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Illumio · 1 day ago

Director, Engineering

positionSunnyvale, CA
timeFull-time
remoteHybrid
seniorityDirector/Executive
date10+ years exp

Illumio is the leader in ransomware and breach containment, redefining how organizations contain cyberattacks and enable operational resilience. The Director of Engineering will lead the team responsible for the development of platform services, manage integration with infrastructure, and ensure compliance with regulatory standards while fostering a culture of innovation.

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Responsibilities

This role combines hands-on contributions and managerial responsibilities. In this role, you will be at the center of important product and technology initiatives, and therefore the role has significant visibility and responsibility as well as tremendous upside
You will lead the team responsible for the development of platform services, define and execute platform engineering initiatives, and manage the integration of the application with the infrastructure
You will work with leaders across engineering, operations, product management, and other functions to make decisions critical to features, product releases, and the overall evolution of the platform
You will ensure the correctness, scalability, and modularity of the platform architecture and implementation, as well as its compliance with regulatory standards and security best practices
You will grow and develop the top-notch team that delivers these capabilities, partnering with senior technical leads and cross functional leaders
You will define, manage, and enforce milestone gates to ensure feature completeness and release quality while balancing business concerns with release deadlines, delivering on-time releases to some of the largest and most demanding enterprise customers
As part of the technical leadership community at Illumio, you will play a critical role in product planning, working closely with senior executives to develop business milestones and resource requirements, influencing our long-term technical and business strategy

Qualification

Cloud-native SaaS productsPublic cloud infrastructureTechnical leadershipNetworkingSecurityRegulated environments experienceEntrepreneurial spiritIntellectual curiosityContinuous improvementBS in Computer ScienceInterpersonal skillsCommunication skills

Required

Experience with management of 10+ full-time engineers and working globally, with 10+ years in roles of increasing responsibility and technical leadership
Significant experience building and delivering scalable, cloud-native enterprise SaaS products and services. Proven track record of taking enterprise software products from inceptions to customer delivery
Fluency with modern public cloud infrastructure (particularly AWS and Azure), containerization and orchestration technologies, and DevOps tools and best practices
Outstanding interpersonal skills, intellectual curiosity, an entrepreneurial spirit, and a passion for bringing a culture of innovation and continuous improvement to product development through behavior, decisions and actions
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to understand and present complex technical information in a clear and concise manner to a variety of audiences
BS in Computer Science or equivalent work experience

Preferred

Experience with networking and security is highly desired
Experience with developing and supporting enterprise software in regulated environments (e.g. PCI, FedRAMP) is highly desired

Company

Illumio

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Illumio, the breach containment leader
dateFounded in 2013
location
Sunnyvale, California, USA
people-size501-1000 employees
web-link
http://www.illumio.com

H1B Sponsorship

Illumio has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (44)
2024 (26)
2023 (21)
2022 (12)
2021 (19)
2020 (24)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$557.5M
Key Investors
Thoma BravoJ.P. Morgan Asset ManagementGeneral Catalyst
2021-06-23Series F· $225M
2019-02-07Series E· $65M
2017-06-07Series D· $125M

Leadership Team

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Andrew Rubin
CEO & Founder
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Ben Verghese
Chief Technology Officer
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