# Engineering Manager, Cloud & Data Security

**Company:** [Airbnb](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/airbnb)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Engineering Management
**Salary:** $212k – $265k/yr
**Experience:** 9+ years
**Skills:** Cloud Security, data security, AWS, Kubernetes, IAM, Infrastructure As Code, identity and access management, secrets management, container security, security engineering
**Posted:** 2026-07-21

> Engineering Manager leading a team of security engineers to secure Airbnb's cloud infrastructure, data platforms, and identity systems through automation, paved roads, and embedded partnerships with infrastructure and platform teams. Requires 9+ years engineering experience including 3+ years managing security teams, deep cloud security expertise (AWS, Kubernetes), and strong coaching skills.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Lead and grow a team of security engineers focused on cloud infrastructure security, data security, and identity and access controls.
- Set and drive the team's roadmap in alignment with organizational security priorities, balancing embedded partnership with high-leverage automation and paved-road investment.
- Partner with Infrastructure, Data Platform, and Application Security teams to embed security into how Airbnb builds, deploys, and operates its systems.
- Guide the team through complex architectural decisions across cloud (AWS, GCP), Kubernetes, data infrastructure, and identity systems.
- Coach engineers through career growth, technical development, and difficult moments - building a team where people stay, grow, and do their best work.
- Communicate technical direction, risk posture, and progress clearly to senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Continuously raise the bar on the team's technical craft, operational excellence, and ways of working.

## Requirements
- 9+ years of Engineering Experience, with at least 5+ years in Security Engineering or a related Infrastructure discipline, and 3+ years of People Management experience leading a team of Security Engineers.
- Proven experience leading security engineering teams working on cloud infrastructure, data security, or platform security at scale.
- Deep understanding of modern cloud security practices across AWS (or comparable), including IAM, network security, secrets management, and workload identity.
- Strong technical judgment across infrastructure security domains: Kubernetes, container security, infrastructure-as-code, and cloud-native detection and prevention controls.
- Familiarity with securing data platforms and pipelines, including access controls, encryption, and data governance patterns.
- Track record of coaching and growing security engineers, including through performance management, career development, and difficult feedback.
- Strong partnership skills: ability to work alongside infrastructure and platform teams as an embedded security partner rather than an external gatekeeper.
- Strong communication skills, including translating complex technical decisions for executive audiences and cross-functional partners.

## Nice-to-Haves
- Enterprise security experience (identity, endpoint, corporate infrastructure) is a plus but not required.

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