Engineering Manager - Secure Access
Babel Street
Remote (US) · $140k–$170k a year · Posted October 9, 2026
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About the job
Babel Street is the trusted technology partner for the world’s most advanced identity intelligence and risk operations. We deliver advanced AI and data analytics solutions providing unmatched, analysis-ready data regardless of language, proactive risk identification, 360-degree insights, high-speed automation, and seamless integration into existing systems. Babel Street empower s government and commercial organizations to transform high-stakes identity and risk operations into a strategic advantage . The actionable insights we deliver safeguard lives and protect critical assets around the world . Babel Street is headquartered in Reston, Virginia , with regional offices in Boston, MA and Cleveland, OH, and international offices in Australia, Canada, Israel, Japan, and the U.K. For more information, visit www. babelstreet.com .
Position Summary:
We are seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead our Secure Access team. Secure Access is a Managed Attribution application that operates primarily on-premise, with one component residing in the cloud. The ideal candidate is a hands-on leader with engineering leadership experience who can work across infrastructure and application development while balancing reliability for existing customers with the delivery of new features.
What you will do:
In this role, you will lead a team of Software and Platform Engineers responsible for the Secure Access application throughout its lifecycle, including its integration with our on-premises and cloud environments. You will set the technical direction, manage priorities and delivery, and mentor engineers across both disciplines.
Required Skills:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
At least three years of direct engineering management experience
At least five years of hands-on experience in platform, infrastructure, or software engineering
Experience managing virtualized on-premises infrastructure, particularly VMware vSphere/ESXi
Experience with VDI or remote-access infrastructure
Experience deploying and operating workloads on a major cloud platform, preferably GCP
Working knowledge of Linux administration, containers, and CI/CD pipelines
Ability to break down a product vision into workable engineering tasks
Ability to communicate clearly and concisely to nontechnical stakeholders
Nice to Have:
Experience with networking technologies, including VLANs, routing, firewalls, VPNs, load balancing, and DNS
Experience extending or migrating on-premises workloads to GCP
Experience with automation tools, such as Terraform and Ansible
Experience working in regulated or security-sensitive environments, including FedRAMP, CMMC, or SOC 2
Knowledge of identity and access management protocols, including SSO, OIDC, and SAML
Benefits at Babel Street (just to name a few...)
Health Benefits: Babel Street covers 85-100% monthly premium costs for Medical, Dental, Vision, Life & Disability insurances – for you and your family!
Retirement Plans: Babel Street offers both a Traditional and Roth 401(K) with a very competitive match.
Unlimited Flexible Leave: We trust our employees to manage their own time and balance their personal and work lives.
Holidays: Babel Street provides employees with 12 paid Federal Holidays
Tuition Reimbursement: We are committed to investing in our employees. One way we do that is with our Tuition Reimbursement Program for continuing education.
Range for this position based on qualifications and experience $140,000 — $170,000 USD