Senior Manager, Engineering

Arctic Wolf

20h

About The Position

Plans and directs all aspects of development activities within their teams ensuring all engineering projects, initiatives, and processes are in conformance with the organization's established policies and objectives. Works closely with R&D Leadership, Product Management and the Security Services(S2) to ensure their teams are building what our customers and users need in a timely fashion. Senior Managers have a large scope of leadership and can have multiple managers and/or leads reporting to them. Senior Managers can also have specialized subject matter expertise within the technical areas their teams work in.

Requirements

• Technically curious, engineering-minded problem solver who enjoys working on ambiguous and challenging issues
• 8 years’ experience in software development or related role OR Master’s degree + 5 years’ experience in software development management, engineering leadership, or related role
• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Background in networking, security, or distributed systems
• Strong ownership mindset—comfortable driving issues independently
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Multi-platform OS experience (Windows, macOS, Linux)
• Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure)
• Scripting and automation (PowerShell, Python, Bash, Ruby)
• Strong financial management skills

Responsibilities

• Generates and manages day to day work for team(s)
• Works with Product Team to define and deliver on the 6-month roadmap
• Is also a key contributor to longer term planning and strategy with their director
• Execution of process and accountable for the outcome of the R&D team
• Manage team(s) that will deliver high quality, innovative software solutions, in collaboration with stakeholders such as architects, developers, product managers, CSEs and prod support people
• Support the team by providing direction, clarity and removing obstacles
• Instill Foundations of R&D in their teams by living them on a daily basis
• Execute the Product roadmap
• Ensure teams are highly motivated, performing well, and delivering work on time
• Remove any blockers preventing teams from getting their work done
• Make sure each team is clear on the objectives and goals they are striving to achieve
• Work with team members to deliver the key features
• Work with Architects to define and execute on the company's technical roadmap
• Drives continuous improvement in engineering processes and champions adoption of secure coding standards
• Oversee the full software development life cycle
• Ensure their teams is following ISMS regulations
• Develop careers of team members
• Regular One on Ones
• Career and personal development coaching
• Execute administrative responsibilities
• Manage employee compensation and vacation time
• Manage and approve conference and training budgets
• Involved in helping set and manage the Directorate level budget
• Lead recruitment efforts for their team(s) for both full-time and co-op employees
• Be a key contributor to planning, hiring and recruitment strategy for their teams

Benefits

• Equity for all employees
• Flexible time off and paid volunteer days
• RRSP and 401k match
• Training and career development programs
• Comprehensive private benefits plan including medical, mental health, dental, disability, life and AD&D, and value-added services
• Robust Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with mental health services
• Fertility support and paid parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees