Senior Engineering Manager - Security Engineering
ClickHouse is building a new, centralized Security Engineering function and is looking for an experienced engineering leader to establish and run it from the ground up. The role combines team building, architecture, and people leadership: leading an existing Customer Identity team, scaling the function, and owning the end-to-end delivery of security product features such as encryption, identity and access management, network isolation, sandboxing, and authentication across ClickHouse Cloud, Postgres, Langfuse, and OSS.
Responsibilities
- ▹Establish and scale a new centralized Security Engineering team, starting with the Customer Identity team
- ▹Define the operating model, collaborate on the roadmap, and build tracking systems for security engineering work
- ▹Hire, develop, and retain a high-performing team of security-focused software engineers
- ▹Lead the design and implementation of security product features across ClickHouse Cloud, Postgres, Langfuse, and OSS
- ▹Drive end-to-end ownership of security engineering initiatives and manage cross-functional dependencies
- ▹Partner with Product Management, Security, GRC, and Trust & Assurance teams on risk modeling, compliance, and architecture direction
Requirements
- ▹Proven experience building and managing engineering teams, including hiring, performance management, and career development
- ▹Track record of establishing new teams or functions and creating accountability structures from scratch
- ▹Ability to lead and influence cross-functional stakeholders without direct authority
- ▹Strong hands-on background in security engineering or software engineering with a significant security focus
- ▹Experience delivering security product features in cloud or SaaS environments (e.g. IAM, encryption, network security controls, secure multi-tenancy)
- ▹Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure), Kubernetes, and distributed systems
- ▹Demonstrated ability to manage complex, cross-functional programs and deliver against commitments
Nice to have
- ▹BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or a related field
- ▹Previous experience at a cloud infrastructure, database, or developer tools company
- ▹Previous contributions to open source projects
Soft skills
What we offer
- ▹Flexible, remote-friendly work environment
- ▹Employer contributions towards healthcare
- ▹Stock options for every new team member
- ▹Flexible time off in the US and generous entitlement in other countries
- ▹$500 home office setup allowance for remote employees
- ▹Company-wide offsites and global gatherings
About the company
ClickHouse is a fast-growing private cloud company recognized on the 2025 Forbes Cloud 100 list, with more than 3,000 customers and ARR growth of over 250 percent year over year. It is a market leader in real-time analytics, data warehousing, observability, and AI workloads, recently backed by a $400M Series D round. The company is globally distributed and remote-friendly, operating in over 20 countries.