Remote Security Engineering Manager Jobs
Remote security engineering manager jobs are open across the U.S. at remote-first firms, distributed tech teams, and enterprise organizations hiring fully distributed leadership. Sectors with active remote demand include financial services, cloud infrastructure, healthcare tech, and SaaS. Employers hiring remotely right now include DoorDash, ServiceNow, and EDB. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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Company Description
Digital Harbor is an innovation-driven company committed to reshaping the future of enterprise applications. By creating cutting-edge cloud solutions, we empower business users to work collaboratively, enhance productivity, and optimize time management. Our innovative technologies are trusted by governments worldwide to drive growth and efficiency in the enterprise sector.
At Digital Harbor, we provide a platform for individuals who embrace innovation, move quickly, and help modernize how organizations build and operate enterprise software.
Position Summary
Digital Harbor is seeking a highly hands-on Director of Security Engineering to lead and evolve the company's security engineering function across our SaaS platform, cloud infrastructure, and internal operations.
This role serves as the senior-most dedicated security leader within the organization and is responsible for executing the company's security strategy while partnering closely with Engineering, Product, DevOps, Legal, and Operations.
We are not seeking a traditional governance-heavy Director of Security Engineering. We're looking for a builder, someone who enjoys solving technical problems, partnering with engineers, and implementing practical security solutions that enable product delivery rather than slow it down.
The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise with strong leadership, operational ownership, and the ability to influence engineering teams in fast-moving cloud-native environments.
Success in this role requires someone who enjoys working shoulder-to-shoulder with software engineering teams, building practical security solutions that improve both security posture and developer productivity.
Location: Remote (United States)
About the Role
As a Head of Security Engineering, you will:
- Lead and mature Digital Harbor's security engineering program across product, cloud, and operational security
- Serve as the primary security partner for Engineering, Product, Infrastructure, and executive leadership
- Drive adoption of security-by-design practices throughout the SDLC
- Build practical, developer-friendly security standards and engineering guardrails
- Lead hands-on security initiatives while establishing longer-term security priorities
- Improve detection, response, and operational security capabilities
- Foster a collaborative security culture focused on enablement rather than bureaucracy
- Help shape the future security organization as the company continues to scale
This role is ideal for someone who wants broad ownership, meaningful technical influence, and the opportunity to build security alongside a growing engineering organization.
Experience
The ideal candidate will have:
- Experience working within a software product company where security was embedded directly into software engineering and product development processes strongly preferred.
- 6–9+ years of progressive experience in Security Engineering, Product Security, DevSecOps, Cloud Security, Application Security, or Security Architecture
- Experience securing modern SaaS products and cloud-native applications
- Experience working within a software product company (strongly preferred)
- Experience operating within AWS and/or GCP cloud environments
- Proven ability to partner closely with software engineering, platform engineering, and DevOps teams
- Demonstrated success leading cross-functional technical initiatives
- Experience balancing strong security outcomes with engineering velocity
- Demonstrated history of ownership and measurable impact through meaningful tenure within previous organizations. Candidates who have successfully built and matured security capabilities over multiple years are strongly preferred.
Core Areas of Responsibility
Product & Platform Security
- Drive security-by-design practices throughout the software development lifecycle
- Partner directly with engineering teams to improve application, API, and platform security
- Embed practical security controls into CI/CD pipelines and developer workflows
- Lead threat modeling and architecture security reviews
- Champion DevSecOps practices focused on automation and developer enablement
- Establish secure engineering standards and best practices across the organization
Cloud & Infrastructure Security
- Lead cloud security initiatives across AWS and/or GCP
- Define and implement scalable security controls for:
- Infrastructure as Code
- Kubernetes and containerized environments
- Cloud-native architectures
- Improve cloud security posture through automation, monitoring, and infrastructure hardening
- Partner with Infrastructure and DevOps teams to reduce operational risk without introducing unnecessary friction
- Ensure security controls scale alongside the platform
Security Operations & Incident Response
- Lead security incident response efforts with hands-on technical involvement
- Improve detection, monitoring, investigation, and response capabilities
- Drive automation that reduces manual operational effort
- Build repeatable operational security processes
- Continuously improve security controls against evolving threats
Security Leadership & Organizational Influence
- Act as the primary leader for security engineering initiatives
- Help define and execute the company's security roadmap
- Build strong partnerships across Engineering, Product, Operations, Legal, and Leadership
- Promote security as a business enabler rather than a blocker
- Mentor engineers and advocate for secure engineering practices
- Identify future staffing, tooling, and process needs as the security program grows
Risk, Compliance & Governance
- Support SOC 2 and ISO 27001 initiatives by implementing practical engineering controls that satisfy compliance requirements while maintaining engineering velocity
- Assist with vendor security reviews and technical risk assessments
- Partner with Legal and Product teams on privacy and data protection initiatives
- Maintain practical, risk-based security processes that support business growth without unnecessary bureaucracy
- Contribute to documentation, standards, and policies where appropriate
Desired Skills & Attributes
Technical Experience
- Cloud Security (AWS and/or GCP)
- DevSecOps and CI/CD Security
- Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred)
- Security Engineering and Automation
- Detection & Response Engineering
- Application Security
- API Security
- Vulnerability Management
- Threat Modeling
- Container and Kubernetes Security
Leadership & Mindset
- Builder mentality with a strong sense of ownership
- Hands-on, execution-oriented, and highly collaborative
- Comfortable operating in fast-moving, evolving environments
- Excellent communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Pragmatic approach to balancing security, scalability, and product delivery
- Ability to influence through collaboration rather than excessive process
- Bias toward action, continuous improvement, and measurable business impact
Additional Preferred Experience
- Experience with modern security tooling and cloud-native security platforms
- Familiarity with AI security risks and emerging threat landscapes
- Experience securing modern SaaS products
- Experience supporting distributed engineering organizations
- Experience helping build or scale a security engineering function
Nice to Have
- CISSP, CISM, or equivalent certification
- Experience in high-growth SaaS organizations
- Exposure to modern product security practices at scale
Why Join Digital Harbor
This is a unique opportunity to become the first dedicated security engineering leader at a growing SaaS company. You'll have the autonomy to shape the security program, influence engineering practices, and build scalable security capabilities that directly support product innovation and company growth.
Digital Harbor is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all federal, state, and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination. Reasonable accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
Pay: $130,000.00 - $180,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Paid time off
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Work Location: Remote
Company Description
Digital Harbor is an innovation-driven company committed to reshaping the future of enterprise applications. By creating cutting-edge cloud solutions, we empower business users to work collaboratively, enhance productivity, and optimize time management. Our innovative technologies are trusted by governments worldwide to drive growth and efficiency in the enterprise sector.
At Digital Harbor, we provide a platform for individuals who embrace innovation, move quickly, and help modernize how organizations build and operate enterprise software.
Position Summary
Digital Harbor is seeking a highly hands-on Director of Security Engineering to lead and evolve the company's security engineering function across our SaaS platform, cloud infrastructure, and internal operations.
This role serves as the senior-most dedicated security leader within the organization and is responsible for executing the company's security strategy while partnering closely with Engineering, Product, DevOps, Legal, and Operations.
We are not seeking a traditional governance-heavy Director of Security Engineering. We're looking for a builder, someone who enjoys solving technical problems, partnering with engineers, and implementing practical security solutions that enable product delivery rather than slow it down.
The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise with strong leadership, operational ownership, and the ability to influence engineering teams in fast-moving cloud-native environments.
Success in this role requires someone who enjoys working shoulder-to-shoulder with software engineering teams, building practical security solutions that improve both security posture and developer productivity.
Location: Remote (United States)
About the Role
As a Head of Security Engineering, you will:
- Lead and mature Digital Harbor's security engineering program across product, cloud, and operational security
- Serve as the primary security partner for Engineering, Product, Infrastructure, and executive leadership
- Drive adoption of security-by-design practices throughout the SDLC
- Build practical, developer-friendly security standards and engineering guardrails
- Lead hands-on security initiatives while establishing longer-term security priorities
- Improve detection, response, and operational security capabilities
- Foster a collaborative security culture focused on enablement rather than bureaucracy
- Help shape the future security organization as the company continues to scale
This role is ideal for someone who wants broad ownership, meaningful technical influence, and the opportunity to build security alongside a growing engineering organization.
Experience
The ideal candidate will have:
- Experience working within a software product company where security was embedded directly into software engineering and product development processes strongly preferred.
- 6–9+ years of progressive experience in Security Engineering, Product Security, DevSecOps, Cloud Security, Application Security, or Security Architecture
- Experience securing modern SaaS products and cloud-native applications
- Experience working within a software product company (strongly preferred)
- Experience operating within AWS and/or GCP cloud environments
- Proven ability to partner closely with software engineering, platform engineering, and DevOps teams
- Demonstrated success leading cross-functional technical initiatives
- Experience balancing strong security outcomes with engineering velocity
- Demonstrated history of ownership and measurable impact through meaningful tenure within previous organizations. Candidates who have successfully built and matured security capabilities over multiple years are strongly preferred.
Core Areas of Responsibility
Product & Platform Security
- Drive security-by-design practices throughout the software development lifecycle
- Partner directly with engineering teams to improve application, API, and platform security
- Embed practical security controls into CI/CD pipelines and developer workflows
- Lead threat modeling and architecture security reviews
- Champion DevSecOps practices focused on automation and developer enablement
- Establish secure engineering standards and best practices across the organization
Cloud & Infrastructure Security
- Lead cloud security initiatives across AWS and/or GCP
- Define and implement scalable security controls for:
- Infrastructure as Code
- Kubernetes and containerized environments
- Cloud-native architectures
- Improve cloud security posture through automation, monitoring, and infrastructure hardening
- Partner with Infrastructure and DevOps teams to reduce operational risk without introducing unnecessary friction
- Ensure security controls scale alongside the platform
Security Operations & Incident Response
- Lead security incident response efforts with hands-on technical involvement
- Improve detection, monitoring, investigation, and response capabilities
- Drive automation that reduces manual operational effort
- Build repeatable operational security processes
- Continuously improve security controls against evolving threats
Security Leadership & Organizational Influence
- Act as the primary leader for security engineering initiatives
- Help define and execute the company's security roadmap
- Build strong partnerships across Engineering, Product, Operations, Legal, and Leadership
- Promote security as a business enabler rather than a blocker
- Mentor engineers and advocate for secure engineering practices
- Identify future staffing, tooling, and process needs as the security program grows
Risk, Compliance & Governance
- Support SOC 2 and ISO 27001 initiatives by implementing practical engineering controls that satisfy compliance requirements while maintaining engineering velocity
- Assist with vendor security reviews and technical risk assessments
- Partner with Legal and Product teams on privacy and data protection initiatives
- Maintain practical, risk-based security processes that support business growth without unnecessary bureaucracy
- Contribute to documentation, standards, and policies where appropriate
Desired Skills & Attributes
Technical Experience
- Cloud Security (AWS and/or GCP)
- DevSecOps and CI/CD Security
- Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred)
- Security Engineering and Automation
- Detection & Response Engineering
- Application Security
- API Security
- Vulnerability Management
- Threat Modeling
- Container and Kubernetes Security
Leadership & Mindset
- Builder mentality with a strong sense of ownership
- Hands-on, execution-oriented, and highly collaborative
- Comfortable operating in fast-moving, evolving environments
- Excellent communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Pragmatic approach to balancing security, scalability, and product delivery
- Ability to influence through collaboration rather than excessive process
- Bias toward action, continuous improvement, and measurable business impact
Additional Preferred Experience
- Experience with modern security tooling and cloud-native security platforms
- Familiarity with AI security risks and emerging threat landscapes
- Experience securing modern SaaS products
- Experience supporting distributed engineering organizations
- Experience helping build or scale a security engineering function
Nice to Have
- CISSP, CISM, or equivalent certification
- Experience in high-growth SaaS organizations
- Exposure to modern product security practices at scale
Why Join Digital Harbor
This is a unique opportunity to become the first dedicated security engineering leader at a growing SaaS company. You'll have the autonomy to shape the security program, influence engineering practices, and build scalable security capabilities that directly support product innovation and company growth.
Digital Harbor is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all federal, state, and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination. Reasonable accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
Pay: $130,000.00 - $180,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Paid time off
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Work Location: Remote
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote security engineering manager jobs.
- 5+ years of experience in security engineering with at least 2 years in a people management role
- Deep expertise in cloud security across AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud platforms
- Experience designing and running a secure software development lifecycle program
- Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or cloud security credentials preferred
- Proficiency with threat modeling, vulnerability management tools, and SIEM platforms
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information security, or a related technical field
Tips for Your Remote Security Engineering Manager Job Search
Apply early to remote roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists remote security engineering manager openings from across the U.S. in one place, so you can find roles that match your background and apply directly without sorting through mixed listings from different sources.
Prove async leadership in your application
Remote employers want evidence you can manage a distributed security team without in-person oversight. Highlight specific examples of running security programs, incident response, or architecture reviews entirely through written and async communication in your resume and cover letter.
Signal remote-ready security tooling fluency
Call out the cloud security platforms, SIEM tools, and collaboration systems you've used on distributed teams. Remote hiring managers scan for familiarity with tools like AWS Security Hub, Splunk, Jira, and Slack-based incident workflows as signals you'll ramp quickly without in-office support.
Target remote-first companies in your sector
Remote-first firms in fintech, SaaS, and healthcare tech run fully distributed security teams and hire managers who understand that dynamic. Searching by sector alongside the remote filter narrows your list to employers where remote security leadership is the default, not an exception.
Remote Security Engineering Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote security engineering manager job?
Focus your search on remote-first companies and distributed engineering organizations, where security managers operate without a physical home base and must lead entirely through async channels. Remote employers screen hard for self-direction, clear written communication, and the ability to run security programs across time zones. Candidates who demonstrate hands-on experience with cloud security, incident response leadership, and cross-functional stakeholder management in distributed environments stand out.
Which companies hire remote security engineering managers?
Remote security engineering manager roles are posted by DoorDash, ServiceNow, and EDB and others right now, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. The bulk of remote hiring comes from remote-first software companies, fintech platforms, and healthcare technology firms that run distributed engineering teams across multiple time zones.
Can you get a remote security engineering manager job with no experience?
Yes, but remote security engineering manager roles are harder to land without experience because you're expected to lead a distributed team independently from day one. Remote-first startups and scale-ups occasionally hire candidates who can show a strong individual contributor background in security engineering, clear async communication skills, and demonstrated ownership of security initiatives, even without prior management titles.
Do you need a degree for remote security engineering manager jobs?
Not always. Remote employers hiring security engineering managers weigh hands-on security engineering depth, relevant certifications such as CISSP or CISM, and a history of leading security programs over formal credentials. A portfolio of real security work, including incident response leadership, architecture reviews, or compliance program ownership, often carries more weight than a degree alone.
Which industries hire the most remote security engineering managers?
Most remote security engineering manager openings sit in Technology & Software, per current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. These sectors hire security engineering managers remotely because their engineering organizations are already distributed and require security leadership that can operate effectively across time zones without a centralized office.
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