Slough, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
Job ID: JR0035027
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Job Title:
Chief Engineer
About Skyhigh Security:
Skyhigh Security is a dynamic, fast-paced, cloud company that is a leader in the security industry. Our mission is to protect the world’s data, and because of this, we live and breathe security. We value learning at our core, underpinned by openness and transparency.
Since 2011, organizations have trusted us to provide them with a complete, market-leading security platform built on a modern cloud stack. Our industry-leading suite of products radically simplifies data security through easy-to-use, cloud-based, Zero Trust solutions that are managed in a single dashboard, powered by hundreds of employees across the world.
Skyhigh Security is more than a company; here, when you invest your career with us, we commit to investing in you. We embrace a hybrid work model, creating the flexibility and freedom you need from your work environment to reach your potential. We strive to be an interactive and engaging place where you can be your authentic self.
Role Overview:
Reporting to the Chief Technology Officer, the Skyhigh Security Chief Engineer has overall accountability for “how” Skyhigh develops its products, ensuring the predictable delivery of high-quality products. The Chief Engineer will be focused on shaping an engineering group that is capable of efficiently and effectively developing and operating a mission critical and highly scaled SaaS Service.
Key Responsibilities
* Develop and maintain the Skyhigh SDLC, tailoring and adapting standard Agile models as the business evolves.
* Develop and maintain engineering practice (e.g. coding standards, coding approaches such as BDD).
* Drive a continuous improvement culture within product engineering.
* Establish, collect and maintain the key metrics that will be used as leading and lagging indicators to assess directional improvement.
* Act as a functional leader for the engineering community including establishing communities of practice, role design, career ladders, training & learning.
* Embed a DevSecOps culture within the engineering group.
* Work across the organization to ensure the product lifecycle is as efficient and effective as possible.
* Accountable for determining the optimal engineering toolchain.
* Establish and foster a “you build it you run it” culture.
* Establish and drive a Quality-first approach, including:
o Build and maintain a Quality strategy.
o Establish the key Quality metrics.
o Build and run a quality improvement plan.
o Drive functional consistency in quality across different product verticals.
o Ensure all levels of testing are undertaken effectively.
About You
* Prior experience in the role of Chief Engineer or Enterprise Architect with deep experience implementing quality-first strategy.
* Strong Agile practitioner with experience working with large geographically distributed global teams.
* Working knowledge of Agile and DevOps best practice frameworks.
* High level of understanding of business impact on technical strategy.
* Strong leadership skills including vision-setting, coaching and cross-team communication.
* Strong influencing skills.
Company Benefits and Perks:
* Retirement Plans
* Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage
* Paid Time Off
* Paid Parental Leave
* Support for Community Involvement
Were serious about our commitment to diversity which is why we prohibit discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation or any other legally protected status.
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