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, DevSecOps, 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