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ThreatConnect enables threat intelligence, security operations, and cyber risk management teams to work together for more effective, efficient, and collaborative cyber defense. With ThreatConnect, organizations can infuse ML and AI-powered threat intel and cyber risk quantification into their work, allowing them to contextualize an evolving threat landscape, prioritize the most significant risks to their business, and operationalize defenses. More than 250 enterprises and thousands of security operations professionals rely on ThreatConnect every day to protect their organizations’ most critical assets.
We offer a competitive benefits package with comprehensive insurance coverage, unlimited paid time off, and unique perks designed to help you meet your financial and personal goals.
We are committed to offering an employment experience and benefits package that enables you and your family to grow with us and share in our success. We love to recognize our employees who have gone above and beyond.
Job Description
ThreatConnect is seeking a Director of Engineering for our Risk Quantification (RQ) team. This critical role in the organization will be responsible for leading the charge on continuing our cyber risk quantification product that leverages big data analytics and high throughput processing. You will help drive and deliver on the technical strategy and roadmap and will be responsible for mentoring the team. You will work cross-functionally with your peers in the engineering organization as well as leaders in sales and product. Your impact is not bounded and you will be enabled to engage and collaborate with various teams and ensure your product’s success. We are a remote-first company, so you must bring your excellent verbal and written communication skills to bear when you are working with your engineering teams and cross-functional teams across the globe.
The Product
ThreatConnect Risk Quantifier (RQ) enables organizations to rapidly, and in a data-driven, defensible manner, calculate the impact of a cyber attack in financial terms. RQ also provides prioritizations for where the business and security teams should invest resources (people, process, and technology) based on financial metrics and ROI. Bringing together cyber loss and cyber attack data, RQ links the technical and business parts of an organization together to make informed, data-driven decisions that drive risk mitigations.
About You
- You are positive and committed with a 'can-do' attitude and a flexible approach
- You are a self-starter who can work independently in a fast-paced environment
- You are self-directed and skilled at helping to grow and lead team members
- You are able to work within tight deadlines, adapt to changes in priorities, and balance short-term needs with long-term strategic initiatives
- You are able to work cross-functionally across teams, time zones, and cultures
In This Role, You’ll Get To...
- Lead engineering teams to deliver results consistently and sustainably while holding a high bar for execution and quality
- Independently identify and realize strategies that deliver significant value to our customers and business
- Guide technical strategy, ensuring that your teams are delivering long-term value aligned with RQ’s business priorities
- Partner closely with your respective Design, Product, and Go-to-Market counterparts to build best-in-class products and bring them to market
- Build a best-in-class engineering team. Coach, mentor, and create an environment where your team can do their best work and deliver for the business.
- Play an integral role in influencing and shaping ThreatConnects’s engineering culture and strategy
Required Skills
- 7+ years of engineering leadership experience, with deep experience working on complex products in a high-growth environment
- 10+ years of experience in major programming languages with significant .NET experience and front-end technologies (e.g., React, Angular)
- Strong knowledge of cybersecurity principles, technologies, and frameworks (e.g., encryption, authentication, network security, etc.)
- Passion for leading, coaching, and building an inspired team through setting vision, unlocking potential, and driving compassionate accountability
- Strong decision maker who effectively balances ambiguity, available data, speed, and quality
- Operates at multiple altitudes, from developing vision and strategy to driving execution
- Have high “EQ”; be even-keeled, flexible, and able to quickly adapt to unexpected changes
- Experience working with software governance and agile methodologies
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Desired Skills
- Understanding of risk management principles, processes, and metrics
- Have enough technical knowledge to enough to gain the respect of software engineers
- Break down complex technical problems into smaller solutions that provide value on their own and as part of a larger solution
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