Technical Program Manager - Security

Confluent is pioneering a fundamentally new category of data infrastructure focused on data in motion. Have you ever found a new favorite series on Netflix, picked up groceries curbside at Walmart, or paid for something using Square? Thats the power of data in motion in actiongiving organizations instant access to the massive amounts of data that is constantly flowing throughout their business. At Confluent, were building the foundational platform for this new paradigm of data infrastructure. Our cloud-native offering is designed to be the intelligent connective tissue enabling real-time data, from multiple sources, to constantly stream across the organization. With Confluent, organizations can create a central nervous system to innovate and win in a digital-first world.

Were looking for self-motivated team members who crave a challenge and feel energized to roll up their sleeves and help realize Confluents enormous potential. Chart your own path and take healthy risks as we solve big problems together. We value having diverse teams and want you to grow as we growwhether youre just starting out in your career or managing a large team, youll be amazed at the magnitude of your impact.

About the role:

As the Security Technical Program Manager in the Trust & Security organization you will play a critical role in fulfilling the vision to secure Confluents platform and cloud offerings through a combination of technical expertise, security experience, and excellent program management skills. You should be comfortable and experienced in driving and delivering highly complex projects on time, running significant security programs that span the entire company, and participating in operational security exercises, such as incident response and vulnerability management.

Who you are:

• Smart, humble, and empathetic

• Have a strong sense of teamwork and put teams and companys interests first

• Driven and excited about challenges of a fast-paced, innovative software startup environment

Primary Responsibilities:

• Manage and scale security programs by defining milestones and success criteria, resource allocation, and successful on-time delivery with minimal supervision

• Proactively identify and resolve roadblocks/challenges affecting projects

• Drive automation and process improvements for security programs

• Explain technical architecture, decisions and tradeoffs to both engineering and other functions

• Work with Engineering, Product and Security leadership to streamline and drive our projects on a predictable schedule

• Work with stakeholders to drive cross cutting and/or critical security initiatives for the company

• Participate in operational security work, including incident response and vulnerability management

Required Skills and Experience:

• Experience in running long-term security programs that deliver iterative improvements and risk reduction over time

• Experience in operational security work, such as incident response and vulnerability management, M&A

• Experience driving complex and massive projects across the organizations

• Experience in areas such as release management, cost modeling, capacity planning is a plus

• Strong communication, interpersonal and leadership skills to work with both engineering and other non-technical stakeholders

• Experience managing end-to-end lifecycle of technical projects

• Strong technical skills Experience in actual design and development of software projects is a plus

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related field or equivalent practical experience

Come As You Are

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