Technical Lead

Job description

At Protegrity, we lead innovation by using AI and quantum-resistant cryptography to transform data protection across cloud-native, hybrid, on-premises, open source, and SaaS environments. We leverage advanced cryptographic methods such as tokenization, format-preserving encryption, and quantum-resilient techniques to protect sensitive data.

As a global leader in data security, our mission is to ensure that data isn’t just valuable but also usable, trusted, and safe.

Protegrity offers the opportunity to work at the intersection of innovation and collaboration, with the ability to make a meaningful impact on the industry while working alongside some of the brightest minds. Together, we are redefining how the world safeguards data, enabling organizations to thrive in a GenAI era where data is the ultimate currency. If you’re ready to shape the future of data security, Protegrity is the place for you.

This job is for you if:

You are passionate about technology and interested as individual contributor and mentor to a set of talented software engineers.

Protegrity is looking for a talented Technical Lead engineer for the software product development team which creates enterprise data security ecosystem for global organizations.

As a Technical Lead you will be at the forefront of a product development modules along with a team of engineers who need technical guidance in executing their tasks.

This position is perfect for a seasoned technology professional interested in developing cutting edge technology products and is capable of mentoring a team of engineers. As a Technical Lead you will also be part of an end-to-end product development lifecycle, starting from problem definition to a customer release.

To qualify, you should have minimum 5 years of relevant experience in developing & integrating scalable solutions. You should be highly versatile with Big Data and cloud computing concepts for development, testing & integration and should be informed of the latest trends in it.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to continuous development, enhancement and maintenance of existing and new products
• Contributes to appropriate software development methods, standards, tools to achieve well engineered outcome.
• Ability to mentor engineers for effective development outcomes.
• Contribution to advanced participation in the process for Agile development of products with an ownership of delivery of technical requirements and design.
• Ability to lead the technical interaction of the team.
• Deliver the technical requirements with most optimum methodologies
• Adaptability to learn and enhance skills in the domain of data security alongside the product’s technical environment. Example: If a product is being built for data security of specific cloud environment, then respective domain specialty to be achieved for the cloud and concepts of its data security.
• Ability to mentor & review work of other engineers and capable to work as an individual contributor too.
• Necessary soft skills to be demonstrated for review/mentorship of engineers inside the team and across the teams.
• Excellent collaboration abilities within and across teams for technical requirements and design finalizations.
• Ability to be a good team player and soft skilled person.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years post-bachelor’s degree experience as senior software engineer/Technical Lead in developing & integrating big data and/or cloud solutions
• Good at designs, product delivery and technical mentorship to engineers in the team.
• Good acquaintance to software design tools and design patterns.
• Good at presenting technical concepts to internal and external stakeholders.
• Knowledge of Public Cloud technologies like AWS/GCP/Azure
• Knowledge of large-scale SQL engines like Hive, Presto, SparkSQL etc.
• Experience on any or multiple of programming languages like Java/Python/Go/C++
• Knowledge on modern scalable/elastic systems in cloud like Databricks/HDInisghts/ Dataproc/ Cloudera Data Platform/EMR/Big Query/Snowflake etc. One ore many is desirable.
• Understanding of containerized platforms like Kubernetes or Openshift
• Designing, implementing and debugging high-performance Big Data and Cloud systems
• Experience on Linux OS and Shell Scripting
• Sufficient knowledge of office productivity tools to represent formal exchange of technical content communication.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills along with well-established rapport and collaboration with teammates across the company.
• Understanding of the role of technology in business related topologies.

Good to have Skills:

• Knowledge of operating systems and concepts. Linux & Windows is the preference.
• Knowledge of creating and operating any multi node cluster like Hadoop.
• Knowledge of creating and operating any containerized platform like Kubernetes in cloud
• Knowledge of software performance measurements and tuning
• Understanding of software security requirements and associated standards like NIST, OWASP, PCI-DSS etc.
• Has gone through a devops cycle, CI/CD pipelines and software test automations.
• Knowledge of cryptography and cryptographic algorithms

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of BigData technologies like Hadoop and Public Cloud like AWS/GCP/Azure
• Demonstrated Programming Skills in Java and Python
• Good Soft Skills for Team Interaction (Verbal and Written)

Working Model:

• This role is available as fully home-based and generally would require you to attend on-site meetings only occasionally based on business needs. In certain circumstances the work model may change to accommodate business needs.

Why Protegrity:

• We offer a highly competitive compensation and benefits package as well as the excitement, challenges, and rewards of a fast-growing, entrepreneurial company.
• Become a member of a leading Data Protection, Privacy and Security company during one of the best market opportunities to come along in a generation.
• Competitive Compensation/Total Reward Packages that include:
• Health Benefits (Health/Dental/Vision)
• Paid Time Off (PTO) & Flexible Fridays with approval
• 401K
• Annual Bonus Incentives
• Commission Plan with accelerators
• Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Work on global projects with diverse, energetic, team members who respect each other and celebrate differences.
• Remote workforce

We offer a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits with generous vacation and holiday time off. All employees are also provided access to ongoing learning & development.

Ensuring a diverse and inclusive workplace is our priority. We are committed to an environment of acceptance where you are free to bring your full self to work. All qualified applicants and current employees will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability or veteran status.

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