Engineering Manager - Secure Access

hatch I.T.; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) match

Unlimited flexible leave

Job summary

Babel Street is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead the Secure Access team. This hands-on leader will guide software and platform engineers across on-premises and cloud environments, balancing reliability for current customers with delivering new features.

The role requires strong engineering leadership, the ability to align technical direction with product goals, and clear communication to stakeholders. Based in Reston, VA with opportunities to collaborate globally.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• At least three years of direct engineering management experience.
• At least five years hands-on in platform, infra, or software engineering.
• Experience managing virtualized on-prem infrastructure, esp. VMware vSphere/ESXi.
• Experience with VDI or remote-access infrastructure.
• Experience deploying and operating workloads on major cloud platform, preferably GCP.
• Working knowledge of Linux administration, containers, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Ability to break down a product vision into workable engineering tasks.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Software and Platform Engineers responsible for the Secure Access application across on-prem and cloud environments. Set technical direction, manage priorities and delivery, and mentor engineers across disciplines.

Skills

Engineering management

Hands-on engineering

VMware ESXi

VDI/remote access

GCP

Linux & containers

CI/CD pipelines

Stakeholder comms

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS

Equivalent practical experience

Job description

hatch I.T. is partnering with Babel Street to find an Engineering Manager. Please see details below:

About the Role

Babel Street is seeking an experiencedEngineering Manager to lead their Secure Access team. Secure Access is a Managed Attribution application that operates primarily on-premise, with one component residing in the cloud. The ideal candidate is a hands‑on leader with engineering leadership experience who can work across infrastructure and application development while balancing reliability for existing customers with the delivery of new features.

About the Company

Babel Street is the trusted technology partner for the world’s most advanced identity intelligence and risk operations. They deliver advanced AI and data analytics solutions providing unmatched, analysis‑ready data regardless of language, proactive risk identification, 360-degree insights, high-speed automation, and seamless integration into existing systems. Babel Street empowers government and commercial organizations to transform high‑stakes identity and risk operations into a strategic advantage. The actionable insights we deliver safeguard lives and protect critical assets around the world. Babel Street is headquartered inReston, Virginia, withregionaloffices in Boston,MAand Cleveland, OH, andinternationaloffices inAustralia, Canada, Israel, Japan, and the U.K.

What you will do:

• In this role, you will lead a team of Software and Platform Engineers responsible for the Secure Access application throughout its lifecycle, including its integration with our on‑premises and cloud environments. You will set the technical direction, manage priorities and delivery, and mentor engineers across both disciplines.

Required Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• At least three years of direct engineering management experience
• At least five years of hands‑on experience in platform, infrastructure, or software engineering
• Experience managing virtualized on‑premises infrastructure, particularly VMware vSphere/ESXi
• Experience with VDI or remote‑access infrastructure
• Experience deploying and operating workloads on a major cloud platform, preferably GCP
• Working knowledge of Linux administration, containers, and CI/CD pipelines
• Ability to break down a product vision into workable engineering tasks
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely to nontechnical stakeholders

Nice to Have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• At least three years of direct engineering management experience
• At least five years of hands‑on experience in platform, infrastructure, or software engineering
• Experience managing virtualized on‑premises infrastructure, particularly VMware vSphere/ESXi
• Experience with VDI or remote‑access infrastructure
• Experience deploying and operating workloads on a major cloud platform, preferably GCP
• Working knowledge of Linux administration, containers, and CI/CD pipelines
• Ability to break down a product vision into workable engineering tasks
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely to nontechnical stakeholders

$140,000 - $170,000 a year

Benefits at Babel Street (just to name a few...)

• Health Benefits: Babel Street covers 85-100% monthly premium costs for Medical, Dental, Vision, Life & Disability insurances – for you and your family!
• Retirement Plans:Babel Street offers both a Traditional and Roth 401(K) with a very competitive match.
• Unlimited Flexible Leave: We trust our employees to manage their own time and balance their personal and work lives.
• Holidays: Babel Street provides employees with 12 paid Federal Holidays
• Tuition Reimbursement: We are committed to investing in our employees. One way we do that is with our Tuition Reimbursement Program for continuing education.