United States
2 months ago

Job Overview

Job Type
Full Time
Pay
Not disclosed

Job description

Location:
United States
Work arrangement:
On-site

Role Summary

At Arctic Wolf , youwon’tjust watch the cybersecurity industry evolve –you'llhelp lead the change. Our global Pack is made up of people who thrive on solving hard problems, moving fast, and building technology that protects organizations around the world.We’reproud to be recognized by Forbes, CNBC, Fortune, CRN, Gartner PeerInsightsand IDC MarketScape – but what matters most is the work behind it: delivering real outcomes for customers through award winning innovation like our Aurora Platform.

Ifyou’relooking for meaningful work, smartteammatesand the chance to make a real impact in a high-growth companythat’sredefining security operations, Arctic Wolf is the right place for you!

Arctic Wolf is redefining cybersecurity through its Security Operations platform, combining cloud-native technology, AI-driven security operations, and world-class threatexpertise. The Endpoint Platform is a strategic pillar of the company's long-term technology vision and protects enterprise customersonaglobal scale.Our mission is simple: End Cyber Risk.We’relooking fora Vice President, Endpoint Platform Engineering to be part of makingthis happen.

The Vice President, Endpoint Platform Engineering will join the Engineering Leadership Team and lead the vision, architecture, execution, and operational excellence of Arctic Wolf 's Endpoint Platform. This executive will oversee a globally distributed engineering organization of more than 150 engineers, managers, architects, and technical leaders across North America and India.

The successful executive will build the next generation of endpoint protection capabilities while accelerating engineering velocity, platform scalability, AI innovation, and customer value.

Strategic Responsibilities

Define the long-term engineering strategy and technology roadmap for the Endpoint Platform.

Lead global software engineering, platform engineering, quality engineering, and site reliability teams.

Drive innovation across EDR, XDR, endpoint telemetry, behavioral analytics, identity protection, and AI-assisted security.

Partner with Product Management, Threat Research, AI Engineering, Cloud Infrastructure, and Customer Success.

Build highly scalable cloud-native services capable of processing massive volumes of endpoint telemetry.

Establish world-class engineering practices includingDevSecOps, CI/CD, observability, secure SDLC, and engineering metrics.

Recruit, develop, andretainexceptional engineering leaders while building a culture of accountability, innovation, and inclusion.

Leadership Profile

The ideal executive has successfully led organizations of 150+ engineers through multiple leadership layers across North America and India . They are recognized as a technology visionary, organizational builder, and operational leader capable of scaling high-performing global engineering teams while delivering mission-critical security platforms.

Requirements

  • 20+ years of software engineering experience with at least 10 yearsinexecutive engineering leadership.
  • Experience leading globally distributed engineering organizations of 150+ employees.
  • Deepexpertisein endpoint security, EDR/XDR, cloud-native architectures, distributed systems, Kubernetes, microservices, and high-scale telemetry platforms.
  • Experience embedding AI/ML and Generative AI into enterprise software products.
  • Demonstrated success building engineering organizations through periods of rapid growth and transformation.
  • Executive-level communication skills with Boards, C-suite executives, customers, and investors.
  • Leadership Competencies
  • Visionary Technology Leadership
  • Executive Presence & Strategic Influence
  • Technical Depth & Architectural Excellence
  • Global Organizational Leadership
  • Customer Obsession
  • Talent Development & Succession Planning
  • Operational Excellence
  • Innovation & Continuous Improvement
  • First-Year Success Measures
  • Establish a multi-year technology roadmap for the Endpoint Platform.
  • Increase engineering predictability, quality, andreleasevelocity.
  • Accelerate delivery of AI-powered endpoint capabilities.
  • Strengthen platform scalability, resiliency, and operational excellence.
  • Recruit and develop world-class engineering leaders.
  • Deepen collaboration across Product, AI, Cloud, and Threat Research organizations.
  • Position Arctic Wolf 's Endpoint Platformasan industry benchmark for innovation and customer outcomes.

Ideal Executive Background

Candidates will typically come from organizations building enterprise-scale cybersecurity or cloud platforms, including CrowdStrike, Microsoft Security,SentinelOne, Palo Alto Networks, Cisco Security, Sophos,Trellix, VMware Carbon Black, Wiz, Datadog, Elastic, or similarly complex cloud-native technology companies.

Why This Role

This is an opportunity to shape one of the industry's most strategic cybersecurity platforms while leading a high-performing global engineering organization. The successful candidate will influence the future of endpoint protection, AI-driven security operations, and Arctic Wolf 's long-term technology strategy as a key member of the Engineering Leadership Team.

About Arctic Wolf

At Arctic Wolf , we foster a collaborative and inclusive work environment that thrives on diversity of thought, background, and culture. This is reflected in our multiple awards, including Top Workplace USA (2021-2025), Best Places to Work – USA (2021-2025), Great Place to Work – Canada (2021-2024), Great Place to Work – UK (2024-2026), andKununuTop Company – Germany (2024-2026). Our commitment to bold growth and shaping the future of security operations is matched by our dedication to customer satisfaction, with over10,000 customers worldwide and more than 2,000 channel partners globally. As we continue to expand globally and enhance our technology, Arctic Wolf remainsthe most trusted name in the industry.

About the Company

Arctic Wolf recognizes that success comes from delighting our customers, so we work together to ensure that happens every day. We believe in diversity andinclusion, andtruly value the unique qualities and unique perspectives all employees bring to the organization. And we appreciate that—by protectingpeople’sand organizations’ sensitive data andseekingto end cyber risk— we get to work in an industry that is fundamental to the greater good.

We celebrate unique perspectives by creating a platform for all voices to be heard through our Pack Unity program. We encourage all employees to join or create a new alliance. See more about our Pack Unityhere.

We also believe and practice corporate responsibility, and have recently joined the Pledge 1% Movement, ensuring that we continue to give back to our community. We know that through our mission to End Cyber Risk we will continue to engage and give back to our communities.

  • All wolves receive compelling compensation and benefits packages, including:
  • Equity for all employees
  • Flexible time off and paid volunteer days
  • RRSP and 401k match
  • Training and career development programs
  • Comprehensive private benefits plan including medical, mental health, dental, disability, life and AD&D, and value-added services
  • Robust Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with mental health services
  • Fertility support and paid parental leave

Arctic Wolf is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or any other basis forbidden under federal, provincial, or local law. Arctic Wolf is committed to fostering a welcoming, accessible, respectful, and inclusive environment ensuring equal access and participation for people with disabilities. As such, we strive to make ourentireexperience asaccessible as possible and provide accommodations asrequiredfor candidates and employees with disabilities and/or other specific needs where possible. Please let us know if you require any accommodationby emailing .  ViewourHiring Pageto learn more about our application process.

Security Requirements

Conducts duties and responsibilitiesin accordance withAWN’s Information Security policies, standards,processes,and controls to protect the confidentiality,integrityand availability of AWN business information (in accordance withour employee handbook and corporate policies).

Background checks arerequiredfor this position.

This position may require access to information protected under U.S. export control laws and regulations, including the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”).  Please note that, if applicable, an offer for employment will be conditioned on authorization to receive software or technology controlled under these U.S. export control laws and regulations.

Role:
VP, Endpoint Platform Engineering
Job Type:
Full Time

Company profile

Arctic Wolf

arcticwolf.com

Arctic Wolf Networks is a privately held American cybersecurity company. Its cloud-native Aurora platform takes in data from endpoints, networks, cloud infrastructure and identity systems to detect, respond to and remediate threats, combining AI agents with human security experts. Arctic Wolf operates in more than 80 countries and serves over 10,000 organizations.

Headquarters
Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States
Founded
2012

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