Aurora · 13 hours ago
Security Engineering Technical Lead Manager (TLM)- Aurora Enterprise Security
Mountain View, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$189K/yr - $274K/yr
10+ years expAurora is focused on delivering the benefits of self-driving technology safely and efficiently. They are seeking a Security Engineering Technical Leader to oversee their Security Engineering team, ensuring effective security controls are designed and implemented to support business operations and safety objectives.
AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesElectric VehicleTransportation
Responsibilities
Serves as the technical authority for Enterprise Security Engineering
Lead hands-on design and implementation of enterprise security solutions
Review and approve technical designs to ensure alignment with enterprise security standards, risk-based prioritization, and operational sustainability
Define and maintain security goals and requirements for enterprise, terminal, factory, and endpoint environments
Ensure enterprise security services, including those supporting factory and terminal environments are reliable, scalable, and supportable
Act as a trusted technical partner for resolving complex or ambiguous security issues
Translate Enterprise Security strategy into clear, executable engineering roadmaps
Actively contribute to annual roadmap planning, including defining scope, sequencing, and dependencies, and providing input on feasibility, tradeoffs, and delivery risk
Drive execution of approved initiatives through disciplined delivery
Balance new initiatives, technical debt, and operational commitments
Establish and maintain runbooks, documentation, and operational processes
Act as an escalation point for enterprise security incidents, investigations, and remediation
Provide technical input, supporting artifacts, and zonal report to meet assigned Enterprise Security claims within the Safety Case
Lead and manage a team of technical security engineers; provide technical coaching and mentorship
Set clear expectations for ownership, accountability, decision-making, and escalation
Participate in internal and external audits as required
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
10+ years of experience in security engineering, infrastructure security, or enterprise platform security
Proven experience leading engineers in a technical lead and manager role
Demonstrated technical capability to perform complex engineering work, including design, configuration, integration, and deployment of security tools and controls
Strong hands-on experience with enterprise security tooling, including endpoint protection and EDR/XDR (e.g., Crowdstrike), MDM/UEM, DLP, DNS filtering, network security scanning, WAF, DDoS mitigation, IAM platforms, PAM, PKI and cert management, and SIEM
Familiarity with Zero Trust and identity-centric security architectures
Experience supporting cloud security (AWS) controls and integrations
Familiarity with NIST, CSF, MITRE ATT&CK, and cyber threat modeling
Experience operating in environments that balance delivery velocity, operational reliability, governance, risk, and safety requirements
Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills with proven ability to communicate clearly with all leadership levels
Comfort leading in an ambiguous, teamwork-oriented environment
Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills
Ability to work effectively under pressure in a fast-paced environment
Preferred
Experience securing factory, manufacturing, or other operational environments
Experience supporting audits, compliance activities, or Safety Case efforts
Background in complex, safety-critical, or regulated environments
Experience with Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines and DevOps principles
Familiarity with systems architecture, distributed systems, and microservices
Professional security certifications such as CISSP, CISA, or CISM are preferred but not required
Benefits
Annual bonus
Equity compensation
Benefits
Company
Aurora
Aurora is building self-driving technology to operate multiple vehicle types, from freight-hauling trucks to ride-hailing passenger ones.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$4.19BKey Investors
UberSequoia Capital
2024-08-01Post Ipo Equity· $483M
2023-07-19Post Ipo Equity· $820M
2021-11-04Post Ipo Equity· $1.8B
Leadership Team
Chris Urmson
CEO and co-founder
Sterling Anderson
Co-Founder & CPO
Recent News
2025-12-24
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