Engineering Manager - Grafana Application Security (Remote, Ireland)

About Grafana Labs

Grafana Labs powers Grafana Cloud, a fully managed observability platform used by over 10,000 organizations worldwide to enhance reliability, accelerate incident resolution, and optimize telemetry at scale. Built on open source and open standards with emphasis on interoperability, Grafana Cloud integrates AI with observability, enabling unified visibility across diverse data sources. The company operates remotely with a global workforce and is backed by notable investors such as Lightspeed and Sequoia Capital.

We maintain a strong commitment to transparency, autonomy, and trust within an innovation-driven culture. We encourage candidates who resonate with our mission, even if they do not meet every listed qualification, to explore this potentially career-defining opportunity. This is a fully remote role, with candidates sought specifically in the UK, Spain, or Ireland.

Role Overview

We seek an Engineering Manager to lead our Application Security team, overseeing application and cloud security as well as internal tooling initiatives. This role involves strategizing security implementations across software developed by multiple teams, including those outside direct supervision. Success in this position is defined by making secure options the easiest choices for engineering teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead application security efforts across various domains such as cloud security and development of internal tools.
• Manage vulnerability lifecycle, including first- and third-party findings, coordinated disclosures, and embargoed remediation efforts.
• Define and refine engineering strategies alongside security leaders, individual contributors, and broader stakeholders.
• Conduct regular one-on-one meetings, mentor, and coach team members to foster engagement, motivation, and high-quality output.
• Collaborate with engineering leadership and other stakeholders to influence product roadmaps, strategy, and architecture.
• Engage proactively in incident management processes including preparation, simulation, response, and communication with impacted customers.
• Review and contribute to technical design documentation to ensure clear project definitions and effective task breakdown.

Candidate Requirements

• Demonstrated experience leading security engineering teams.
• Strong engineering foundation enabling technical discussion and guiding teams toward sound technical choices.
• Comfortable with autonomous engineering teams making independent technical and product decisions.
• Keep current with emerging technical trends and cybersecurity challenges relevant to your team.
• Adopt a DevOps approach to security focusing on enablement through automation and guardrails rather than restrictive gates.
• Experience with public cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure), Kubernetes, and securing hybrid open-source and SaaS products.
• Excellent communication skills to articulate complex cybersecurity issues to both technical and non-technical audiences, translating risk into business context.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior programming or software engineering experience prior to security leadership roles.
• Familiarity with Grafana Labs open source projects and observability tools applied to security contexts.
• Experience contributing to and working with open-source communities.
• Knowledge of securing large, distributed systems.

Compensation and Benefits

The base salary range for candidates in Ireland is €117,600 to €141,120, adjusted based on experience and skills. All employees receive Restricted Stock Units for shared company ownership. Compensation ranges vary by country, with specific discussions during recruiting.

Additional Information

• This position is 100% remote within a global, culturally diverse company emphasizing collaboration and autonomy.
• Company supports rapid growth in fast-evolving environments with transparent communication and low-ego culture focused on outcomes.
• Includes comprehensive career development opportunities and approachable leadership.
• New hires participate in in-person onboarding sessions to integrate into the team and company culture.
• Offers a global annual leave policy of 30 days, including reserved shutdown days to encourage team disconnection. Local laws are respected where applicable.
• Grafana Labs is an equal opportunity employer promoting diversity and inclusion regardless of any protected characteristic.
• AI tools may be used in recruitment to assist in matching candidates, alongside manual review.