Director, Software Engineering DSPM

Who is Forcepoint

Forcepoint simplifies security for global businesses and governments. Forcepoints all-in-one truly cloud-native platform makes it easy to adopt Zero Trust and prevent the theft or loss of sensitive data and intellectual property no matter where people are working. 20 years in business. 2.7k employees. 150 countries. 11k customers. 300 patents. If our mission excites you youre in the right place; we want you to bring your own energy to help us create a safer world. All were missing is you!

Forcepoint is redefining how organizations secure data in a world where it moves everywhere. As part of that mission we are building a next generation Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) platformand were looking for an exceptional Director of Software Engineering to lead this effort from Poland.

This is a rare opportunity to shape a new highgrowth product area within a global cybersecurity leader. As the engineering leader for DSPM youll champion technical excellence grow and mentor a worldclass engineering team and deliver innovations that transform how enterprise customers protect their most critical data. We are looking for an engineering leader who is passionate about the future of software development leveraging AIpowered tools automation and modern engineering techniques to accelerate delivery and quality. Experience with AIenabled development or testing systems along with a background in data security is a strong plus.

What Youll Lead and Deliver

• Own and drive the engineering strategy and roadmap for Forcepoints DSPM productdesigning and delivering a modern scalable cloudnative security platform.
• Build and lead a highperforming engineering organization in Poland attracting top talent and fostering an environment where engineers can do the best work of their careers.
• Elevate engineering excellence establishing standards for architecture code quality automation observability and secure development.
• Collaborate across product architecture and UX to turn customer needs and business objectives into intuitive robust security solutions.
• Balance innovation with execution making smart tradeoffs between feature delivery longterm architecture investments and operational reliability.
• Mentor and grow engineering leaders and senior ICs developing both technical and managerial career paths.
• Engage directly with customers and partners to validate use cases strengthen productmarket fit and ensure Forcepoint leads the DSPM category.
• Shape culture championing clarity accountability and a bias toward action across globally distributed teams.

What You Bring

• 10 years of engineering leadership experience including building and scaling highperforming software teams.
• Proven ability to design and deliver complex cloudnative products (SaaS microservices data platforms or security products).
• A strong background in data security secure system design data protection cloud platforms or related technical domains.
• Deep knowledge of modern engineering practices: CI/CD automation testing telemetry quality DevSecOps.
• Ability to work collaboratively across engineering groups and business functions synthesizing diverse perspectives into clear actionable decisions. Integrations and joint problemsolving are central to how we operate.
• A passion for developing peoplegrowing leaders elevating talent and inspiring teams.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to represent engineering to executives customers and partners.
• A mindset that thrives in fastmoving innovative execution focused environments.
• We operate in a modern forwardlooking environment. Experience with AIled development techniques across the full engineering flow is a strong plus. This includes building or leveraging AI for development workflows automation and QA.
• Candidates with handson experience using AI to improve development velocity automated testing or code quality would be particularly valuable. This signals that were investing in cuttingedge engineering practices and want people who are excited to innovate.

Why Forcepoint

• Join a cybersecurity company with a bold vision: Data Security Everywhere.
• This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to highly innovative initiatives shape modern engineering practices and work in an environment where creativity and technical leadership are encouraged.
• Lead a flagship initiativeDSPMwith high visibility autonomy and global impact.
• Build and scale a new engineering hub in Poland with strong executive sponsorship.
• Work with exceptional peers across engineering product and research.
• Influence an emerging security market category with enormous upside.
• Competitive compensation growth opportunities and the chance to make a meaningful impact.

Dont meet every single qualification Studies show people are hesitant to apply if they dont meet all requirements listed in a job posting. Forcepoint is focused on building an inclusive and diverse workplace so if there is something slightly different about your previous experience but it otherwise aligns and youre excited about this role we encourage you to apply. You could be a great candidate for this or other roles on our team.

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