Director of Security Engineering

Lead and grow the Security function for Render, working with world-class engineers and directly with the executive team.

You will also be a senior member of the Engineering Leadership team, working directly with the VP of Engineering to build a culture of excellence and high cadence of delivery.

This is a new role, representing the importance and impact you will bring to Render as we enter our next phase of growth.

You will:

• Develop Security Strategy: Work with executives to develop and adapt a company security plan that aligns with business objectives and risk tolerance.
• Lead the Team: Directly lead the Security Engineering team and collaborate with other Engineering teams to implement and maintain our security posture.
• Drive Business Impact: Identify certifications and other security work we need as a business and for our market moves, create the implementation plans, and lead the teams (beyond Security) in execution.
• Lead Investigations: Build and maintain a rapid response culture to security incidents and lead the investigation, collaborating with legal resources and executives to ensure a proper business response.
• Make Render Known for Security: Act as the external point of contact for security questions, as well as collaborating with Sales and GTM to support market awareness of Render’s security offerings. Raising awareness of Render security excellence possibly includes speaking at conferences, writing or editing blog posts, and other outside work.

We're looking for someone who has:

• 10+ years of experience in computer science and security.
• At least 3 years of experience in senior leadership roles (Director+) in security, as well as experience directly leading security teams with on-call duties.
• Experience in leading teams through compliance implementation.
• Experience specifically in cloud security and data privacy.

Nice-to-haves:

• Experience talking to customers, especially enterprise customers, alongside Sales and Marketing teams.
• Local to San Francisco Bay Area HQ.

Benefits

• Our openings span more than one career level. The starting salary for this role is between $230,000 and $270,000 USD.
• The opportunity is also eligible for equity with early exercise options and extended exercise windows.
• 4 weeks of paid vacation, available from day one.
• 14 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all parents to bond with a newly born, adopted, or fostered child. We will also work with you to create a supportive plan of return.
• Long-term disability, life insurance, and 401K plans.
• 100% employer-paid medical coverage and 99% employer-paid dental and vision coverage for you and a dependent. FSAs available as well.
• Monthly lifestyle stipend for wellness, mental heath and therapy, hobbies, etc.
• Monthly cell phone and internet subsidy.
• Commuter benefits for Renders in the Bay Area, and home office stipends for remote Renders.
• Continuous learning benefits & related support.