Senior Manager, Engineering Environments and Tooling

Job Title:

Senior Manager, Engineering Environments and Tooling

About Skyhigh Security:

Skyhigh Security is a dynamic, fast-paced, cloud company that is a leader in the security industry.  Our mission is to protect the world’s data, and because of this, we live and breathe security. We value learning at our core, underpinned by openness and transparency. 

Since 2011, organizations have trusted us to provide them with a complete, market-leading security platform built on a modern cloud stack. Our industry-leading suite of products radically simplifies data security through easy-to-use, cloud-based, Zero Trust solutions that are managed in a single dashboard, powered by hundreds of employees across the world. With offices in Santa Clara, Aylesbury, Paderborn, Bengaluru, Sydney, Tokyo and more, our employees are the heart and soul of our company. 

Skyhigh Security Is more than a company; here, when you invest your career with us, we commit to investing in you. We embrace a hybrid work model, creating the flexibility and freedom you need from your work environment to reach your potential. From our employee recognition program, to our ‘Blast Talks' learning series, and team celebrations (we love to have fun!), we strive to be an interactive and engaging place where you can be your authentic self. 

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Role Overview:

Skyhigh Security is hiring a Senior Manager to join our Engineering Excellence organization, reporting to the VP of Engineering Excellence. In this leadership role, you’ll lead the strategic direction and operational excellence of the platforms that power our development lifecycle—empowering engineering teams to build, test, and deploy software faster and more securely.

Skyhigh Security is hiring a Senior Manager to join our Engineering Excellence organization, reporting to the VP of Engineering Excellence. In this leadership role, you’ll lead the strategic direction and operational excellence of the platforms that power our development lifecycle—empowering engineering teams to build, test, and deploy software faster and more securely.

Rather than just overseeing tasks, you will manage, mentor, and lead a high-impact team of engineers dedicated to delivering robust, automated, and scalable non-production environments and the core engineering tooling used across the entire engineering organization. Your impact will be measured by your ability to remove friction from the software delivery process and accelerate engineering velocity across all product domains.

You must have the deep technical leadership and people management experience to evaluate our current DevOps and Platform Engineering landscapes, align internal platforms with enterprise architecture, and ensure our systems remain cost-effective and secure. You’ll build highly collaborative relationships with Engineering leaders, Engineers, Cloud Operations, and Security stakeholders to ensure the environment and tooling strategy meets the evolving needs of the business.

The team is based out of our Paderborn office and would suit an experienced Software Engineering Manager, Environments Manager, DevOps Manager, Software Development Manager or Platform Manager ( Leiter Softwareentwicklung, Leiter DevOps, Leiter Plattformentwicklung).

Responsibilities:

• Define and execute a company-wide strategy for non-production environments and core engineering tools, including CI/CD build systems and AI productivity tooling.

• Recruit, Lead and mentor a global team of engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement through personal development plans.

• Identify and eliminate bottlenecks in the developer experience by recommending and tailoring tooling solutions that balance developer autonomy with organizational standards.

• Drive the adoption of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automated provisioning to reduce manual overhead and ensure environment parity between development, staging, and production.

• Collaborate with Security teams to embed "Shift Left" practices and ensure data privacy compliance within all core tooling and environment configurations.

• Monitor external trends in Platform Engineering and Developer Experience (DevEx) to keep the engineering stack modern and competitive.

Requirements:

• Proven leadership experience managing engineering teams focused on infrastructure, DevOps, non-production environments, or platform engineering.

• Demonstrable track record of managing complex, multi-cloud or hybrid environments at scale.

• Expertise in developing engineering toolchains and providing authoritative guidance on automated build and integration processes.

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and technical peers.

• A self-motivated drive for results with the ability to prioritize a complex backlog and work methodically in a fast-paced, time-sensitive environment.

• Commitment to quality management, including measuring and monitoring the stability and performance of foundational engineering systems.

If you’re excited to lead the foundational systems that empower engineers and modernize how software is delivered, we’d love to hear from you.

Company Benefits and Perks:

We believe that the best solutions are developed by teams who embrace each other's unique experiences, skills, and abilities. We work hard to create a dynamic workforce where we encourage everyone to bring their authentic selves to work every day. We offer a variety of social programs, flexible work hours and family-friendly benefits to all of our employees.

• Retirement Plans

• Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage

• Paid Time Off

• Paid Parental Leave

• Support for Community Involvement

We're serious about our commitment to a workplace where everyone can thrive and contribute to our industry-leading products and customer support, which is why we prohibit discrimination and harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation or any other legally protected status.

Our Commitment to You :

At Skyhigh Security, we are committed to creating a safe and trustworthy experience for our customers, employees, and candidates. Please be aware that fraudulent recruiting activity can occur through fake job postings or impersonated communications.

Skyhigh Security conducts interviews through professional channels only and does not use text messages, instant messaging, or group chats for interviews. We will never request sensitive personal information—such as your date of birth, Social Security number, or national ID number—during the interview process.

Skyhigh Security also does not require candidates to pay fees, purchase products or services, or process payments of any kind as part of the recruiting or hiring process. And Skyhigh Security will never keep any original work authorization documents that we may be required to review during the hiring process.