Software Development Engineering Manager - Security & Compliance - eLxr

About the opportunity

We are seeking a hands-on Software Development Engineering Manager to lead the team responsible for the security, compliance, and core OS development of eLxr, our Debian derivative. You will guide a U.S.

-based team delivering OS hardening, cryptography, compliance, image generation, vulnerability management, and CI/CD pipeline integrity. This role requires strong Linux expertise, modern engineering leadership, and the ability to drive security-focused development at scale.

Responsibilities & Accountabilities

Team & Leadership

Manage, mentor, and grow a high-performing U.S.

-based engineering team.

Foster a culture of collaboration, clarity, security-first thinking, and technical excellence.

Align roadmap, execution, and priorities across Engineering, Product, and Security partners.

Security & Compliance

Own compliance frameworks: FIPS, STIG, CIS, and internal SDL practices.

Oversee CVE triage, prioritization, fixing, testing, and reporting.

Lead engineering for secure boot, cryptographic tools (e.g., OpenSSL), and key security components.

Platform & OS Engineering

Drive OS image generation, signing, reproducible builds, and automated build

pipelines.

Lead development of the eLxr installer, entitlement systems, and provisioning

tools.

Ensure CI/CD pipelines include security scanning, artifact integrity, and

compliance automation.

Qualifications

8+ years in software engineering, Dev Sec Ops , Linux platform development, or

OS engineering

3+ years managing engineering teams

Strong Linux fundamentals (Debian experience ideal)

Experience with secure boot, cryptography, OS packaging, CVE workflows,

automated pipelines, and cloud-native development

Background in compliance-heavy environments (FIPS, STIG, CIS, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications

Experience contributing to or maintaining Linux distributions

Knowledge of kernel hardening, container security, or virtualization security