Manager I, Security Engineering

About Pinterest:

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About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Security Operations Manager to lead our Security Operations team. In this highly impactful position, you will guide a team responsible for the daily operational support and foundational security work of our Information Security program. This is an opportunity to directly influence the security posture of Pinterest, while overseeing a broad set of responsibilities, driving automation, and shaping security best practices at scale.

What you’ll do:

• Lead and Manage: Provide people leadership and coaching for the Security Operations team—supporting skill development, managing performance, and fostering a culture of quality and teamwork.
• Drive Daily Security Operations: Oversee and help resolve inbound requests via Slack and other channels; process change requests; manage cloud infrastructure (primarily AWS) and related tasks.
• Implement Security Policies: Set, enforce, and champion security policy and best practices across the company.
• Build and Refine Automation: Enhance operational efficiency by driving the development and adoption of automation tooling for security, policy enforcement, and infrastructure-as-code.
• Guide Security Architecture: Partner with stakeholders across engineering and product to inform and implement secure architectures and decisions.
• Be the Frontline: Offer technical support and guidance to employees, serving as a trusted resource and escalation point for operational and help desk security issues.

What we’re looking for:

• Proven experience as a people manager, leading security operations or related teams.
• Strong hands-on skills in AWS (especially S3, IAM, and EC2) and infrastructure-as-code tooling (Terraform).
• Practical experience in information security and operational/support environments.
• Demonstrated ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth company environment.
• Excellent organization, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Why you’ll love this role:
  • Broader Impact: You’ll play a central and visible role in keeping Pinterest secure, directly influencing outcomes that matter.
  • Career Growth: Exposure to a wide variety of teams, projects, and technologies, plus the ability to take ownership, develop new skills, and shape security strategy.
  • Culture: Join a helpful, conscientious, and inclusive team that values operational excellence, collaboration, and doing the right thing.
  • Innovation: Opportunity to drive process improvement and automation, and work on the cutting edge of cloud security.

 

In-Office Requirement Statement: 

• We let the type of work you do guide the collaboration style. That means we're not always working in an office, but we continue to gather for key moments of collaboration and connection.
• This role will need to be in the office for in-person collaboration 1-2 times/quarter and therefore can be situated anywhere in the country. 

Relocation Statement:

• This position is not eligible for relocation assistance. Visit our PinFlex page to learn more about our working model.

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At Pinterest we believe the workplace should be equitable, inclusive, and inspiring for every employee. In an effort to provide greater transparency, we are sharing the base salary range for this position. The position is also eligible for equity. Final salary is based on a number of factors including location, travel, relevant prior experience, or particular skills and expertise.

Information regarding the culture at Pinterest and benefits available for this position can be found here.

US based applicants only$149,600—$308,000 USD

Our Commitment to Inclusion:

Pinterest is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. We want to have the best qualified people in every job. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, status as a protected veteran, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information or characteristics (or those of a family member) or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state or local laws. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you require a medical or religious accommodation during the job application process, please complete this form for support.