In this role, you will lead teams of software engineers responsible for our InsightIDR product. The team is responsible for building the foundation services for the detection and response product on the Insight Platform. You will work closely with an outstanding peer group of highly skilled engineers to prioritise and set the teams' direction.
About the Team
Rapid7's Detection and Response product team is responsible for building solutions as part of our flagship product, InsightIDR.
Within this group, you will be working with the teams that are building out the backend services for InsightIDR. InsightIDR is a cloud-based, microservice-designed architecture built with the mandate to ingest, monitor, and analyse log data from an organisation’s environment in real time in order to raise the alarm if and when attackers hack their way into their network.
About the Role
As a Software Engineering Manager for the InsightIDR team, you will manage the day-to-day operations and address any issues that arise quickly and effectively. You will also coach, provide support, and mentor your team. The role also requires a deep understanding of the system, including writing and reviewing code.
You will also be responsible for keeping track of the projects the teams are working on, facilitating cross-team discussions when necessary, and deciding on the team's future direction (what projects they will focus on next). You will collaborate with Product, DevOps, and other development teams to deliver best-in-class solutions for our customers.
You'll work directly with, but not limited to, the following technologies:
AWS (EC2, RDS, DynamoDB, S3, VPC networking, Network Firewall, etc.), MySQL, Redis, Cassandra, Elasticsearch, Java, Spring Boot, Large Scale systems, Terraform, Jenkins, GitHub
In this role, you will:
Directly manage multiple team members, coach and mentor team members, including scoping work and prioritising tasks
Mentor engineers and help them grow their skills, identify growth areas, set expectations, and provide feedback
Lead the platform and solution architecture to enhance and add new features leveraging Event-driven Architecture, REST-based web APIs, middleware and AWS services.
Managing projects and socialising progress across engineering teams and leadership
Keep a keen eye on quality, and continue to drive improvements to testing, monitoring and alerting
Work cross functionally with PM and Engineering to address specific customer pain points and to think strategically about the future direction of the product
Work closely with other managers and teams across the InsightIDR team to align efforts and initiatives
Kickstart new ideas, build proof of concepts, and jumpstart newly funded projects
Lead JIRA boards, architectural discussions, and technical design sessions
The skills you’ll bring include:
A track record for mentoring and growing software engineers at all levels
A demonstrable passion for all things software engineering, including knowledge of designing and implementing reliable architectures in cloud environments
An understanding of the software development lifecycle
Experience working cross-functionally with PM and Engineering teams
Experience with managing multiple high-impact projects
Capable of managing high-intensity situations when they arise
BEng, BSc, or related technical field or equivalent practical experience
We know that the best ideas and solutions come from multi-dimensional teams. That’s because these teams reflect a variety of backgrounds and professional experiences. If you are excited about this role and feel your experience can make an impact, please don’t be shy - apply today.
About Rapid7
At Rapid7, we are on a mission to create a secure digital world for our customers, our industry, and our communities. We do this by embracing tenacity, passion, and collaboration to challenge what’s possible and drive extraordinary impact.
Here, we’re building a dynamic workplace where everyone can have the career experience of a lifetime. We challenge ourselves to grow to our full potential. We learn from our missteps and celebrate our victories. We come to work every day to push boundaries in cybersecurity and keep our 10,000 global customers ahead of whatever’s next.
Join us and bring your unique experiences and perspectives to tackle some of the world’s biggest security challenges.
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