Engineering Manager, Security

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About the opportunity

Contentful strives to build a secure and safe service and commits considerable effort and resources to cybersecurity and information protection.  We are looking for a technical manager with a demonstrable background in application and infrastructure security to run our Product Security Engineering function.  

Reporting directly to the CISO, and working closely with Engineering, you will be responsible for leading a security engineering team that designs, operates and maintains application and infrastructure security solutions for Contentful production environment(s).

What to expect?

  • Provide line management and mentoring for a team of security engineers.
  • Identify and manage technology risks across Contentful’s production environments, ensuring treatment plans are agreed upon by the security and engineering teams.
  • Coordinate application and infrastructure security testing for Contentful’s production environments.
  • Foster a pragmatic, cross-functional security engagement culture and through frequent engagement with Engineering stakeholders -- agree upon, and prioritise, security initiatives in line with cybersecurity and engineering strategy.
  • Provide feedback to Product Management for input into the roadmap for products and features in Contentful’s security platform.
  • Support Sales and Marketing functions with ‘security at Contentful’ customer enquiries.

What you need to be successful?

  • 3+ years of experience as a security manager delivering services within an agile/DevOps environment.
  • 5+ years of practical experience in securing cloud-native infrastructure and applications: threat modelling, application security requirements definition, CI/CD tooling and environment hardening.
  • Familiarity with compliance frameworks and their practical application within cloud-native environments: ISO 27001, Sarbanes Oxley.  
  • You communicate well in English and you know how to cultivate empathy and openness towards people from all over the globe.

Experience with (preferred)

  • Security automation, scripting and infrastructure as code
  • Kubernetes security best practices
  • Bug bounty programme management
  • Vulnerability management programmes
  • SOC 2, FedRAMP, NIST 800-53/800-171.

What's in it for you?

  • Join an ambitious tech company reshaping the way people build digital products. 
  • Full-time employees receive Stock Options for the opportunity to share ownership and the success of our company
  • We value Work-Life balance and You Time! A generous combination of paid time off, sick days and paid holidays 
  • Comprehensive health care package (health, vision, dental insurance, life and disability insurance) and a retirement savings plan
  • Use your personal education budget to improve your skills and grow in your career. Join a free German class or one of our many internal learning initiatives!
  • Enjoy a full range of virtual events, including workshops, guest speakers, and fun team activities, supporting learning and networking exchange beyond the usual work duties 
  • Our Berlin based employees: Get fit! We offer an Urban Sports Club discount and virtual morning fitness class to help you reach your fitness goals. 
  • Share and navigate the excitement of a new workplace with your CFF (Contentful First Friend) 
  • Plus, Contentful socks! And other amazing swag as part of company events. Oh yeah!

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Who are we?

Contentful is the leading content platform that powers digital experiences for over 30% of the Fortune 500 companies and thousands of global brands. Our platform unifies content in a single hub, structures it for use in any digital channel and integrates seamlessly with hundreds of tools through open APIs. It lets developers and content creators work in parallel, increasing team efficiency and happiness. Companies such as Shopify, Staples, Atlasssian, Electronic Arts, Chanel, Roche, Vodafone use Contentful to build their mobile and web products, voice controlled apps and more. 

We’re growing rapidly and we have secured over $330 million in funding from top-tier partners such as Tiger Global, Sapphire Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, General Catalyst and Benchmark.

More than 650 people from 70 nations contribute their energy and creativity to Contentful, working from hubs in Berlin, San Francisco, Denver and distributed around the world.

Everyone is welcome here!

“Everyone is welcome here” is a celebrated component of our culture. At Contentful, we strive to create an inclusive environment that empowers our employees. We believe that our products and services benefit from our diverse backgrounds and experiences and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, physical [dis]ability, or length of time spent unemployed. We invite you to apply and join us!

If you need reasonable accommodations at any point during the application or interview process, please let your recruiting coordinator know.

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