Engineering Team Lead - Product Security

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We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that's you we would love to have you join us!

Job Description

As Engineering Team Lead, Product Security, you will lead and manage the Product Software Security team. This team is responsible for security architecture, secure development practices, compliance, and product hardening across the Automation Control Software (ACS) product portfolio. In this role, you combine people leadership, technical leadership, and delivery accountability to ensure products are secure, compliant, and built with securitybydesign principles. You will be accountable for execution, team health, and, while remaining handson to guide technical decisions and support complex security challenges. You will directly and indirectly lead a multidisciplinary team that includes software engineers, security specialists, and supporting roles. You will partner closely with product, architecture, quality, DevSecOps, and program leadership to embed security into the full product lifecycle while enabling efficient delivery. You will report to Engineering Manager and will work Hybrid in Mayfield Heights, OH or Milwaukee, WI.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead the integration of Rockwell Automation's security methodology and process into software development

• Lead in identifying and recommending software development capability improvements in security, software development practices, and development tools

• Lead, coach, and develop the engineering team to achieve product security and organizational goals.

• Lead the teams during threat modeling exercises

• Contribute to the education of peers on security issues and best practices

• Contribute to the evolution of security standards for software development

• Set clear goals, give feedback, and conduct performance reviews.

• Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and growthoriented environment.

• Support career development and provide mentorship to team members.

• Contribute directly to the design, development, and delivery of product security solutions, serving as a handson technical leader.

• Guide architectural decisions related to product security, secure design, threat mitigation, and compliance.

• Oversee daytoday project work, ensuring alignment with scope, requirements, and timelines.

• Coordinate resources, plan work assignments, and manage workload prioritization

• Track progress, anticipate issues, and resolve delivery obstacles

• Work with product managers, designers, QA, architects, and operations teams to align on deliverables.

• Communicate updates, challenges, and decisions clearly to stakeholders.

The Essentials - You Will Have:

• Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Years of Relevant Work Experience.
• Legal authorization to work in the US. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening

The Preferred - You Might Also Have:

• Typically requires a minimum of 2 years management experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent.

• A minimum of 6+ years of experience in Software development with a proven track record of delivering high-quality software.

• Direct experience leading or contributing to cloud software development.

• Experience developing software using Agile Scrum/ SAFe.

• Experience in building Team and culture, people development.

• Experience balancing handson technical contribution with people and delivery leadership.
• Experience working with or leading product security, secure development, or compliancedriven plans.

• Exposure to security standards, frameworks, or certifications (e.g., secure development practices, compliance programs, or product hardening concepts).

• Understanding of software vulnerabilities and mitigations, static code analysis, composition analysis, fuzz testing, threat modeling, and associated tools

• Experience building and improving software security processes for a product or team

• Stay updated with latest security development practices and security technologies, trends, and threats.

• Familiarity with cryptography and security protocols

• One or more security certifications

• Direct experience applying security to web/cloud-based technologies

• Experience collaborating with distributed, global development teams, including crosstimezone coordination.

• Experience within the Industrial Automation or related industrial software domains.

• Health Insurance including Medical, Dental and Vision
• 401k
• Paid Time off
• Parental and Caregiver Leave
• Flexible Work Schedule where you will work with your manager to enjoy a work schedule that can be flexible with your personal life.
• To learn more about our benefits package, please visit at www.raquickfind.com.

This position is part of a job family. Experience will be the determining factor for position level and compensation.

At Rockwell Automation we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this or other roles.

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Rockwell Automation's hybrid policy aligns that employees are expected to work at a Rockwell location at least Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays unless they have a business obligation out of the office.