The posting
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
At Arctic Wolf, our mission is simple: End Cyber Risk. We are looking for an Engineering Manager to lead and mentor cross-functional engineering teams responsible for building scalable, secure, resilient, and intuitive solutions across our security operations platforms. In this role, you will guide both backend and frontend execution, partnering closely with Product Management, Backend/Platform Engineering, Frontend Engineering, Quality Engineering, and DevOps/Cloud Foundations to deliver end-to-end customer outcomes. The ideal candidate brings strong technical breadth across modern web and distributed systems, including ReactJS, Go, APIs and microservices, AWS, Terraform, CI/CD, observability, and secure software delivery practices. Familiarity with cybersecurity and Vulnerability Management / Exposure Management is essential, along with the ability to guide architecture, influence product roadmaps, develop engineering talent, and drive 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.
Required Qualifications
- 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.
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.
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
At Arctic Wolf, we foster a collaborative and inclusive work environment that thrives on diversity of thought, background, and culture. This is reflected in our multiple awards, including Top Workplace USA (2021-2025), Best Places to Work – USA (2021-2025), Great Place to Work – Canada (2021-2024), Great Place to Work – UK (2024-2026), and Kununu Top Company – Germany (2024-2026). Our commitment to bold growth and shaping the future of security operations is matched by our dedication to customer satisfaction, with over 10,000 customers worldwide and more than 2,000 channel partners globally. As we continue to expand globally and enhance our technology, Arctic Wolf remains the most trusted name in the industry.
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 India wolves receive compelling compensation and benefits packages, including:
· Equity for all employees
· Flexible annual leave, paid holidays and volunteer days
· Comprehensive private benefits plan including medical insurance for you and your family, life insurance (3x compensation), and personal accident insurance.
· Fertility support and paid parental leave
· Employee Assistance Program
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 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 accommodation by emailing [email protected]. View our Hiring Page to learn more about our application process.
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.
