Director of Engineering, Enterprise TruRisk Management

Come work at a place where innovation and teamwork come together to support the most exciting missions in the world!

About the Role 

We are seeking a visionary and hands-on Director of Engineering with our Enterprise TruRisk Management team to lead the design, development, and delivery of our next-generation cybersecurity risk management platform built on Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Platform. In this pivotal role, you will guide a multidisciplinary engineering team to build scalable, resilient, and secure solutions that enable enterprises to identify, prioritize, and mitigate cyber risks with precision and speed. 

You will work closely with product management, security architects, infrastructure teams, and Qualys platform stakeholders to ensure seamless integration and continuous innovation in vulnerability, threat, and asset risk management.  

 Key Responsibilities 

• Leadership & Strategy 

• Lead and scale a team of software and infrastructure engineers focused on TruRisk Platform integrations and enhancements. 

• Define and drive the engineering strategy aligned with business goals and the evolving threat landscape. 

• Partner with senior leadership to shape product vision and long-term roadmap, with a strong focus on cybersecurity risk reduction outcomes. 

• Engineering Excellence 

• Drive execution of high-quality, secure, and performant software through agile methodologies. 

• Establish and enforce engineering best practices including CI/CD, secure development, automated testing, and code reviews. 

• Guide architecture decisions and ensure alignment with Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Management APIs, data models, and extensibility frameworks. 

• Integration & Platform Expertise 

• Lead the design and deployment of scalable data pipelines using Apache Spark, Hadoop, or similar batch processing frameworks. 

• Ensure optimal data ingestion, normalization, correlation, and visualization of cyber risk metrics across environments (cloud, on-prem, hybrid). 

• Leverage data engineering best practices to support real-time and historical risk modeling and reporting. 

• Ensure seamless integration with Qualys APIs, data models, and modules including VMDR, CSAM, TP, and others. 

• Talent & Culture 

• Hire, mentor, and retain top engineering talent; foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous learning. 

• Promote a diverse and inclusive team environment focused on collaboration and outcomes. 

Qualifications 

Required: 

• 12+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 5+ years in a senior leadership role. 

• Proven experience in building large-scale, secure SaaS or enterprise platforms. 

• Strong understanding of cybersecurity fundamentals, including vulnerability management, asset inventory, risk prioritization, and remediation workflows. 

• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills; able to bridge technical and business conversations across internal and external teams. 

• Proficient in modern development frameworks (e.g., Java, Python, Go) and cloud-native architectures (AWS, GCP, or Azure). 

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field. 

Preferred: 

• Familiarity with regulatory and compliance frameworks (e.g., NIST CSF, ISO 27001, CIS Controls). 

• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams including security operations, GRC, and IT teams. 

• Contributions to open-source or thought leadership in the cybersecurity space. 

Why Join Us? 

• Be at the forefront of redefining cyber risk management at scale. 

• Work with cutting-edge technologies and one of the most widely deployed security platforms (Qualys). 

• Influence strategic decisions that impact enterprise security postures worldwide. 

• Enjoy a collaborative culture, competitive compensation, and a strong focus on employee growth. 

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