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Director, Engineering

Dragos · United States · On-site

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About Dragos

Secure your critical infrastructure with Dragos, our industrial cybersecurity solutions provide unmatched visibility and threat detection for OT environments.

About the role

At Dragos, the mission is personal. The systems we protect deliver the water you drink, power your home, and keep the hospitals your community depends on running. Those critical infrastructure systems that power our civilization around the world are under attack every day by adversaries. When those systems fail, people are immediately at risk. We are the global leader in xOT cybersecurity, combining technology, threat intelligence, and expert services.

What they're looking for

  • 8+ years leading software engineering teams, including 3+ years managing managers
  • Experience leading an engineering organization of 20 or more people across multiple teams
  • Strong technical background as a practicing software engineer and working fluency across technical architectures, including frontend, data, networking, backend, etc
  • Demonstrated fluency with AI development tooling, including coding assistants, agentic workflows, and AI-assisted review and test generation, plus a clear point of view on how to adopt it across a team
  • Cybersecurity experience at a product company shipping commercial software to external customers
  • Excellent written and verbal communication, with the range to move between executive updates, peer negotiation, and detailed technical review
More about this role

At Dragos, the mission is personal. The systems we protect deliver the water you drink, power your home, and keep the hospitals your community depends on running. Those critical infrastructure systems that power our civilization around the world are under attack every day by adversaries. When those systems fail, people are immediately at risk. We are the global leader in xOT cybersecurity, combining technology, threat intelligence, and expert services. The people here chose this work because they understand what is at stake . Here, you will find a remote-first mission-driven team across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and APAC built on authenticity, transparency, and trust. If safeguarding the systems that protect your family, friends, and community is the kind of work that matters to you, you are in the right place.

Dragos is looking for an experienced Director of Engineering to lead a multi-team engineering organization building and sustaining our OT cybersecurity products, most notably the Dragos Platform. This role reports to the VP of Engineering, leads a minimum of four engineering managers, and is accountable for an overall organization of 35 to 50 people.

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