Global Senior Vice President of Engineering
OPSWAT, a global leader in IT, OT, and ICS critical infrastructure cybersecurity, delivers an end-to-end platform that gives public and private sector organizations and enterprises the critical advantage needed to protect their complex networks, secure their devices, and ensure compliance. Over the last 20 years our commitment to innovative technology has earned the trust of more than 1,700 organizations, governments, and institutions globally, solidifying our role in protecting the world’s critical infrastructure and securing our way of life.
The Position
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.
Join us in this exciting journey and make a significant impact on the future of cybersecurity!
What You Will Be Doing
- 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.
What We Need From You
- 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.
OPSWAT is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to providing an environment where equal employment opportunities are extended to all employees and applicants, free of discrimination and harassment of any type. All employment decisions are based on individual qualifications, job requirements, and business needs without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local laws.
Recruiting Agencies: we do not accept unsolicited resumes from third party agencies for any of our open positions. To submit resumes for our jobs, there must be a recruiting contract approved by our legal team and endorsed by both parties. We are currently not accepting additional 3rd party agencies at this time.
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At OPSWAT, we are on the lookout for a passionate and experienced Global Senior Vice President of Engineering to join our dynamic team in New York, New York. In this pivotal role, your leadership will guide the diverse engineering teams in creating cutting-edge cybersecurity solutions to protect critical infrastructures worldwide. You will partner closely with our CEO and Founder, overseeing a talented workforce of over 500 engineers across five continents, driving our commitment to innovation and excellence. Your experience in leading enterprise security software development teams will be instrumental in cultivating an inspiring R&D culture that fuels creativity and collaboration. You will implement performance-driven initiatives, manage budgets, and ensure the software development lifecycle aligns with our high-quality standards. Your expertise in cloud-native platforms, on-premises software, and hardware integration will be crucial as you spearhead initiatives that keep OPSWAT at the forefront of the cybersecurity landscape. You will also work intimately with various teams to gather insights, ensuring our products resonate with customer needs. If you are ready to embrace this extraordinary opportunity to make a significant impact in the cybersecurity industry, we would love to hear from you!
OPSWAT is a leading IT, OT and ICS critical infrastructure cybersecurity solutions and Deep Content Disarm and Reconstruction (CDR) company that offers their services to more than 1,500 organizations worldwide.
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