Security Engineering Manager
Description For Security Engineering Manager
Anthropic, an AI safety and research company, is seeking a Security Engineering Manager to lead their Application Security team. This role combines technical leadership with security expertise, focusing on building and maintaining robust security practices across the organization. The position offers an opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI systems while ensuring their security and reliability.
The role requires a blend of hands-on security experience and management skills, with responsibilities spanning from implementing security practices in the software development lifecycle to managing vulnerability programs and leading a team of security engineers. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in application and infrastructure security, particularly in cloud environments and AI/ML systems.
Working at Anthropic means joining a collaborative environment where research and practical implementation come together. The company approaches AI research as an empirical science, similar to physics and biology, and values impact-driven work. The team works cohesively on large-scale research efforts, making this an ideal opportunity for someone passionate about AI safety and security.
The position offers competitive compensation with a salary range of $405,000 USD, along with comprehensive benefits including visa sponsorship, flexible working hours, and generous leave policies. Based in San Francisco with a hybrid work model requiring at least 25% office presence, this role provides an opportunity to work on meaningful projects that contribute to the safe and beneficial development of AI systems.
Anthropic values diversity and encourages applications from candidates of all backgrounds, emphasizing that not all qualifications need to be met to be considered. The company's mission to ensure AI benefits all of humanity makes diverse perspectives particularly valuable in their work.
Responsibilities For Security Engineering Manager
- Oversee 'shift left' security efforts in software development lifecycle
- Manage vulnerability management, security partnerships, and bug bounty programs
- Develop security policies, standards, playbooks and secure coding training content
- Build partnerships with product and research teams
- Manage and grow a team of Application Security engineers
- Ensure proper processes for threat modeling and security reviews
- Encourage automation of security-specific workloads
Requirements For Security Engineering Manager
- 5+ years hands-on application and infrastructure security experience
- 3+ years of engineering management experience
- Deep understanding of security best practices, threat modeling, risk assessment
- Experience in securing complex cloud environments (Kubernetes, Docker, AWS/GCP)
- Knowledge in AI/ML security risks and mitigations
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
- Cross-functional collaboration skills
- Experience building diverse, high-performing teams
Benefits For Security Engineering Manager
- Competitive compensation and benefits
- Optional equity donation matching
- Generous vacation and parental leave
- Flexible working hours
- Office space in San Francisco
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