ClickHouse - Senior Engineering Manager - Security Engineering
Requirements
• Leadership and Org Building • Proven experience building and managing engineering teams, including hiring, performance management, and career development • Track record of establishing new teams or functions — setting operating models, building culture, and creating accountability structures from scratch • Ability to lead and influence cross-functional stakeholders, including senior engineering and product management leaders, without direct authority • Security Engineering Depth • Strong hands-on background in security engineering or software engineering with a significant security focus — you can credibly review architecture, guide implementation, and challenge technical decisions • Experience delivering security product features in cloud or SaaS environments — examples might include identity and access management, encryption, network security controls, or secure multi-tenancy • Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure), Kubernetes, and distributed systems • Understanding of how security features intersect with product strategy, compliance requirements, and customer trust • Execution and Delivery • Demonstrated ability to manage complex, cross-functional programs — defining roadmaps, managing dependencies, and delivering against commitments • Strong instincts for prioritization and risk-based decision-making in fast-moving environments • Experience building systems and processes that scale — tracking, reporting, and coordination tools that give leadership visibility without adding friction • BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or related field • Previous experience at a cloud infrastructure, database, or developer tools company • Previous contributions to open source projects
Responsibilities
• Build and Lead the Security Engineering Function • Establish and scale a new centralized Security Engineering team, starting with the Customer Identity team and growing with additional hires depending on work needs • Define the operating model, collaborate on roadmap, and tracking systems for security engineering work across all product lines • Hire, develop, and retain a high-performing team of security-focused software engineers • Create a team culture grounded in engineering excellence, pragmatic security, and strong cross-functional partnership • Own Security Engineering Delivery • Lead the design and implementation of security product features across ClickHouse Cloud, Postgres, Langfuse and OSS — including areas such as encryption, identity and access, network isolation, sandboxing, and authentication • Drive end-to-end ownership of security engineering initiatives, reducing dependency on ad-hoc resource allocation from individual engineering teams • Establish clear lanes and a dedicated tracking system for all security product features, providing consistent visibility to security and product leadership • Manage cross-functional dependencies across Core, Data Platform, Cloud Platform, and Product Security teams • Partner Across Security, Engineering and Product • Collaborate closely with the Product Management, Security teams to ensure engineering solutions are grounded in sound risk and threat modeling — freeing that team to focus on assurance and vulnerability work rather than implementation • Work with GRC and Trust & Assurance to ensure security engineering outputs support compliance, customer enablement, and audit requirements • Partner with engineering and product leadership to align on architecture direction, prioritization, and resourcing • Serve as the primary point of accountability for security engineering commitments to product strategy and roadmap
Benefits
• For roles based in the United States, the typical starting salary range for this position is listed above. In certain locations, such as the San Francisco Bay Area and the New York City Metro Area, a premium market range may apply, as listed. • United States • These salary ranges reflect what we reasonably and in good faith believe to be the minimum and maximum pay for this role at the time of posting. The actual compensation may be higher or lower than the amounts listed, and the ranges may be subject to future adjustments. • An individual’s placement within the range will depend on various factors, including (but not limited to) education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, location, performance, and the needs of the business or organization. • If you have any questions or comments about compensation as a candidate, please get in touch with us at [email protected]. • Flexible work environment - ClickHouse is a globally distributed company and remote-friendly. We currently operate in over 20 countries. • Flexible work environment • Healthcare - Employer contributions towards your healthcare. • Healthcare • Equity in the company - Every new team member who joins our company receives stock options. • Equity in the company • Time off - Flexible time off in the US, generous entitlement in other countries. • Time off • A $500 Home office setup if you’re a remote employee. • A $500 Home office setup • Global Gatherings – We believe in the power of in-person connection and offer opportunities to engage with colleagues at company-wide offsites. • Global Gatherings • Culture - We All Shape It • As part of a rapidly scaling start up, you will be instrumental in shaping our culture. • Are you interested in finding out more about our culture? Learn more about our values here. Check out our blog posts or follow us on LinkedIn to find out more about what’s happening at ClickHouse. • Equal Opportunity & Privacy
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