Job details
Job type full-time
Full job description
The elevator pitch: why would you enjoy this new opportunity?
Enterprises are running mission critical software in more places than ever before - in their datacenter, hybrid cloud, public cloud, and at the edgeIn order to bring modern application development to all enterprises, vmware envisions a world where kubernetes is as available and secure as a utility — like electricity — that customers can use to deploy a consistent kubernetes grid across all their operational and development environmentsVmware tanzu provides enterprise organizations with a consistent, upstream compatible, kubernetes substrate across sddc, public cloud, developer, and edge environments along with the management, observability, and developer tools needed to enable a complete modern apps strategyVmware is as committed to kubernetes and the open source projects we leverage as we are to our commercial offeringsBeing a leader in open source is mission critical.
What is the primary need, technical challenge, and/or problem you will be responsible for?
This director position will be responsible for building and leading an impactful and motivated team of engineers effectively working, collaborating, and delivering security related solutions for the vmware tanzu suite of products.
Establish vmware as a key leader in kubernetes security and in the communities of related projects including spiffe/spire, pinniped, and other security related projects.
Partner with product management and technical leaders to ensure tanzu products meet government and enterprise security needs.
Establish and implement security solutions and security best practices that enable tanzu products to meet the stringent requirements of government and enterprise customers.
Success in the role: what are the performance goals over the first 6-12 months, you will work toward completing?
Success in this role includes achieving project, people, and process excellence.
Vmware maintains and expands on our leadership position in the modern apps ecosystem.
Team members are talented, motivated, and excited to work on the team.
Our secure software development processes scale, enable the team to be efficient and productive, and ensure quality, usability, and security.
What type of work will you be doing? what assignments or requirements will you be performing on a regular basis?
Leadership:
Recruit and lead a talented engineering team
Instill a security mindset across the organization
Communicate and work across organizational boundaries
Product development:
Leverage your cloud, on-prem, and saas-based software development experience and best practices to ensure the team is productive, engaged, and motivated
Leverage your software security and quality know-how to ensure vmware tanzu products meet customer expectations.
Technical:
Gain the respect of a highly technical team through your technical knowledge and ability to learn fast
Develop security solutions for tanzu products to establish them as leaders in modern app security
Culture:
Adapt and drive change in a fluid organization
Develop a diverse, inclusive, transparent, and trusting work environment
Drive and organize the engineering team in a healthy, constructive, and balanced way
What is leadership like for this role? what is the structure and culture of the team like?
The hiring leader for this role is brad meiseles, vp of engineeringBrad has been at vmware for more than 11 years, and is one of the original members of modern application platform business unit.
Brad will work with you to set strategy, provide guidance, and remove impedimentsHe will expect you to be self-driven, creative, and energized to achieve the team’s mission.
What are the benefits and perks of working at vmware?
You and your loved ones will be supported with a competitive and comprehensive benefits packageBelow are some highlights, or you can view the complete benefits package by visiting www.benefits.vmware.com.
Employee stock purchase plan
Medical coverage, retirement, and parental leave plans for all family types
Generous time off programs
40 hours of paid time to volunteer in your community
Rethink`s neurodiversity program to support parents raising children with learning or behavior challenges, or developmental disabilities
Financial contributions to your ongoing development (conference participation, trainings, course work, etc.)
Equal employment opportunity statement
Vmware is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassmentAll employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, age, physical, mental or sensory disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, hiv status, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status including pregnancy, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operateVmware will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.
Category : engineering and technology
Subcategory: product dev management
Experience: business leadership
Full time/ part time: full time
Posted date: 2021-09-14
Vmware company overview: at vmware, we believe that software has the power to unlock new opportunities for people and our planetWe look beyond the barriers of compromise to engineer new ways to make technologies work together seamlesslyOur cloud, mobility, and security software form a flexible, consistent digital foundation for securely delivering the apps, services and experiences that are transforming business innovation around the globeAt the core of what we do are our people who deeply value execution, passion, integrity, customers, and communityShape what’s possible today at http://careers.vmware.com.
Equal employment opportunity statement: vmware is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind: vmware is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassmentAll employment decisions at vmware are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, hiv status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operateVmware will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristicsVmware encourages applicants of all agesVmware will provide reasonable accommodation to employees who have protected disabilities consistent with local law.
