Director of Cloud Engineering

What we do:
Halcyon is the industry’s first dedicated, adaptive security platform that combines multiple proprietary advanced prevention engines along with AI models focused specifically on stopping ransomware.

Who we are:
Halcyon was formed in 2021 by a team of cyber industry veterans after battling the scourge of ransomware (and advanced threats) for years at some of the largest global security vendors. Comprised of leaders from Cylance (now Blackberry), Accuvant (now Optiv), Fireye and ISS X-Force (now IBM), Halcyon is focused on building products and solutions for mid-market and enterprise customers.

As a remote-native, completely distributed global team, we recognize great talent can exist anywhere. We invite you to apply to a job you’re interested in and we'll work a plan to meet your needs.

The Role:

Halcyon’s goal is to deliver an anti-ransomware solution that breaks new ground as to what a security product can deliver. Aligned with this goal, Halcyon is looking for an experienced Director of Cloud Engineering who will be responsible for leading a talented team of engineers focused on building and maintaining Halcyon’s cloud infrastructure and applications that power the Halcyon anti-ransomware platform. You will oversee all aspects of cloud product development, from initial design to deployment and support, ensuring that our solutions meet the highest standards of performance, reliability and scalability. Your leadership will be pivotal in driving innovation and ensuring Halcyon’s competitive edge in the cybersecurity market. The ideal person will be comfortable getting their hands dirty and being highly technical as required in a startup environment, but balance that with being an exceptional leader of engineering teams, leading from the front with a focus on execution and delivery.

Responsibilities:

• Leadership and Management: Lead, mentor, and manage a team of engineers with diverse backgrounds, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement. This includes ownership of development and delivery of streaming data pipelines, internal and customer facing API’s, Web based UI, and DevOps.

• Product Development: Oversee the design, development, testing, deployment, and support of cloud-based product features, ensuring they meet business and technical requirements.

• Technical Oversight: Ensure the team writes high-quality, scalable code that interacts with various data stores like Postgres, DynamoDB, OpenSearch, and Kafka.

• Code Quality and Reviews: Promote and enforce best practices for coding, testing, and documentation. Conduct and facilitate peer code reviews to …