Engineering Lead (Cyber Threat Intelligence)

Flashpoint is the pioneering leader in threat data and intelligence. We empower commercial enterprises and government agencies to decisively confront complex security challenges, reduce risk, and improve operational resilience amid fast-evolving threats. Through the Flashpoint Ignite platform, we deliver unparalleled depth, breadth and speed of data from highly relevant sources, enriched by human insights. Our solutions span cyber threat intelligence, vulnerability intelligence, geopolitical risk, physical security, fraud and brand protection. The result: our customers safeguard critical assets, avoid financial loss, and protect lives. Discover more at flashpoint.io

Are you an Engineering Lead who has experience with APIs? Do you have experience with or are passionate about Cybersecurity? Are you looking for a Player/Coach role where you can bounce ideas off of a senior team and spearhead mission-critical projects?

Flashpoint is seeking an Engineering Lead to join our Cyber Threat Intelligence team to lead a team of engineers and provide customers with access to actionable technical intelligence. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining robust APIs that handle compromised credentials and technical indicators, playing a pivotal part in our mission to enhance information security. If you have a deep passion for cybersecurity, have a passion for Kubernetes, Docker, BigQuery, and Redis we want to hear from you.

We have a role for you if

• You have managed a team of 2-8 engineers in the past;

• You are comfortable managing individual contributors of varying skill levels, all the way from SWE I to Staff Engineers;

• You collaborate well with Product Managers and are customer-focused;

• You can balance technical leadership with people leadership;

• You want to architect a system and lead a team responsible for maintaining a distributed system of large data sets for Technical Intelligence (Indicators of Compromise and Account Takeover);

• You have used agile practices and feel comfortable aligning and coaching a team on these principles;

• You have experience with Python, Kubernetes, Docker, Elasticsearch, and BigQuery,

• You feel comfortable working cross-functionally with a team of Intel analysts who support product development.

What you will achieve

• Within 30 days

  • Meet the team and build relationships with the Individual Contributors and Product Managers responsible for delivering product modules on the Cyber Threat Intelligence team.

  • Get acquainted with Flashpoint’s culture and agile processes.

  • Shadow team members to understand their roles and responsibilities.

  • Learn about the Compromised Credentials and Indicators of Compromise APIs you will be responsible for building and maintaining.

  • Get access to key engineering systems and development environments.

• Within 60 days 

  • Meet with peers outside of engineering on Customer Success and Intel who are critical to the success of the Cyber Threat Intelligence product modules.

  • Begin to get familiar with the architecture and critical systems within your team’s mandate.

  • Review key engineering metrics and take over the agile processes for the team.

  • Have contributed to some parts of the codebase to build confidence in the system and learn more about historical engineering decisions.

• By 90 days

  • Have worked with the engineers, product managers, and Intel team to ship your first project.

  • Work with your peers and team to draft a quarterly plan to align with Flashpoint’s quarterly planning process.

  • Begin aligning on career goals with your direct reports.

  • Set goals for the Cyber Threat Intelligence engineering team aligned with Flashpoint’s engineering priorities.

  • Have a clear understanding of the team’s dynamics, strengths, and challenges; be able to communicate and advocate on behalf of your team.

To be successful in this role, you will need

• A Passion for delivering a high-quality customer experience and aligning engineering services with customer needs.

• A deep understanding of distributed systems, microservices, and large data stores such as Elasticsearch, BigQuery, and BigTable.

• An appreciation for agile processes.

• A background or a passion for information security.

• An understanding of the importance of architecture tradeoffs and system design needed to build reliable, scalable, and fast APIs for customers and internal users.

• A thorough understanding of the Python ecosystem.

Base Pay Range: CA$130,000/yr - CA$150,000/yr plus bonus

Our goal is to have an offer to a candidate within 45 days from when the role is posted. Typically, if the team is interested in your background you will hear from a member of the team within 2 weeks from your application submission date. 

Why Flashpoint is a Great Place to Work:

• Diversity.  Flashpoint is committed to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity, inclusion, belonging, and equity. We recognize that diversity is key to achieving our vision. We believe that every person and their experiences contribute to building a work environment and products and services that will change the world.

• Culture and Belonging.  Our company’s culture isn’t something you join, it’s something you build and shape, and each person's unique backgrounds and experiences contribute to who Flashpoint is and will become.  You will have ample opportunities to connect with coworkers through various communication channels and company-funded virtual events: book clubs, happy hours, committees, DIBE discussion group, Donut mixers, local team member meetups and much more. 

• Perks. Flashpoint understands that personal wellness is one of the keys to a happy, healthy and productive work environment.  That’s why we also prioritize health and wellness perks like gym reimbursements, expensed lunches, cool cultural initiatives and inclusive employee events.

• Career Growth. Flashpoint is invested in the growth of our team members and understands that frequent, two-way feedback is critical to that growth. We encourage regular one-on-ones with your manager, a regular schedule of performance reviews, learning and development opportunities, and guidance through formalized career paths; whether that be towards being a great manager, being a great individual contributor, or a lateral move to gain breadth of knowledge and experience.

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