$160,000 – $185,000
Listed on The New York Times Company’s own careers site. You apply with them directly — we never stand between you and the employer.
What this role is
Lead a security engineering team building and operating core security platforms at The New York Times, including vulnerability management, secrets management, and CI/CD guardrails. This hands-on role balances people management with technical decision-making for someone with security engineering experience and a track record of building effective teams.
Our summary, not The New York Times Company’s wording. The full posting is on their site.
Skills this role names
- Amazon ECS
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Authentication
- CI/CD
- Encryption
- Go
- HashiCorp Vault
- Identity And Access Management
- Infrastructure as Code
- Kubernetes
- Network Security
- Python
- Terraform
- Vulnerability Management
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What they ask for
Required
- 3–5+ years leading engineers as a people manager or tech lead in security engineering, platform engineering, SRE, or DevOps
- Hands-on experience in security engineering and/or infrastructure/platform engineering
- Experience running production workloads in public cloud platforms (AWS and/or GCP)
- Familiarity with cloud-native security services and guardrails
- Experience with modern software delivery practices such as CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and container orchestration
- Strong understanding of security controls across identity and access management, encryption, vulnerability management, network security, and authentication
- Demonstrated ability to partner with engineering teams to solve complex problems balancing security with delivery needs
- Proven track record of hiring, developing, and retaining diverse engineers
- Excellent communication skills including explaining complex technical topics to non-specialists and influencing multiple levels of stakeholders
Nice to have
- Experience managing teams operating central security services like secrets management, vulnerability management tooling, or SIEM/logging platforms
- Familiarity with Go, Python, Terraform, Kubernetes, Vault, and Wiz
- Experience working in regulated or audit-aware environments partnering with risk, compliance, or legal teams
- Certifications or coursework in cloud security, security engineering, or people management