At Arctic Wolf, you won’t just watch the cybersecurity industry evolve – you'll help lead the change. Our global Pack is made up of people who thrive on solving hard problems, moving fast, and building technology that protects organizations around the world. We’re proud to be recognized by Forbes, CNBC, Fortune, CRN, Gartner Peer Insights and IDC MarketScape – but what matters most is the work behind it: delivering real outcomes for customers through award winning innovation like our Aurora Platform.
If you’re looking for meaningful work, smart teammates and the chance to make a real impact in a high-growth company that’s redefining security operations, Arctic Wolf is the right place for you!
Our mission is simple: End Cyber Risk. We’re looking for a Manager, R&D to be a part of making this happen
Position Overview and Objective
The manager for Vulnerability Management team has a strong backend development skills ( Python, Go) , hands-on cloud experience ( AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform) , and deep familiarity with automation testing using test management tools like X-ray or similar, CI/CD (GitHub Actions). They bring experience managing high-performing teams and building test environments to improve quality of the product as well as emerging AI/LLM technologies ( AWS Bedrock Flows, Databricks MLFlow ). Familiarity with cybersecurity and Vulnerability Management / Exposure Management is essential, along with the ability to guide architecture, product roadmaps, and cross-functional collaboration across engineering and other functional areas.
Responsibilities
As a Manager at Arctic Wolf, you will:
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.
Works with Product Team to define and deliver on the 3-month roadmap.
Support the team by providing direction, clarity and removing obstacles.
Ensuring teams are highly motivated, performing well, and delivering work on time.
Remove any blockers preventing teams from getting their work done.
Making sure each team is clear on the objectives and goals they are striving to achieve.
Working with team members to deliver the key features.
Working with Architects to define and execute on the company's technical roadmap.
Establish career development plans and achievable goals for your reports and support their ongoing growth.
Develop and mentor careers of team members by executing regular one on ones, helping them grow their technical and leadership skills.
Drive continuous development process improvements.
Build collaborative relationships with other teams and stakeholders within the organization.
Oversee the full software development life cycle.
Ensure their teams is following ISMS regulations:
Secure Coding Practice.
Acceptable Use.
Execute administrative responsibilities:
Manage employee compensation and vacation time.
Manage and approve conference and training budgets.
Experience and Requirements:
10 to 15 years of relevant professional experience.
Minimum 1 year of people management experience, including leading, mentoring, and developing team members.
Bachelor’s degree (BS) or Master’s degree (MS) in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field is required.
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.
About Arctic Wolf
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