Engineering Manager - Secure Access

Babel Street
United States
Remote

Who this role is best for

Engineering professionals with infrastructure and cloud deployment expertise will find this role suits candidates who can balance on-premises and cloud environments while leading cross-functional teams.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with hybrid infrastructure experience and leadership in software and platform engineering teams
    — “lead a team of Software and Platform Engineers responsible for the Secure Access application”
  • Individuals who thrive in regulated environments and have experience with security protocols
    — “experience working in regulated or security-sensitive environments”
  • Professionals with strong technical vision and ability to translate product goals into actionable tasks
    — “ability to break down a product vision into workable engineering tasks”

Things to consider

  • The role requires managing both on-premises and cloud environments, which may demand dual expertise
    — “platform operates primarily on-premise, with one component residing in the cloud”
  • Candidates must be prepared to mentor engineers across multiple disciplines
    — “mentor engineers across both disciplines”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with VMware vSphere and GCP in your resume and interview preparation
    — “Experience managing virtualized on-premises infrastructure, particularly VMware vSphere/ESXi”
  • Demonstrate your ability to manage priorities and delivery of complex engineering projects
    — “manage priorities and delivery, and mentor engineers across both disciplines”
  • Showcase communication skills with non-technical stakeholders through concrete examples
    — “Ability to communicate clearly and concisely to nontechnical stakeholders”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • led Secure Access team
  • managed virtualized on-premises infrastructure
Typical background
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Skills & requirements

Required

Engineering ManagementPlatform EngineeringInfrastructure ManagementLinux AdministrationCi/cd Pipelines

Preferred

Networking TechnologiesAutomation ToolsIdentity And Access Management

Stack & domain

Platform EngineeringInfrastructure EngineeringSoftware EngineeringVirtualized On-premises InfrastructureCloud Platform DeploymentLinux AdministrationContainersCi/cd PipelinesProduct Vision BreakdownCommunicationEngineeringInfrastructureCloudLinuxCI/CDProduct Management

About the role

Original posting from Babel Street via Greenhouse

Babel Street is the trusted technology partner for the world’s most advanced identity intelligence and risk operations. We deliver advanced AI and data analytics solutions providing unmatched, analysis-ready data regardless of language, proactive risk identification, 360-degree insights, high-speed automation, and seamless integration into existing systems. Babel Street empowers government and commercial organizations to transform high-stakes identity and risk operations into a strategic advantage.  The actionable insights we deliver safeguard lives and protect critical assets around the world.  Babel Street is headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with regional offices in Boston, MA and Cleveland, OH, and international offices in Australia, Canada, Israel, Japan, and the U.K. For more information, visit www.babelstreet.com. 

Position Summary: 

We are seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead our Secure Access team. The platform operates primarily on-premise, with one component residing in the cloud. The ideal candidate is a hands-on leader with engineering leadership experience who can work across infrastructure and application development while balancing reliability for existing customers with the delivery of new features. 

What you will do: 

In this role, you will lead a team of Software and Platform Engineers responsible for the Secure Access application throughout its lifecycle, including its integration with our on-premises and cloud environments. You will set the technical direction, manage priorities and delivery, and mentor engineers across both disciplines. 

Required Skills: 

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience 

At least three years of direct engineering management experience 

At least five years of hands-on experience in platform, infrastructure, or software engineering 

Experience managing virtualized on-premises infrastructure, particularly VMware vSphere/ESXi 

Experience with VDI or remote-access infrastructure 

Experience deploying and operating workloads on a major cloud platform, preferably GCP 

Working knowledge of Linux administration, containers, and CI/CD pipelines 

Ability to break down a product vision into workable engineering tasks 

Ability to communicate clearly and concisely to nontechnical stakeholders 

Nice to Have: 

Experience with networking technologies, including VLANs, routing, firewalls, VPNs, load balancing, and DNS 

Experience extending or migrating on-premises workloads to GCP 

Experience with automation tools, such as Terraform and Ansible 

Experience working in regulated or security-sensitive environments, including FedRAMP, CMMC, or SOC 2 

Knowledge of identity and access management protocols, including SSO, OIDC, and SAML 

Benefits at Babel Street (just to name a few...) 

Health Benefits: Babel Street covers 85-100% monthly premium costs for Medical, Dental, Vision, Life & Disability insurances – for you and your family! 

Retirement Plans: Babel Street offers both a Traditional and Roth 401(K) with a very competitive match. 

Unlimited Flexible Leave: We trust our employees to manage their own time and balance their personal and work lives. 

Holidays: Babel Street provides employees with 12 paid Federal Holidays 

Tuition Reimbursement: We are committed to investing in our employees. One way we do that is with our Tuition Reimbursement Program for continuing education.       

Range for this position based on qualifications and experience$140,000—$170,000 USD 

Source: Babel Street careers (Greenhouse)

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