Team Lead- R&D

About the role 

A Team Lead - R&D will be responsible for leading the team to deliver high value, performant software solutions. The team lead will provide guidance and direction to a team of developers throughout the software development life-cycle, in accordance with our R&D Department and Team Responsibilities, Foundations of R&D and Development Guidelines. They will also provide guidance on best practices for running, monitoring, and maintaining our system in conjunction with the Lead Developer on the team. The team lead will support developers in their daily work as well as in their long term career growth.

A team lead is different from a Project Lead. Each project has a Project Lead who is the main point of contact for a particular project. The team lead works with this person to deliver the project, however the Project Lead is responsible for creating the project plan, updating the Weekly project status, sprintly project updates, and generating project estimates. The team lead should support the project lead by providing direction, clarity and removing obstacles.It is possible for some projects that the team lead and project team lead are the same person. 

A team lead is different from a Lead Developer. The team lead is more focused on team management, product roadmap execution, and organizational performance. The Lead Developer is more focused on the technology, architecture, and software delivery performance. If there is no Lead Developer on the team then the Team Lead takes on both roles. 

Scope of Role

Generates and manages the day to day work for a team of people based on the Product Team Roadmap.

Responsibilities

Team Leadership (40-70%)

• Manage a team that will deliver high quality, innovative software solutions, in collaboration with stakeholders such as architects, developers, product managers, and customer success teams.
• Support the team by providing direction, clarity and removing obstacles.
• Supervise daily development tasks in the team ranging from prototyping, design, implementation, automated testing, deployment, operations, and troubleshooting.
• Provide immediate and continuous job performance feedback to assist your team in achieving job requirements, career development goals, Foundations of R&D, and R&D Department and Team Responsibilities.
• Mentor each team member; help them grow their technical and leadership skills.Establish career development plans and achievable goals for your reports and support their ongoing growth.
• Drive continuous development process improvements.
• Build collaborative relationships with other teams and stakeholders within the organization.

Support & Administration (10%)

• Provide First level sign-off on Vacation time and expensify.
• In conjunction with the R&D Manager/Director, HR, and technical lead, assist in the recruitment process through interviews with internal and external candidates for both full-time and co-op employees.
• Provide input to the R&D Director in regards to salary and stock compensation increases.

Software Development and Design (20-50%)

• Participate in the full software development life cycle, building well-designed, testable, efficient, secure code.
• Produce specifications and determine operational feasibility.
• Integrate software components into a fully functional software system; document and maintain software functionality.
• Execute assigned and self generated work. Seek and receive mentoring.
• Understand the product and how Security Services delivers the service.
• Develop professional expertise, apply company policies and procedures to resolve a variety of issues. Determine a course of action based on guidelines, and modify processes and methods as required.
• Develop an understanding of best practices for writing code and developing computer software.Work with team members to deliver the Product Roadmap.
• Follow the Development Guidelines when building software for the AWN solution. This include secure coding practices.
• Follow the R&D R&D Department and Team Responsibilities  and R&D Principles to deliver software for our clients.

Training Role Objective

• Attend training, seminars or webinars relevant to job role to enhance current knowledge base and skill set in order to improve job performance and efficiency. Attend at least one event a year. The training should not impact job/project deliverables.

Security Requirements

• Conducts duties and responsibilities in accordance with AWN’s Information Security policies, standards, processes and controls to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of AWN business information.
• Background checks are required for this position.

Our Values 

Arctic Wolf recognizes that success comes from delighting our customers, so we work together to ensure that happens every day. We believe in diversity and inclusion, and truly value the unique qualities and unique perspectives all employees bring to the organization. And we appreciate that—by protecting people’s and organizations’ sensitive data and seeking to 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 Unity here.  

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, paid volunteer days and paid parental leave
• RRSP and 401k match
• Training and career development programs 

 
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 our entire employee experience as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for candidates and employees with disabilities and/or other specific needs where possible. Please let us know if you require any accommodations by emailing recruiting@arcticwolf.com.