Security Engineering, Manager (m/f/d)

Affinidi is seeking a Security Engineering Manager to lead its Application, Platform, and Offensive Security functions. This role is integral to embedding security into the core of Affinidi's privacy-first technology, which focuses on decentralized identity, cryptography, and AI. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in ensuring that security is a fundamental aspect of Affinidi's products and services.

The Security Engineering Manager will be responsible for embedding security engineers within engineering teams to review architecture, build threat models, integrate security controls into CI/CD pipelines, and drive vulnerability management. They will work closely with Platform Engineering to enforce least-privilege IAM, network security, secrets management, and infrastructure hardening across Affinidi's AWS environment. Additionally, the role involves conducting penetration testing and red-team cyber exercises, leveraging AI tooling for threat modeling, attack surface monitoring, and adversarial simulation.

Candidates should have over 12 years of experience in technical security roles, including application security, infrastructure/platform security, and offensive security. Proven experience in leading and growing security engineering teams is essential. A hands-on background in secure architecture, threat modeling, and SDLC security integration is required, along with experience operating in AWS environments with distributed systems and microservices. Familiarity with AI security risks and tooling, as well as strong cryptography knowledge, is highly desirable.

Affinidi offers a hybrid working model, flexible working hours, and an unlimited vacation policy. The company provides a competitive compensation package, learning budget, mobile allowance, home office allowance, and urban sport membership. Employees will work within an international environment that values diversity and inclusion.

Affinidi is dedicated to changing data ownership for good, empowering businesses and individuals with control and ownership of their data. The company fosters a culture of experimentation, reflection, and continuous improvement, providing opportunities for professional growth and development. Joining Affinidi means contributing to building the infrastructure for the next generation of digital identity and AI trust frameworks.