Head of Engineering for pre-cybersecurity company (m/f)
Manuvia, a. s.SlovakiaFrom the company's careers site
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Salary
5,000 – 6,000 · Monthly · Gross
Type
Self employed
Job Description & Responsibilities
Job description
- Manage the entire engineering department and the direct Team Leads across Windows, Linux, Server, QA, DevOps, analytics and integrations.
- Own the technical strategy, architecture and technology direction of the product.
- Manage capacity, priorities, roadmap and development of engineering teams.
- Establish and advance Secure SDLC, DevSecOps and security processes across development.
- Oversee CI/CD, automated testing, release management and product quality.
- Responsible for development process security including threat modeling, SAST/SCA, vulnerability management and supply chain security.
- Oversee scalability and deployment of the product in cloud, on-premise, Kubernetes, virtualized and appliance environments.
- Collaborate with the CTO and Product Management on technology strategy and product roadmap.
- Report development status, risks, technical debt and security posture to company leadership.
- Own the technical strategy, architecture and technology direction of the product.
- Manage capacity, priorities, roadmap and development of engineering teams.
- Establish and advance Secure SDLC, DevSecOps and security processes across development.
- Oversee CI/CD, automated testing, release management and product quality.
- Responsible for development process security including threat modeling, SAST/SCA, vulnerability management and supply chain security.
- Oversee scalability and deployment of the product in cloud, on-premise, Kubernetes, virtualized and appliance environments.
- Collaborate with the CTO and Product Management on technology strategy and product roadmap.
- Report development status, risks, technical debt and security posture to company leadership.
We offer
- Bonuses/commissions.
- A senior role with significant influence on the technical direction and future of the product.
- Direct collaboration with the CTO and company leadership.
- Opportunity to lead and develop multiple senior engineering teams.
- Work on an in-house cybersecurity product with real impact on customers’ security.
- Room to define technologies, architecture, Secure SDLC and engineering processes.
- Work on a complex product combining endpoint security, low-level development, backend, cloud, DevOps and threat detection.
- A senior role with significant influence on the technical direction and future of the product.
- Direct collaboration with the CTO and company leadership.
- Opportunity to lead and develop multiple senior engineering teams.
- Work on an in-house cybersecurity product with real impact on customers’ security.
- Room to define technologies, architecture, Secure SDLC and engineering processes.
- Work on a complex product combining endpoint security, low-level development, backend, cloud, DevOps and threat detection.
Requirements
- 8–10+ years of experience in software development.
- 4–5+ years of experience in managerial/leadership roles, ideally managing multiple teams or Team Leads.
- Experience developing security products or software for critical environments.
- Strong knowledge of software architecture and experience with Windows and/or Linux internals.
- Experience developing endpoint agents, server systems or scalable backends.
- Practical experience with Secure SDLC, threat modeling and secure coding.
- Experience with security tools and processes – SAST, SCA, DAST, fuzzing, vulnerability management.
- Experience with CI/CD, DevOps and release engineering.
- Ability to connect technical decision-making, people management and strategic thinking.
- University degree in IT/technical field is an advantage.
- Knowledge of Kubernetes, virtualization or appliance deployments is a plus.
- CISSP, OSCP, GIAC, CSSLP or similar certification is a plus.
- Experience with AWS/Azure/GCP is an advantage.
- Experience with Common Criteria, ISO 27001, NIS2 or other security/regulatory frameworks is a plus.
- 4–5+ years of experience in managerial/leadership roles, ideally managing multiple teams or Team Leads.
- Experience developing security products or software for critical environments.
- Strong knowledge of software architecture and experience with Windows and/or Linux internals.
- Experience developing endpoint agents, server systems or scalable backends.
- Practical experience with Secure SDLC, threat modeling and secure coding.
- Experience with security tools and processes – SAST, SCA, DAST, fuzzing, vulnerability management.
- Experience with CI/CD, DevOps and release engineering.
- Ability to connect technical decision-making, people management and strategic thinking.
- University degree in IT/technical field is an advantage.
- Knowledge of Kubernetes, virtualization or appliance deployments is a plus.
- CISSP, OSCP, GIAC, CSSLP or similar certification is a plus.
- Experience with AWS/Azure/GCP is an advantage.
- Experience with Common Criteria, ISO 27001, NIS2 or other security/regulatory frameworks is a plus.
Benefits
Meal vouchers/subsidy for meals
Bonuses/commission
Position information
Slovakia
English (C1)
5,000 - 6,000 € / month
(possible flexibility depending on the candidate’s experience)
(possible flexibility depending on the candidate’s experience)
In some cases our ads are written using either the feminine or masculine grammatical form. This approach was chosen solely to preserve maximum clarity of the text. It does not in any way express any gender prejudice or discrimination against applicants of any gender.
Education & Experience
Minimum educationNo requirement
Years of experienceWithout experience
About the Company
Company
Manuvia, a. s.
Company type
Employment Agency
An international company and your HR partner for Central and Eastern Europe. In 18 European and Asian local markets we provide global solutions that meet our clients' human resources needs. We are a partner across all HR functions, guaranteeing a professional approach and excellent services for clients and candidates.