Senior Manager, Engineering - Platform Security

United States Digital Space LLC; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 228,000 - 274,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager for Platform Security to lead a cross-functional team responsible for scalable, secure infrastructure across a global network. The role emphasizes strategic leadership over operational maintenance and requires experience with large-scale distributed systems.

Ideal candidates will bring 10+ years in infrastructure as code, Kubernetes/PKI familiarity, and a track record of shaping multi-year technical visions while aligning

Qualifications

• 4+ years managing Platform or Site Reliability Engineering teams.
• 10+ years of technical experience with distributed systems and infrastructure as code.
• Experience with secrets and workload identity management (SPIFFE, SPIRE, Vault).
• Experience building and automating large-scale production infrastructure in public cloud and on-prem.

Responsibilities

• Define the long-term strategic vision and multi-year technical roadmap for the Platform Security domain.
• Oversee and develop a high-performing team of engineers and principal-level ICs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to define roadmaps and priorities.
• Drive organizational adoption of best practices for reliability, security, and operations metrics.
• Communicate the function's strategy, progress, and risk to executives and technical stakeholders.
• Leverage deep technical experience to guide initiatives without requiring code.

Skills

Platform SRE leadership

Distributed systems

Infrastructure as code

Secrets management

Cloud & on-prem

Linux performance

Tools

SPIFFE/SPIRE

HashiCorp Vault

Terraform / IaC

Kubernetes

Job description

the company helps people stay better connected with the things they love. the company’s edge cloud platform enables customers to create great digital experiences quickly, securely, and reliably by processing, serving, and securing our customers’ applications as close to their end-users as possible — at the edge of the Internet. The platform is designed to take advantage of the modern internet, to be programmable, and to support agile software development. the company’s customers include many of the world’s most prominent companies, including GitHub, Yelp, Paramount, and JetBlue.

We're building a more trustworthy Internet. Come join us.

**Posting Open Date: Reposted July 28, 2026Anticipated Posting Close Date*: Aug. 29, 2026Job posting may close early due to the volume of applicants.*

Senior Engineering Manager, Platform Security

The Platform Security function at the company plays a critical role in maintaining and evolving the platform that powers a significant portion of internet traffic worldwide. This function delivers tooling and PKI solutions across a global network that spans six continents and boasts over 353 terabits per second of connected capacity.

As the Senior Engineering Manager of the Platform Security team, you will oversee and scale the technical leadership across multiple engineering projects responsible for foundational infrastructure services. You will be responsible for defining the multi-year technical vision and ensuring strategic alignment with executive leadership. You will foster a culture of technical rigor, operational excellence, and innovation across the entire platform domain, moving beyond single-team execution to driving cross-organizational advancements.

This is not a traditional "keep the lights on" operational role. Reliability is critical, but the real focus here is on innovation—driving strategic improvements, building foundational infrastructure for the future, and shaping how secure orchestration and trust services evolve at the company and beyond.

What You'll Do:

• Define the long-term strategic vision and multi-year technical roadmap for the Platform Security domain, ensuring these investments align with the company’s overall business and security objectives.

• Oversee and develop a high-performing team that includes engineers and principal-level individual contributors, focusing on organizational structure, talent development, and scaling team capabilities to meet future demand.

• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders using a product-owner mindset to define clear roadmaps and priorities.

• Drive organizational-wide adoption of best practices for operational excellence, reliability, and security, establishing metrics and accountability across all platform services.

• Clearly communicate the function’s strategy, progress, and risk profile to executive leadership and technical stakeholders across the company.

• While you will not be expected to write code, you will need to leverage deep, related technical experience to succeed in this role

What We're Looking For:

• 4+ years of experience managing Platform or Site Reliability Engineering teams.

• 10+ years of related technical experience with distributed systems and infrastructure as code.

• Demonstrated ability to drive a durable technical roadmap and facilitate effective collaboration in cross-functional teams.

• Experience with secrets and workload identity management, including using tools like SPIFFE, SPIRE, HashiCorp Vault, etc.

• Experience building and automating large scale production infrastructure in public cloud and on-prem environments. Using TFE or similar technologies.

• Extensive hands on experience working in a Linux environment with a solid understanding of system internals and performance optimization.

We’ll be super impressed if you have experience in any of these:

• Experience with Kubernetes, PKI, and configuration management tools like Chef.

• Proficiency in Python or Go.

• Migrating physical or cloud-based workloads to new hosting platforms.

• Experience collaborating with compliance/security teams.

Work Hours:

This position will require you to be available during core business hours. It may also require occasional nights and weekends as necessary to support any on-call coverage.

Work Location(s) & Travel Requirements:

The preferred locations for this position are:

• San Francisco, CA

• Denver, CO

• New York, NY

the company currently embraces a largely hybrid model for most roles which allows employees flexibility to split their time between the office and home.

There is a strong preference for Hybrid near a local office. However, we may be willing to consider exceptionally qualified remote candidates within the US.

This position may require travel as required by your role or requested by your manager.

SF / LA Fair Chance Ordinance Statement

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Salary:

The estimated salary range for this position is $228,280 to $273,936.

Starting salary may vary based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as experience, skills, qualifications, and location.

This role may be eligible to participate in the company’s equity and discretionary bonus programs.

Benefits:

We care about you. the company works hard to create a positive environment for our employees, and we think your life outside of work is important too. We support our teams with great benefits that start on the first day of your employment with the company. Curious about our offerings?

We offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance. Family planning, mental health support along with Employee Assistance Program, Insurance (Life, Disability, and Accident), a Flexible Vacation policy and up to 18 days of accrued paid sick leave are there to help support our employees. We also offer 401(k) (including company match) and an Employee Stock Purchase Program. For 2026, we offer 11 paid local holidays, 12 paid company wellness days.

Why the company?

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We have a huge impact.

the company is a small company with a big reach. Not only doour customershave a tremendous user base, but we also support a growing number ofopen source projects and initiatives.Outside of code, employees are encouraged to share causes close to their heart with others so we can help lend a supportive hand.

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We value diversity.

Growing and maintaining our inclusive and diverse team matters to us. We are committed to being a company where our employees feel comfortable bringing their authentic selves to work and have the ability to be successful -- every day.

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We are passionate.

the company is chock full of passionate people and we’re not ‘one size fits all’. the company employs authors, pilots, skiers, parents (of humans and animals), makeup