Security Engineering Manager, ActiveCampaign
$189-231k
Customer experience automation
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Customer experience automation
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$189-231k
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To help businesses and organizations to automate their entire customer experiences.
Role
Who you are
- 7+ years of hands-on experience in security engineering, security operations, or a combined discipline — with at least 2 years in a team lead or management capacity
- Deep AWS cloud security expertise, including IAM policy analysis and the hands-on use of cloud-native tools like GuardDuty and CloudTrail
- Strategic experience with modern security stacks, including EDR platforms, Zero Trust networking architectures, and the selection/implementation of SIEM solutions in cloud-native environments
- Technical proficiency in Python for tooling, automation, and enrichment workflows — you don't need to write everything from scratch, but you can review and extend what the team builds
- A proven ability to communicate technical risk to non-technical stakeholders, ensuring security initiatives are aligned with broader business goals
- Familiarity with compliance-adjacent security work, such as mapping controls for SOC 2, GDPR, or HIPAA and managing security awareness programs
- Familiarity with n8n, Tines, or similar SOAR/automation platforms for building detection and response workflows is a bonus
- Prior experience in SaaS or high-growth technology companies, specifically operating within resource-constrained environments that require high ownership is preferred
What the job involves
- As our next Security Engineering Manager, you won't just be managing a technical function—you'll be at the helm of two of ActiveCampaign’s most critical security pillars: Security Operations and Security Engineering
- You will lead and develop a small, focused team of engineers, serving as both a strategic mentor and a technical sounding board who can dive deep into architectural reviews
- This is a high-impact, player-coach role where you will architect the operational foundation for a mature, scalable security program
- You’ll partner directly with leadership across Engineering, IT, and GRC to translate complex technical risks into tangible business outcomes, ensuring our cloud-first environment remains resilient as we scale
- You will own our detection and response capability, drive cloud security posture across a complex AWS-first environment, and help build the operational foundation for a mature, scalable security program
- This isn't just about closing tickets; it’s about shaping the future of our security posture and seeing your contributions directly impact ActiveCampaign's trajectory
- Lead and mentor a focused team of engineers across Security Operations and Security Engineering, setting clear technical directions and fostering growth paths that challenge even our most seasoned talent
- Drive threat detection and incident response operations, evolving our "detection-as-code" practices to translate threat intelligence into durable, automated logic
- Act as a strategic partner to Engineering and IT, providing developer-facing guidance to advance our cloud security posture and remediate vulnerabilities in our AWS-first environment
- Own and mature our Zero Trust architecture, refining policy controls and DLP enforcement to stay ahead of the evolving SaaS threat landscape
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Security Platform Engineering to enrich identity telemetry and close visibility gaps across our data pipelines
- Represent the security organization in high-stakes conversations with executive stakeholders, distilling technical signals into clear, actionable business impact
- Review and extend automation workflows using Python or SOAR platforms to ensure our small team operates with maximum efficiency and scale
Our take
Marketing and CRM tools are essential to scale a business in the current landscape. Existing tools for optimising engagement, scalability and data analytics have surged in popularity, but many solutions remain unaffordable for small businesses.
ActiveCampaign provides an integrated platform for email marketing, marketing automation and CRM, with the focus on providing businesses with the ability to optimise customer experiences. The platform leverages machine learning and automation to increase the rate at which its clients can scale their engagement levels, regardless of whether the user is running a small or large business.
Despite high-profile competitors, the company has found a gap in the market by providing an integrated and unified solution combining hundreds of tools. The platform is available as an entire package for enterprises, but smaller companies can opt for cheaper and streamlined tool kits. In 2022, ActiveCampaign announced the implementation of over 400 customer ideas into its product. It has also partnered with ActiveEngine, the first ActiveCampaign-only agency, to enable businesses to make better discovery calls and close more deals. With the 2024 opening of a hub in Krakow, it is further expanding its European footprint.
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Insights
-18% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Apr 2021
$240m
SERIES C
Jan 2020
$100m
SERIES B
Total funding: $360m
Company benefits
- Mac computer, modern apps, and access to a $250 quarterly WFH stipend, as well as regional Hubs that serve as a central meeting space.
- Open PTO, the ability to work remotely, a sabbatical program, and flexibility in your work schedule.
- Access to the Calm meditation app, the Modern Health coaching app, and telemedicine support for mental health.
- Equity for all employees to help create alignment and an ownership mindset across all team members as we grow.
- Access to 1:1 sessions with career coaches, and Udemy subscriptions.
- Generous 401K matching that have no wait or vesting requirements.
- Dedicated Employee Resource Groups for moms, dads, and parents, manager training to better support working parents, and flexible working schedules to make parenting during remote work a bit less stressful.
- Dedicated career development conversations and regular salary reviews.
- Full medical, dental, and vision, and pay 100% of your premiums for the HSA plan.
- Stay connected with teams around the globe through digital outings & trainings, an automated coffee roulette program, and biannual team kickoffs.
- Donation matching and 3 days of Volunteer Time Off for all employees every year. We also make it easy to participate in local elections by giving employees the day off.
Company HQ
Chicago Loop, Chicago, IL
Leadership
Jason VandeBoom
(Founder & CEO)Jason founded ActiveCampaign in January 2003 as CEO. They have worked there ever since, alongside being a Future Founders Board Member since February 2020.
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