Director – Security

At Docker, we make app development easier so developers can focus on what matters. Our remote-first team spans the globe, united by a passion for innovation and great developer experiences. With over 20 million monthly users and 20 billion image pulls, Docker is the #1 tool for building, sharing, and running apps—trusted by startups and Fortune 100s alike. We’re growing fast and just getting started. Come join us for a whale of a ride!

The Director of Security will help Docker enable the growth of Docker’s products with a Security first mindset. The Security team enables the secure design and engineering of Docker’s products and secures Docker’s systems and tools with the goal of exceeding security standards, compliance, and audit requirements. We are an enabling team of Security Engineers, not analysts. As a member of this team, you will work closely with all Docker’s engineering teams in determining the overall security strategy for Docker products. You will also manage systems and processes that keep Docker safe. This is a cross-functional role that spans security engineering, corporate security and security operations.

Responsibilities:

• Manage Docker’s cross-functional Security Engineering team

• Drive the Security Engineering Roadmap and adoption across all Docker departments

• Set team goals and objectives, conduct regular one-on-one meetings with direct reports

• Set the security posture and processes responsible for keeping Docker safe

• Drive enhancements and improvements to security processes

• Participate in code reviews, vulnerability remediation, and larger scale engineering projects to help improve security posture, automation, controls, offensive security/red teaming

• Be a liaison to internal customers and the wider organization, making sure they have the resources and knowledge to maintain our security standards

• Partner with the Governance, Risk and Compliance team to find a best fit in enforcing compliance and audit controls while assuring engineering velocity

Requirements:

• 10+ years of experience in security engineering and/or engineering

• 4+ years experience leading engineering teams and familiarity with agile development and security

• Knowledge and experience implementing secure coding best practices

• Experience with AWS

• Experience with Terraform or other cloud configuration tools.

• Understanding of security nuances in cloud-native container-based systems

• Fundamental knowledge of encryption and best practices

• Have participated in SOC2, ISO 270001 or equivalent compliance prep and audits

• Experience in Vendor management

Preferred:

• Familiarity with GCP and Azure

• Experience with SIEM platforms and cloud EDR tools is a plus

What to expect in the first 30 days

• Understand how Product Security fits into the wider organization

• Lead Security Engineering team in executing critical initiatives and projects

• Schedule 1-on-1’s with each direct report

• Get to know each team member

• Meet and gather feedback from key leaders from the teams we support

• Build a high level understanding of the existing product security plans and guide the team through execution

What to expect in the first 90 days

• Develop a team roadmap for the next quarter

• Reporting progress regularly to leadership

• Set career goals with team members and start working towards them

• Participate in Incident response

• Meet regularly with engineering managers

• Drive one adoption of a security primitives and/or best practice across the company

What to expect in the first year

• Further Docker’s initiative of security first throughout engineering

• Lead Docker’s Product Security team initiatives

• Have demonstrable results on team career development and team happiness / effectiveness

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Perks

• Freedom & flexibility; fit your work around your life

• Designated quarterly Whaleness Days

• Home office setup; we want you comfortable while you work

• 16 weeks of paid Parental leave

• Technology stipend equivalent to $100 net/month

• PTO plan that encourages you to take time to do the things you enjoy

• Quarterly, company-wide hackathons

• Training stipend for conferences, courses and classes

• Equity; we are a growing start-up and want all employees to have a share in the success of the company

• Docker Swag

• Medical benefits, retirement and holidays vary by country

Docker embraces diversity and equal opportunity. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our company will be.

Due to the remote nature of this role, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship.

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