Product Security Manager, Secure Design
Overview
Journey alongside a strong community of top talent who are relentless in their drive to build the simplest scalable cloud.
If you have a growth mindset, naturally like to think big and bold, and are energized by the fast-paced environment of a true industry disrup. tor, you’ll find your place here. We value winning toge. ther—while learning, having fun, and making a profound difference for the dreamers and builders in the world. We’re looking for a security manager passionate
enabling the business as a security partner to lead a team of Product Security engineers.
Requirements
manage a team of product security engineers dedicated to enabling DigitalOcean to build secure-by-design products, reporting to the Senior Manager of Product Security.
Your primary mission is to empower this team to succeed - ensuring they have the strategy, support, and cross-functional relationships necessary to solve complex security problems at scale.
partner with product and engineering leadership to assess risk, scale security impact via au. tomation, and foster a culture where security is a paved path for developer success.
We leverage strong relationships with both product teams and the rest of security engineering to be successful.
Our scope is primarily focused on reviewing early-stage decisions, helping develop threat models, scaling impact via au. tomation, curating security patterns, authoring security guidance, training, and championing security initiatives.
What You’ll Do:Lead and grow the team.
manage, men. tor, and hire for an expanding team of 5+ security engineers.
support team members’ career growth, manage performance, ensure the team maintains a high bar for technical empathy and execution, and focus on coaching them to be effective security partners, not just technical audi. tors.Scale secure designWhile your team conducts the threat modeling and design reviews,
is to clear the path for them to do so efficiently.
actively engage in the review process to ensure a high bar of technical rigor and consistency across the team.
identify bottlenecks in the engagement process and drive the strategy to scale impact via au. tomation and process improvement.Build bridges, not walls.
cultivate strong relationships with product management and engineering leadership.
ensure your team is viewed as empa. thetic partners who help engineers make informed decisions, ra. ther than adversaries who list problems.Foster a security culture.
support your team in championing security initiatives (such as internal CTFs and training) that raise the bar for the entire organization.Strategic prioritization.
help your team navigate the trade-offs between functional product goals and security
protect their time by prioritizing high-impact work over low-risk noise.
What You’ll Add to DigitalOcean:Experienced management.