thought-machine - Software Engineering Manager - Security
Requirements
• 2+ years experience in engineering management of product-aligned teams. • Technical background to drive technical choices and great interpersonal skills to communicate with Product Managers and client representatives. You should enjoy working in environments where you have a high level of responsibility and autonomy. • Knowledge and experience in designing, developing, and maintaining security for modern technology stacks similar to the stack we use at Thought Machine (AWS or GCP, Kubernetes, Go/Python). • You are comfortable wearing different Engineering Manager hats that suit the changing needs of a team as it evolves. • Experience in defining roadmaps, technical architecture, and deliverables. • Experience in balancing risk management with company objectives and opportunities. • Awareness and experience with “well-architected” security frameworks such as CSA-CCM, OWASP SAMM, or similar cloud, infrastructure, or application security frameworks. • Existing experience building and operating security for distributed systems at scale. • You’ve previously helped recruit and shape brilliant engineering teams. • You’ve previously taken an active role in defining and evaluating effective team processes. • Contributions to the security community (public research, blogging, presentations, etc).
Responsibilities
• Working with your team closely on defining and delivering our security engineering roadmap. • Actively participate in technical discussions and design reviews. • Measuring your team’s impact. • Contributing to product strategy. • Contributing to engineering-wide initiatives as part of the engineering management team on anything from recruitment to team processes. • Operate collaboratively with other Thought Machine teams with trust and influence • Develop engineers in your team and help them in their career development. • Leading by example: Code reviews and hands-on technical work
Benefits
• Pension plan (match up to 5%) • Life insurance - three times annual salary • Competitive maternity (six months fully paid) and paternity leave (four weeks fully paid) • Shared parental leave (matched to our maternity leave for the same point in time) • 25 days holiday and bank holidays • Flexible working hours • Cycle-to-work scheme • Electric car scheme • Season ticket loan • Access to outstanding learning materials and courses • Sports and hobby clubs, subsidised by Thought Machine • All the latest tech you need • Start the day properly with fresh fruit and cereals • Huge range of healthy (and not-so-healthy) snacks, smoothies and drinks • A talented and experienced team as your colleagues • An environment where we encourage learning and progress • Two charity days a year • Weekly food pop-up • We actively hire candidates who demonstrate technical excellence in their field and welcome people of all ages and backgrounds, providing everyone with equal access to professional development. You are encouraged to apply even if your experience doesn't accurately match the job description. We also encourage applications from those with different abilities, including candidates with ADHD, autism, dyslexia or dyspraxia.
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