What are the responsibilities and job description for the Software Development Engineering Manager - Security & Compliance - eLxr position at ALTEN?
About The Opportunity
We are seeking a hands-on Software Development Engineering Manager to lead the team responsible for the security, compliance, and core OS development of eLxr, our Debian derivative. You will guide a U.S.-based team delivering OS hardening, cryptography, compliance, image generation, vulnerability management, and CI/CD pipeline integrity. This role requires strong Linux expertise, modern engineering leadership, and the ability to drive security-focused development at scale.
Responsibilities & Accountabilities
Team & Leadership
Manage, mentor, and grow a high-performing U.S.-based engineering team.
Foster a culture of collaboration, clarity, security-first thinking, and technical excellence.
Align roadmap, execution, and priorities across Engineering, Product, and Security partners.
Security & Compliance
Own compliance frameworks: FIPS, STIG, CIS, and internal SDL practices.
Oversee CVE triage, prioritization, fixing, testing, and reporting.
Lead engineering for secure boot, cryptographic tools (e.g., OpenSSL), and key security components.
Platform & OS Engineering
Drive OS image generation, signing, reproducible builds, and automated build
pipelines.
Lead development of the eLxr installer, entitlement systems, and provisioning
tools.
Ensure CI/CD pipelines include security scanning, artifact integrity, and
compliance automation.
Qualifications
8 years in software engineering, DevSecOps, Linux platform development, or
OS engineering
3 years managing engineering teams
Strong Linux fundamentals (Debian experience ideal)
Experience with secure boot, cryptography, OS packaging, CVE workflows,
automated pipelines, and cloud-native development
Background in compliance-heavy environments (FIPS, STIG, CIS, etc.)
Preferred Qualifications
Experience contributing to or maintaining Linux distributions
Knowledge of kernel hardening, container security, or virtualization security
We are seeking a hands-on Software Development Engineering Manager to lead the team responsible for the security, compliance, and core OS development of eLxr, our Debian derivative. You will guide a U.S.-based team delivering OS hardening, cryptography, compliance, image generation, vulnerability management, and CI/CD pipeline integrity. This role requires strong Linux expertise, modern engineering leadership, and the ability to drive security-focused development at scale.
Responsibilities & Accountabilities
Team & Leadership
Manage, mentor, and grow a high-performing U.S.-based engineering team.
Foster a culture of collaboration, clarity, security-first thinking, and technical excellence.
Align roadmap, execution, and priorities across Engineering, Product, and Security partners.
Security & Compliance
Own compliance frameworks: FIPS, STIG, CIS, and internal SDL practices.
Oversee CVE triage, prioritization, fixing, testing, and reporting.
Lead engineering for secure boot, cryptographic tools (e.g., OpenSSL), and key security components.
Platform & OS Engineering
Drive OS image generation, signing, reproducible builds, and automated build
pipelines.
Lead development of the eLxr installer, entitlement systems, and provisioning
tools.
Ensure CI/CD pipelines include security scanning, artifact integrity, and
compliance automation.
Qualifications
8 years in software engineering, DevSecOps, Linux platform development, or
OS engineering
3 years managing engineering teams
Strong Linux fundamentals (Debian experience ideal)
Experience with secure boot, cryptography, OS packaging, CVE workflows,
automated pipelines, and cloud-native development
Background in compliance-heavy environments (FIPS, STIG, CIS, etc.)
Preferred Qualifications
Experience contributing to or maintaining Linux distributions
Knowledge of kernel hardening, container security, or virtualization security