Team Lead, R&D

Arctic Wolf, with its unicorn valuation, is the leader in security operations in an exciting and fast-growing industry—cybersecurity. We have won countless awards for our excellence in security operations and remain dedicated to providing an industry-leading customer and employee experience.

Our mission is simple: End Cyber Risk. We’re looking for a Team Lead, R&D to be a part of making this happen.

About the Role:

A Team Lead - R&D will be responsible for leading the team to deliver high value, performant software solutions. The team lead will provide guidance and direction to a team of developers through the design, implementation and automated/integration testing of our software, in accordance with our R&D Department& Team Responsibilities and Foundations of R&D and Development Guidelines. They will also give guidance on best practices for running, monitoring, and maintaining our system with the Lead Developer on the team. The team lead will support developers in their daily work as well as in their long-term career growth. 

The Team lead will work closely with and support their Project Lead by providing direction, clarity and by removing obstacles.

In this role, you will:  

• Lead a team 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 by removing obstacles. 

• Supervise daily development tasks in the team ranging from prototyping, design, implementation, automated testing, troubleshooting, and SE Requests.

• Provide immediate and continuous job performance feedback to assist your team achieve job requirements, career development goals 

• Mentor each team member; help them grow their technical and leadership skills. Establish career development plans and achievable goals for your reports and support their ongoing growth.

• Support in the administrative and HR-related tasks that align with being a People Leader (i.e. recruitment, performance management, promotions)

• Work with team members to deliver the Product Roadmap.

• Follow the Development Guidelines when building software for the AWN solution, including secure coding practices.

About You:  

• You have 2+ years as a Lead or Senior Developer with demonstrated experience with mentorship

• You have worked with multiple stakeholders to successfully deliver a variety of projects

• You have 5+ years of experience shipping production-quality software 

• You have deployed services on cloud computing platforms (e.g, AWS, Azure, GCP) 

• You have experience working on distributed systems and/or microservices architecture 

• You have designed, implemented, or maintained high performance APIs 

• You have worked with and deployed containerized services to production 

About Arctic Wolf

At Arctic Wolf we’re cultivating a collaborative and productive work environment that welcomes a diversity of backgrounds, cultures, and ideas to make our teams even stronger as we grow globally. We’ve been named one of the 50 Most Innovative Companies in the world for 2022 (Fast Company)—and the 2nd Most Innovative Security Company. This is in addition to consecutive awards from Top Workplace USA (2021, 2022), Best Places to Work - USA (2021, 2022) and Great Place to Work - Canada (2021, 2022).

Our Values

Arctic Wolf recognizes that success comes from delighting our customers, so we work together to ensure that happens every day. We believe in diversity and inclusion, and truly value the unique qualities and unique perspectives all employees bring to the organization. And we appreciate that—by protecting people’s and organizations’ sensitive data and seeking to end cyber risk— we get to work in an industry that is fundamental to the greater good.

We celebrate unique perspectives by creating a platform for all voices to be heard through our Pack Unity program. We encourage all employees to join or create a new alliance. See more about our Pack Unity here.

We also believe and practice corporate responsibility, and have recently joined the Pledge 1% Movement, ensuring that we continue to give back to our community. We know that through our mission to End Cyber Risk we will continue to engage and give back to our communities.

All wolves receive compelling compensation and benefits packages, including:

• Equity for all employees

• Bonus or commission pay based on role

• Flexible time off, paid volunteer days and paid parental leave

• 401k and RRSP match

• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance

• Health Savings and Flexible Spending Agreement

• Voluntary Legal Insurance

• Training and career development programs

Arctic Wolf 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, provincial, or local law. Arctic Wolf is committed to fostering a welcoming, accessible, respectful, and inclusive environment ensuring equal access and participation for people with disabilities. As such, we strive to make our entire employee experience as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for candidates and employees with disabilities and/or other specific needs where possible. Please let us know if you require any accommodations by emailing [email protected].

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).

• Must pass a criminal background check and an employment verification as a condition of employment.

• 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.