Team Leader - Cyber Security

Summary

Join RT², a company offering flexible, cutting-edge retail management solutions, as their Engineering Manager. Lead and mentor an agile team focused on data-driven experimentation, innovation, and quality. Collaborate with leadership to establish a divisional mission and promote a company culture of iterative decision-making. Drive team performance in areas like quality, predictability, and velocity, while also coordinating responses to tech incidents. Regularly evaluate team size and structure, and develop short, mid, and long-term key results to achieve team objectives. Lead hiring decisions, deliver performance reviews, and implement best practices within the leadership community. This role requires extensive experience in technology and cybersecurity leadership.

Requirements

• 8+ years of professional experience in technology roles, with at least 5+ years in a cyber security leadership or technical management role
• Proven experience leading high-performing security or engineering teams in a fast-paced, product-driven environment
• Deep understanding of cloud-native security architecture, with hands-on experience designing and implementing security controls in Microsoft Azure environments
• Strong grasp of CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps principles, including integration of security into infrastructure as code and automated testing
• Demonstrated ability to lead incident response efforts, perform risk assessments, and develop threat models aligned to modern security frameworks (e.g., NIST, CIS, ISO 27001)
• Experience with SIEM tools (e.g., Microsoft Sentinel), identity and access management, endpoint protection, and data loss prevention within Azure ecosystems
• Skilled at mentoring engineers and security team members on technical best practices, secure coding, and vulnerability management
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with a track record of aligning security strategy with broader business and product goals
• Ability to navigate ambiguity, lead through change, and foster a culture of experimentation, continuous improvement, and engineering excellence
• Passion for building inclusive, psychologically safe teams where feedback is welcomed, and innovation thrives

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor an agile team that leans into data-driven experimentation, innovation, quality, and craftsmanship
• Mentor peer leaders with guidance and direction from the Director, Engineering
• Communicate and promote the culture and mission of the company
• Collaborate with leadership to establish a divisional mission aligned with the company vision
• Promote iterative, thoughtful decision-making within a self-organized team
• Recognize trends affecting delivery goals and support team decisions on short- and long-term resolutions, removing roadblocks when necessary
• Drive performance in areas, such as quality, predictability, flow, and velocity
• Coordinate response and communication of tech incidents to stakeholders
• Recognize trends across tech incidents and ensure true root causes have been identified and fixes implemented
• Stay informed of trends and changes in the broader technology, business, and regulatory landscapes
• Regularly evaluate the teams size, organizational fit, and position and propose changes to improve synergies
• Understand and plan for the product roadmap and maintain awareness of broader technical and business changes impacting the team
• Develop short-, mid-, and long-term key results with the team to achieve team objectives
• Develop and retain talent in alignment with the product team's vision and roadmap
• Lead interviews and discussions regarding hiring decisions for candidates and promotions, pulling in appropriate subject matter experts as required
• Prepare and deliver reviews, compensation adjustments, and promotions
• Identify, implement, and drive adoption of best practices within the leadership community
• Mentor and support team members on any of the above responsibilities

Benefits

• Remote, flexible working options
• Competitive compensation
• Generous STI and LTI provisions
• Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Paid Annual Leave
• Paid Sick Leave
• 401K, and more