Engineering Manager, Information Security - LinkedIn

Polluxa, Inc.; Mountain View (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 290,000; Full time

Job summary

LinkedIn is seeking a Senior Leader for Identity Engineering & Enterprise Security on a hybrid basis in Mountain View. You will build and guide a high-performance team responsible for securing corporate identity, cloud infrastructure, and essential systems.

The role requires hands-on architectural judgment and the ability to mentor engineers while aligning security with business priorities. You will partner with engineering, infrastructure, and business applications teams to implement durable

Qualifications

• Experience leading security engineering and identity teams.
• Strong background in cloud infrastructure and secure software design.
• Proven ability to mentor engineers and shape technical roadmaps.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead Identity Engineering & Enterprise Security team, setting direction and delivering results.
• Collaborate with executives to align security strategy with business goals.
• Define architectures, drive automation, and improve proactive controls.
• Mentor senior engineers and shape long-term technical roadmaps.

Skills

Identity engineering

Security leadership

Cloud infrastructure

Software development

Mentoring

Roadmap planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related

Tools

IAM systems

Security architectures

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Job description

At LinkedIn, our approach to flexible work is centered on trust and optimized for culture, connection, clarity, and the evolving needs of our business. The work location of this role is hybrid, meaning it will be performed both from home and from a LinkedIn office on select days, as determined by the business needs of the team.

This role will be hybrid in LinkedIn’s Mountain View campus.

About the team

LinkedIn's members entrust us with their information every day and we take their security seriously. Our core value of putting our members first powers all the decisions we make, including how we manage and protect the data of our members and customers. Information Security at LinkedIn is dedicated to protecting and securing business-critical member data and company assets. Our core mission is to empower LinkedIn to create a secure and thriving platform for every member of the global workforce.

The Enterprise & Identity Security team strives to proactively safeguard our corporate identity and infrastructure against external and internal threats and bad actors. You will strive to proactively safeguard our corporate infrastructure and digital assets by identifying, assessing, and mitigating security risks across cloud/SaaS environments, identity systems, endpoints, and essential business workflows. You will operate at the intersection of cloud infrastructure, identity management, software development, and mission-critical security workflows.

The successful applicant has a track record of managing engineers and ops staff tasked with high-availability, essential systems. You can dive into software development and system design as required, providing technical staff with the necessary autonomy and vision to excel. You will define technical roadmaps, mentor talent, establish robust architectural foundations, and resolve complex, undefined 0-1 challenges.

This leader will shape an engineering culture that prioritizes proactive and preventative controls over purely reactive response. Your focus will be in investing in durable controls, automation, prevention and detection coverage, and early risk reduction; that way the team can reduce costly incidents, minimize operational disruption, and focus its time on the highest-impact security risks.

You will be the primary technical authority bridging business strategy and IT execution, establishing formal Build vs. Buy decision frameworks, driving operational enablement, and leading complex enterprise engineering & identity initiatives. You will serve as a trusted technical advisor to executive leadership while partnering closely with engineering, infrastructure, security, and business applications teams to architect scalable and secure systems.

Responsibilities

Build and lead a high-performing Identity Engineering & Enterprise Security team, going deep enough technically to set direction while empowering the team to own delivery