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# Engineering Manager - Grafana Application Security EMEA , UK

- **Company:** Grafana Labs
- **Location:** Nottingham, UK (Remote available)
- **Salary:** £103,958.0 - £124,750.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Software as a Service, Cloud Computing Security, Cyber Security, Software Design Documents, DevOps, Distributed Systems, Software Engineering, Software Vulnerability Management, Datadog, Google Cloud, Grafana, Software Security, Kubernetes, Free and Open-Source Software
- **Published:** October 1, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.totaljobs.com/job/manager-application/grafana-labs-job108066529

## About the Role

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of implementing and improving the maturity of security programs, through the use of automation and systematic approaches in Cloud-based SaaS organizations, and possess excellent leadership and communication skills. You can tell the difference between a finding and a risk, and know how to prioritise risk mitigation, guiding the squad towards the most effective use of their time.

You must have significant engineering acumen as this is a highly technology-driven role. Your main role will be to support your engineering team and to do that you should be able to review a threat model, challenge a severity rating, and contribute to a design review., * Prior experience running a security engineering team.

 * You have a strong engineering background and are capable of engaging in technical conversations and challenging teams to arrive at strong technical decisions themselves.
 * You will be comfortable working with engineering teams who have a strong sense of autonomy in their decision-making, be it technical or product-focused.
 * While you're great with people and adept at managing relationships, you still keep up-to-date with the latest technical trends and shifts to maintain and enhance your understanding of the challenges your teams face.
 * You approach security with a DevOps mindset. You prefer security by enablement, automation, and guardrails over gates and roadblocks.
 * You have familiarity with securing and operating on public Cloud (AWS, GCP, Azure) providers, with Kubernetes, and with securing combined open-source software (OSS) and SaaS products.
 * You are an excellent written and verbal communicator. You can articulate complex cybersecurity concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences. You are adept at translating security problems to business impact.
Bonus Points:

 * A technical background, ideally with programming or software engineering experience, before transitioning into security & leadership.
 * Working knowledge of Grafana Labs OSS projects and products. Experience in using observability tooling to solve security problems.
 * Experience working with OSS communities.
 * Experience securing large-scale distributed systems.

## Description

We are looking for an engineering manager to lead our application security engineering team. You will be responsible for developing and implementing security strategies, as well as liaising with other teams delivering parts of our overall security posture. You'll be accountable for the security of software you don't write, in teams that don't report to you. The people who do well in this role get there by making the secure path the easiest one., * Lead our application security team covering a range of areas, including application security, cloud security, and internal tooling development.

 * Lead 1st and 3rd party vulnerability management, including coordinated disclosure with external reporters and embargoed fixes.
 * Define, optimize, and implement the engineering strategy in concert with the security leadership team, ICs and stakeholders across the business.
 * Regular 1:1s, coaching and mentoring to ensure your team members are motivated, happy and engaged. Providing continuous feedback to ensure that they can add value while maintaining high standards.
 * Collaborating with our engineering leaders and other organization stakeholders to help define and influence wider product strategy, roadmaps and designs.
 * Be actively engaged with significant incidents, including preparation, simulation, response, and affected customer notification and communications.
 * Contributing to and reviewing design documents for upcoming projects. Ensuring projects are well-defined and ready for development. Advise on how to break down projects into tasks., * Balance is Key *We will comply with local legislation where applicable.
Equal Opportunity Employer: Grafana Labs is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of race, colour, nationality, origin, caste, sex, gender reassignment identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief, disability, veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, maternity, marital, family or carer status, or any other characteristic which is protected by local law. We believe that equality and diversity build a strong organisation, and we work hard to ensure that is the foundation of our organisation as we grow.
Grafana Labs may utilize AI tools in its recruitment process to assist in matching information provided in CVs to job postings. The recruitment team will continue to review inbound CVs manually to identify alignment with current openings.
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