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Lead and mentor a team of skilled Python Software Engineers, specifically focusing on our Email Security product. This role involves overseeing the team’s development of cloud-based distributed systems, fostering innovation, and delivering high-quality security solutions. Ideal candidates will bring a strong engineering background, along with an understanding of cybersecurity MSP sector, to guide the team in creating and maintaining scalable, customer-centric products that excel in security and reliability.
Key Responsibilities
- Team Leadership and Development:
- Lead and support a team of Python Software Engineers, fostering technical growth and ensuring alignment with company security goals.
- Establish best practices in software development, security standards, and project management within the team.
- Encourage a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
- Technical Oversight and Cybersecurity Expertise:
- Oversee development and maintenance of the Email Security product, focusing on stability, scalability, and industry-leading security.
- Guide the team in designing secure, distributed, and cloud-based systems, embedding knowledge of cybersecurity MSPs to better meet client needs.
- Lead technical strategy, prioritization, and planning to achieve high-quality security outcomes and meet critical deadlines.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration:
- Collaborate closely with Product Management, Security, and Operations teams to ensure the alignment of engineering efforts with business goals.
- Partner with AWS services, CloudOps, and DevOps to support secure, scalable operations.
- Provide key insights to stakeholders on team progress, performance, and cybersecurity advancements relevant to the MSP sector.
Qualifications
- Essential Qualifications:
- 5+ years in software engineering with a focus on Python, backend development, and distributed systems.
- 3+ years in a leadership role within software engineering or cybersecurity-focused environments.
- Proficiency with AWS services (SQS, S3, ECS/Kubernetes) and REST API development.
- Expertise in distributed systems architecture, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and microservices.
- Experience in cybersecurity, ideally within or alongside MSPs, to inform product decisions with industry best practices.
- Preferred Qualifications:
- Familiarity with Python asynchronous programming (asyncio), NoSQL databases (DynamoDB, Redis), and distributed processing (Kafka, Kinesis).
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins), CloudFormation, and search solutions (Elasticsearch/OpenSearch).
- Strong ability to communicate complex cybersecurity concepts to non-technical stakeholders and motivate technical teams.
Must be eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship from an employer now or in the future.
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