Global Senior Vice President of Engineering, Opswat
Salary not provided
AWS
Azure
Expert level
Remote in Canada, EU, UK, US
Cyber protection for critical infrastructure
Open for applications
Cyber protection for critical infrastructure
501-1000 employees
B2BAnalyticsCyber Security
Open for applications
Salary not provided
AWS
Azure
Expert level
Remote in Canada, EU, UK, US
501-1000 employees
B2BAnalyticsCyber Security
Company mission
To eliminate malware and zero-day attacks.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related field; advanced degree preferred
- Over 15 years of experience leading enterprise security software development teams with a proven track record of successful product delivery
- Proven ability to manage budgets, assess engineering efficiency, and balance team skills and costs across locations
- Deep expertise in cloud-native platforms (AWS, Azure), on-premise software, and hardware integration
- Strong understanding of engineering KPIs such as velocity, code quality, and coverage
- Skilled in managing third-party components, vulnerabilities, and ensuring compliance with software licenses
- Experience with disaster recovery, security incident management, and agile response to global events
- Extensive knowledge of the software development life cycle (SDLC) and quality assurance processes
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills in English, along with strong organizational and leadership abilities
- Background in developing cross-platform software products and cloud-delivered services
What the job involves
- Step into a transformative role as the Global Senior Vice President of Engineering at OPSWAT, where your expertise will be essential in steering the success of our diverse range of cutting-edge products
- Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer and Founder, you will spearhead dynamic engineering teams dedicated to creating groundbreaking software solutions that elevate our product offerings
- This role is tailored for a visionary leader with a solid track record in nurturing and directing multifaceted engineering teams within the security software domain, adept at managing intricate technology stacks and strategically optimizing budget allocations across our global footprint
- Embrace this extraordinary opportunity to influence the engineering direction of a pre-IPO global cybersecurity powerhouse, supported by R&D offices spanning five continents, with a talented workforce of over 500 engineers
- Your contributions will be vital in fostering innovation, enhancing R&D efficiency, and navigating M&A activities as the company scales new heights
- Cultivate a vibrant R&D culture that inspires innovation, creativity, and collaboration
- Implement performance-driven initiatives across all offices to drive a commitment to achieving goals, leading to increased productivity
- Ensure consistency in the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) leading to higher quality software, improved maintainability & scalability, better team collaboration, minimizing risks and reducing development costs and time
- Manage and optimize a growing R&D budget to maximize ROI and align with OPSWAT business goals
- Streamline the R&D group for heightened effectiveness and efficiency
- Uphold the highest standards of cybersecurity across all products
- Collaborate closely with Product Leaders and Support teams to drive success
- Establish and evaluate performance metrics to optimize engineering efficiency and budget management across global teams, ensuring high-quality solutions through informed resource allocation, continuous process enhancement, and a focus on critical engineering KPIs such as velocity, time estimates, code quality, and coverage
- Assess the feasibility of new implementations, driving proof-of-concept projects to validate ideas and technologies
- Maintain oversight on software development life cycle (SDLC) KPIs, including the secure usage of third-party components, managing vulnerabilities, addressing out-of-date and end-of-life components, and ensuring proper licensing compliance, including open-source components
- Spearhead innovation initiatives, steering product technology to establish a leading position in the security software market, managing a complex technology stack including cloud-native solutions (AWS, Azure), on-premises software, server-side or endpoint-side development, and hardware integration
- Collaborate with the Sales, Customer Success, and other GTM teams to gather insights into customer needs and preferences, ensuring that product development is customer centric
- Collaborate with the Product Management team to conceptualize, lead, and execute new product features that align with market demands and business objectives
- Mitigate risks and balance technical debt with business requirements
- Drive continuous improvement in quality assurance processes, with a focus on enterprise-level software certifications such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, and other critical industry certifications
- Lead disaster recovery efforts, handling emergent situations such as security incidents, and coordinating responses to unexpected global events, ensuring the engineering team acts with agility to protect the company’s interests
Our take
Cyberattacks are becoming more sophisticated. For example, zero-day cyberattacks leverage vulnerabilities that are unknown even to the users and creators of a system. Tens of billions of dollars are being invested into protection, but OPSWAT delivers security solutions that nip the need for extra cyber defence in the bud.
The company's products focus on threat prevention, enacting a zero-trust mentality to ensure that technology systems are watertight from threats. For example, OPSWAT's MetaDefender platform incorporates advanced malware threat protection to detect vulnerable files and emails, as well as software, before it is even installed.
It’s this philosophy of “Trust No File, Trust No Device” that makes OPSWAT such a robust partner for the likes of AMEX and the United States Department of Justice. In addition to cyber protection products, the company also helps train future cyber defenders through its academy, which has trained 70,000 professionals so far.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (1 round)
Mar 2021
$125m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Total funding: $125m
Company benefits
- Excellent insurance programs
- Stock options
- Multifaceted reward program
- Quarterly & annual reviews
- Personalizing appreciation
- Flexible-work arrangements
- Company / Team outings
- Generous PTO policies
- Green, clean office space
- Workout exercise & sports
- Friendly work environment
Company values
- Mission focused - We come to work each day to protect the critical infrastructure that supports our way of life. We are committed to providing our customers with cybersecurity solutions that are the first line of defense against those who wish to hold it hostage
- Stronger together - We respect the unique knowledge and experience of every team member. Teamwork is at our core. Creative thinking and insightful solutions are born from our differences
- Work together with integrity
- Strive for excellence - We are passionate about technology and apply a courageous, entrepreneurial mindset to everything we do. We set our standards high and constantly challenge our assumptions to find new ways to solve problems
- Customer driven - We approach challenges with solutions that are elegant in their usability, powerful in their capabilities, and swift to meet our customers’ needs and the most difficult challenges head-on
Company HQ
Westshore, Tampa, FL
Articles
Leadership
Benny Czarny
(CEO)Previously Engineering Manager at BindView before founding OPSWAT in 2004.
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