Dragos is on a relentless mission to defend industrial organizations that provide us with the necessities of modern civilization; running water, functioning electricity, and safe industrial working environments. As the market leader in ICS/OT Cybersecurity, we are dedicated to arming our customers with best-in-class technology, threat intelligence, and services to protect their systems as effectively and efficiently as possible. We’re a remote-first culture with operations in North America, Europe, the Middle East, and APAC. We’re looking for mission-oriented teammates who embody our core values of authenticity, transparency, and trust. Are you ready to make a difference? Come join a mission that can save the world!
About the Role:
We are looking for a Data Engineering Manager to lead our data engineering team. The ideal candidate should have deep technical knowledge of data integration processes, exceptional leadership skills, and a proven ability to develop high-performing teams. Key responsibilities include fostering a collaborative culture, driving career growth, and aligning strategy with the overall engineering vision.
Responsibilities:
- Lead and mentor a team of data engineers, driving their technical growth and professional development.
- Champion the vision and execution of scalable data processing systems.
- Collaborate with product and engineering teams to consistently define data architecture and solution strategies.
- Foster a strong technical community by developing close relationships amongst Engineering Managers.
- Establish and drive engineering best practices, coding standards, and performance optimization strategies.
- Provide guidance during software design, development, testing, and release.
- Ensure timely delivery of projects, balancing technical debt and innovation.
- Ensure support for fielded production deployments.
- Stay current with emerging data technologies, frameworks, and best practices to drive continuous improvement.
Qualifications:
- 7+ years of engineering management experience, consistently building and leading highly effective teams
- Strong technical background in distributed data systems
- Prior experience as an engineer with strong working knowledge of technologies such as Airflow, the Elastic Stack, Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms
- Comfortable with hands-on development or troubleshooting
- Excellent communication, leadership, and presentation skills
- Management experience with Agile and working in cross-functional Product Teams
- Detail-oriented, takes initiative, and dedicated to quality
- Knowledge of cybersecurity threat detections, threat intelligence, or ICS/OT security
Compensation:
- Salary: $220,000
- Competitive Equity Package
- Comprehensive Benefits Plan
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Dragos is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or any other basis forbidden under federal, state, or local laws. All new hires must pass a background check as a condition of employment.
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