade‑offs independently
• Navigate ambiguity, anticipate challenges, and only elevate critical blockers
• Deliver results that impact the department with accountability for tactical security targets

Organizational Knowledge

• Monitor industry trends and internal objectives to inform team goals and decision‑making
• Explain how security work drives Anchorage’s growth and competitive advantage
• Lead hiring efforts: submit referrals, conduct interviews, mentor interviewers, and participate in recruiting events

Communication and Influence

• Mentor mid‑ to experienced teammates aligned with department goals and company strategy
• Proactively improve collaboration across multiple teams and foster a culture of shared learning
• Lead and communicate complex security ideas, ensuring alignment and securing stakeholder buy‑in
• Build trust and credibility by tailoring communication to senior stakeholders
• Expand professional network and develop key relationships inside and outside Anchorage

Team Leadership

• Manage individual contributors, possibly leads or other managers
• Define team direction and priorities with department leadership; communicate strategy to team members
• Translate strategy into individual goals and expectations
• Create an inclusive, high‑performance environment
• Address underperformance proactivelyInvest in team development through coaching, feedback, and mentoring; prioritize 1:1s and growth conversations
• Develop team members at multiple levels within and outside the department
• Manage team budget and improve cost‑efficiency
• Own resource planning and end‑to‑end hiring, accountable for achieving hiring goals

Qualifications

• Experience managing, mentoring, and growing a geographically distributed security engineering team
• Real‑world experience building and maintaining security infrastructure, monitoring systems, and automation tools
• Deep understanding of security fundamentals (vulnerability management, incident response, monitoring, secure coding, cloud, network)
• Scripting skills in Python, Go, or Bash
• Experience with SIEM tools, security scanning, and monitoring platforms
• Commitment to code quality, test infrastructure, and security best practices
• Prioritizes risk management, compliance, and business value in decision making
• Strong computer science fundamentals (concurrency, algorithms, data structures)
• Attributes: creative, humble, ambitious, detail‑oriented, hardworking, trustworthy, eager to learn, methodical, action‑oriented, tenacious

Bonus Points

• Experience with applied cryptography
• Familiarity with OWASP, NIST, ISO27001, SOC 2
• Experience in regulated financial services environment

Equal Opportunity Employer

Anchorage Digital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or veteran status. Anchorage Digital considers qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with other legal requirements.