Manager I, Engineering, Zero Trust Networking

Datadog

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
New York, NYBoston, MATX
Salary
$192,000–$240,000 / yr
Posted
2 days ago
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Confirmed live today

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This role pays less than 54% of similar roles. Most pay $182,000–$255,125 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $216k versus about $219k for comparable roles.

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About Datadog

Datadog, Inc. is an American company that provides an observability service for cloud-scale applications, providing monitoring of servers, databases, tools, and services, through a SaaS-based data analytics platform.

Datadog currently has 62 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $192,000–$240,000 across 62 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Manager I, Engineering, Zero Trust Networking

Manager I, Engineering - Zero Trust Networking joins the Fabric Zero Trust Networking team to build infrastructure for secure service connectivity. In this role, you will lead, coach, and grow a team of software engineers while shaping the technical roadmap for least-privilege network access. You will drive the development and adoption of identity-based authorization, TLS/mTLS enforcement, network-segmentation mechanisms, and egress controls. Your daily work involves turning complex requirements into reliable platforms using secure defaults, policy abstractions, and migration tooling. You must possess experience in distributed systems, backend infrastructure, and internal platforms. The role requires deep knowledge of networking and security fundamentals to solve problems regarding production traffic, ensuring high standards for reliability, performance, and safe production rollouts through testing and observability.

What does a Engineering Manager earn in New York?

Median $254488 from 48 postings across 15 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Lead, coach, and grow a team of software engineers through clear expectations and career development.
  • Partner with senior engineers to set the technical direction and roadmap for secure service connectivity.
  • Lead the development and adoption of identity-based authorization, TLS/mTLS enforcement, and network-segmentation.
  • Create straightforward security capabilities through secure defaults, policy abstractions, and migration tooling.
  • Maintain high standards for reliability, performance, and safe production rollouts including testing and observability.
  • Align priorities with Fabric, Security, and production-infrastructure partners to deliver cross-team improvements.

What we're looking for

  • You have experience leading and coaching software engineers through feedback and career development.
  • You have built and operated distributed systems, backend infrastructure, or internal platforms in production.
  • You understand networking and security fundamentals.
  • You have experience leading complex infrastructure changes or migrations with a focus on rollout safety.
  • You can communicate clearly and build productive relationships with engineers across multiple locations and time zones.
  • You can partner with senior engineers to set technical direction and deliver a roadmap for secure service connectivity.
  • You can lead the development and adoption of identity-based authorization, TLS/mTLS enforcement, and network-segmentation mechanisms.

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