Data Security Engineering Manager

About the Role

The manager will lead, mentor, and grow a team of 6‑10 security engineers and data engineers, conducting regular 1:1 meetings, performance reviews, and career‑development planning. Hiring initiatives will be driven, including defining role requirements and conducting technical interviews. A security‑first culture and security‑by‑design thinking will be championed across the broader analytics platform organization, and close collaboration with other engineering managers and technical leads will be required. A technical roadmap for data security within the analytics platform will be defined and executed, ensuring robust controls for data ingestion, processing, storage, and access. The manager will drive implementation of data classification, encryption, access controls, and audit logging, and will lead incident‑response efforts while establishing preventive measures. Staying current with evolving data‑privacy regulations such as GDPR, CCPA, SOC 2, and SOXX, and ensuring platform compliance, are key responsibilities. Cross‑functional collaboration includes partnering with Product Management to embed security requirements into platform features, working closely with Legal, Compliance, and Privacy teams on regulatory needs, and collaborating with Infrastructure, Platform, and Analytics Engineering on security architecture. Progress on security initiatives will be communicated to senior leadership. The manager will oversee design and implementation of secure data pipelines and analytics workflows, maintain proper data‑governance frameworks, and drive adoption of zero‑trust security principles within the data platform. Monitoring industry trends, automating data‑security processes, and creating metrics and KPIs to measure program effectiveness are essential, as is promoting a culture of data‑security awareness and proactive risk management. • Lead and mentor a team of 6‑10 security and data engineers. • Drive hiring initiatives, conduct technical interviews, and manage performance reviews. • Define and execute a data security roadmap covering ingestion, processing, storage, and access. • Implement data classification, encryption, access controls, and audit logging. • Lead incident response and ensure compliance with GDPR, CCPA, SOC 2, and SOXX. • Partner with product, legal, compliance, and engineering teams to embed security requirements. • Oversee secure data pipeline design, enforce zero‑trust principles, and maintain data governance. • Automate security processes, track metrics/KPIs, and promote security awareness.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸team leadership
• ▸data security
• ▸encryption
• ▸incident response
• ▸compliance
• ▸secure pipelines

What You Bring

Autodesk is a leader in 3D design, engineering, and entertainment software, serving architecture, construction, manufacturing, media, and more. The company is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead its Data Security team within the Analytics Data Platform organization. This role blends technical leadership with people management, requiring the ability to drive security initiatives while building and scaling a high‑performing engineering team. The manager will ensure the security, privacy, and compliance of Autodesk's data analytics infrastructure while fostering innovation and technical excellence. Minimum qualifications include a bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field, and at least eight years of data‑security engineering experience with three years in a leadership role. Candidates must have deep understanding of data‑pipeline architectures, analytics workflows, data‑governance, lineage, and cataloging systems, as well as familiarity with SQL, Python, Spark, Kafka, and data‑privacy techniques such as anonymization and pseudonymization. Knowledge of security frameworks and compliance standards (SOC 2, GDPR, CCPA) and hands‑on experience with encryption, identity management, and access‑control systems is required. Strong problem‑solving, analytical, and decision‑making skills are essential, along with excellent communication and interpersonal abilities. The manager must thrive in a fast‑paced, dynamic environment, build strong relationships across teams, and influence stakeholders at all levels. A proven track record of building and scaling high‑performing engineering teams, managing both senior engineers and early‑career developers, is required. • 8+ years of data security experience; 3+ years in leadership; expertise in SQL, Python, Spark, Kafka. • Strong communication, problem‑solving, and stakeholder influence skills.

Requirements

• ▸data security
• ▸leadership
• ▸sql
• ▸python
• ▸spark
• ▸kafka

Benefits

Autodesk prides itself on a culture of belonging, innovation, and impact, enabling employees to create a better world. Compensation includes a competitive base salary, annual cash bonuses, stock grants, and a comprehensive benefits package. The company is committed to diversity and belonging, and encourages interested candidates to join its talent community for future opportunities. • Competitive compensation: base salary, annual bonus, stock grants, and comprehensive benefits.

Work Environment

Office Full-Time