Security - Manager, Software Engineering - Integrations Deployments and Devices

Elastic is an open source search company that powers enterprise search, observability, and security solutions built on one technology stack that can be deployed anywhere. From finding documents to monitoring infrastructure to hunting for threats, Elastic makes data usable in real time and at scale. Thousands of organizations worldwide, including Barclays, Cisco, eBay, Fairfax, ING, Goldman Sachs, Microsoft, The Mayo Clinic, NASA, The New York Times, Wikipedia, and Verizon, use Elastic to power mission-critical systems. Founded in 2012, Elastic is a distributed company with Elasticians around the globe. Learn more at elastic.co

Our mission on the Elastic Security team is to protect the world’s data from attack. Through our free and open approach, we are building a community and a product that’s making a meaningful difference in the lives of our users. Our practitioner heritage as a team means trust and transparency are at the core of how we communicate with each other and with our users.

We believe that engineering complex, pluggable software for the web that is built to last the test of time is both tricky and exciting. Doing so requires a team of diverse individuals, with sharp minds and the ability to empathize with our users, working together with mutual respect and a common mission.

About the role

Elastic is looking for a manager to lead our Security Integrations Deployment and Devices team as they build the world-class componentry that powers software deployed at the edge and inside our user's network perimeter. This team is uniquely positioned to cater to the needs of practitioners in DevOps and SecOps roles.

Elastic Security integrations enable organizations to leverage data from common security data sources to perform investigations and incident response. Our SIEM correlates data from these data sources, including cloud, network and endpoint sources using robust detection rules to find threats quickly.

In addition to guiding our way through our roadmap, you'll help grow a diverse team of collaborative software engineers, each of whom will help shape the future of security integrations at Elastic. The existing team of 7 engineers is spread across Europe and North America.

What you will be doing

• Mentor and lead a globally distributed team
• Lead the efficient delivery for time-boxed software releases, ensuring high-quality and innovative feature development
• Work with our engineers and Product Managers to define requirements
• Foster a culture of mutual respect, collaboration and consensus-based decision-making
• Motivate the engineers to perform at their best. Meet with them regularly, guide and support them.
• Build roadmaps and lead prioritization; balance the right amount of structure and planning for a fast-paced engineering team
• Support the development and training of direct reports through coaching and regular performance evaluations
• Participate in interviewing and drive hiring and team growth
• Be an awesome person to work with, somebody who sincerely cares

What you will bring along

• Experience leading teams of software engineers
• Significant work as a hands-on software engineer so you understand the core principles of the engineering work that is going on in your team
• Experience with Github, project management
• Excellent communication skills and practices with the ability to drive technical conversations to a conclusion
• Experience working in a highly distributed team with asynchronous workflows
• A passion for building diverse teams of great people

Experience/ interest in some of these areas would be nice

• Open-source projects and companies
• Experience with cloud-native methodologies and patterns
• Experience with security products, especially in the area of security analytics or SIEM.
• Experience directly managing software engineers
• Experience with automation and CI/CD
• Communication and organization in large, distributed teams

Compensation for this role is in the form of base salary. This role does not have a variable compensation component.

The typical starting salary range for new hires in this role is listed below. In select locations (including Seattle WA, Los Angeles CA, the San Francisco Bay Area CA, and the New York City Metro Area), an alternate range may apply as specified below.

These ranges represent the lowest to highest salary we reasonably and in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the ranges may be modified in the future.

An employee's position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.

Elastic believes that employees should have the opportunity to share in the value that we create together for our shareholders. Therefore, in addition to cash compensation, this role is currently eligible to participate in Elastic's stock program. Our total rewards package also includes a company-matched 401k with dollar-for-dollar matching up to 6% of eligible earnings, along with a range of other benefits offered with a holistic emphasis on employee well-being.

Additional Information - We Take Care of Our People

As a distributed company, diversity drives our identity. Whether you’re looking to launch a new career or grow an existing one, Elastic is the type of company where you can balance great work with great life. Your age is only a number. It doesn’t matter if you’re just out of college or your children are; we need you for what you can do.

We strive to have parity of benefits across regions and while regulations differ from place to place, we believe taking care of our people is the right thing to do.

• Competitive pay based on the work you do here and not your previous salary
• Health coverage for you and your family in many locations
• Ability to craft your calendar with flexible locations and schedules for many roles
• Generous number of vacation days each year
• Double your charitable giving - We match up to $1500 (or local currency equivalent)
• Up to 40 hours each year to use toward volunteer projects you love
• Embracing parenthood with minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave

Different people approach problems differently. We need that. Elastic is committed to diversity as well as inclusion. We are an equal opportunity employer and committed to the principles of affirmative action. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance or regulation. If you require any reasonable accessibility support, please email [email protected].

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