About the Role

Plans and directs all aspects of development activities within their teams ensuring all engineering projects, initiatives, and processes are in conformance with the organization's established policies and objectives. Works closely with R&D Leadership, Product Management and the Security Services(S2) to ensure their teams are building what our customers and users need in a timely fashion. Managers have a large scope of leadership and can have multiple managers and/or leads reporting to them. Managers can also have specialized subject matter expertise within the technical areas their teams work in.

Key Responsibilities

Generates and manages day to day work for team(s). Works with Product Team to define and deliver on the 6-month roadmap. Is also a key contributor to longer term planning and strategy with their director. Execution of process and accountable for the outcome of the R&D team. Manage team(s) that will deliver high quality, innovative software solutions, in collaboration with stakeholders such as architects, developers, product managers, CSEs and prod support people. Support the team by providing direction, clarity and removing obstacles. Instill Foundations of R&D in their teams by living them on a daily basis.

Execute the Product roadmap

• Ensure teams are highly motivated, performing well, and delivering work on time.

• Remove any blockers preventing teams from getting their work done.

• Make sure each team is clear on the objectives and goals they are striving to achieve.

• Work with team members to deliver the key features

• Work with Architects to define and execute on the company's technical roadmap.

• Drives continuous improvement in engineering processes and champions adoption of secure coding standards.

Implement the R&D Department and Team Responsibilities

• Oversee the full software development life cycle.

• Ensure their teams is following ISMS regulations

• Develop careers of team members

• Regular One on Ones

• Career and personal development coaching

• Execute administrative responsibilities

• Manage employee compensation and vacation time

• Manage and approve conference and training budgets

• Involved in helping set and manage the Directorate level budget

• Has strong financial management skills

Recruitment

• Lead recruitment efforts for their team(s) for both full-time and co-op employees.

• Be a key contributor to planning, hiring and recruitment strategy for their teams

About You

You are a technically curious, engineering-minded problem solver who enjoys working on ambiguous and challenging issues.

You bring

• 8 years’ experience in software development or related role or Master’s degree + 2 years’ experience in software development management, engineering leadership, or related role.

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Background in networking, security, or distributed systems

• Strong ownership mindset—comfortable driving issues independently

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Multi-platform OS experience (Windows, macOS, Linux)

• Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure)

• Scripting and automation (PowerShell, Python, Bash, Ruby)

On-Camera Policy
To support a fair, transparent, and engaging interview experience, candidates interviewing remotely are expected to be on camera during all video interviews. Being on camera fosters authentic connection, improves communication, and allows for full engagement from both candidates and interviewers. We understand that technical, bandwidth, or location-related challenges may occasionally prevent video use. If this applies, candidates are required to notify us in advance so we can explore appropriate accommodations.

Security Requirements

• Conducts duties and responsibilities in accordance with AWN’s Information Security policies, standards, processes and controls to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of AWN business information (in accordance with our employee handbook and corporate policies). 

• Background checks are required for this position.  

• This position may require access to information protected under U.S. export control laws and regulations, including the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”).  Please note that, if applicable, an offer for employment will be conditioned on authorization to receive software or technology controlled under these U.S. export control laws and regulations. 

The base salary range for this job family is 118,700 to 280,000 USD annually. This range reflects the base pay the company reasonably expects to offer for this position, aligned to the broader job family base pay structure. Actual base pay may vary based on skills, experience, and location, including job family level. In addition to base pay, Arctic Wolf offers variable incentive compensation, new hire equity grants, and a comprehensive benefits package.