Security Technical Program Manager

About the role

Join Sierra’s security team to lead high‑impact technical programs that protect our AI‑driven platform. You will work cross‑functionally to define, execute and sustain critical security initiatives that enable safe, scalable growth.

Key responsibilities

• Drive high‑impact security and infrastructure initiatives end‑to‑end across cloud, platform security, identity and access management, detection and response, vulnerability management and secure software delivery.
• Own program execution, planning and health, sequencing work, managing dependencies, tracking risk and ensuring delivery with clear milestones.
• Shape Sierra’s security strategy by partnering with security and engineering leadership to define priorities, investment areas and execution plans.
• Build and strengthen security foundations such as identity boundaries, access controls, logging, detection baselines, incident readiness and secure defaults.
• Translate ambiguous security, risk and compliance challenges into structured programs, prioritized workstreams and measurable outcomes.
• Provide regular updates to senior leadership on program health, risks, dependencies and trade‑offs, driving cross‑functional alignment.

Required profile

• Proven experience running security‑focused technical programs in fast‑growing SaaS or platform environments.
• Strong technical fluency across cloud infrastructure, IAM, infrastructure as code, observability, secure CI/CD and incident response.
• Ability to execute through ambiguity, prioritize effectively and keep teams moving.
• Clear, concise communication with senior technical and business leaders.
• Collaborative, pragmatic style with high ownership and agency.

Required skills

• Cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Identity and Access Management (IAM)
• Infrastructure as Code
• Observability and monitoring
• Secure CI/CD pipelines
• Incident response

What we offer

• Unlimited paid time off
• Medical, dental and vision benefits for you and your family
• Life insurance, disability and retirement plans
• Parental and fertility benefits
• Lunch, snacks, coffee and discretionary benefit stipend
• Equity participation for eligible employees