What are the responsibilities and job description for the Manager, Software Development position at Sectigo?
Job Description
We are looking for a talented Manager, Software Development to join our growing global team at Sectigo.
The Manager, Software Development leads a team of software engineers in building secure, scalable, and high-performing applications. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in application development best practices and a solid understanding of SSL/TLS certificates, private keys, and secure communication principles. This role combines technical leadership with strategic oversight to ensure the delivery of robust and secure solutions.
This is a full-time position, working in a hybrid model, and reporting to our Ottawa office at least 3-4 days a week.
Here are the core functions, responsibilities, and expectations for this role:
Team Leadership
Qualifications
Education:
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Global team. Global reach. Global impact.
At Sectigo, we believe doing good is good business. Our strength and our success come from our team of passionate, engaged individuals who make a difference, both locally and globally. Our commitment to engagement is rooted in an unconditionally inclusive workforce, embodying our unique perspectives, heritages, and backgrounds, all as diverse as the experiences of each Sectigo employee. Importantly, we strive to be recognized not only as the CLM leader but also for our intentional efforts to promote employees into the roles that most challenge and excite them, into experiences that allow them to grow their interests as we grow the business. We are committed to bringing a little bit of fun and a whole lot of happiness into everything we do so that our work – and our team members – reflect the positive outcomes we deliver to our customers every day.
We are looking for a talented Manager, Software Development to join our growing global team at Sectigo.
The Manager, Software Development leads a team of software engineers in building secure, scalable, and high-performing applications. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in application development best practices and a solid understanding of SSL/TLS certificates, private keys, and secure communication principles. This role combines technical leadership with strategic oversight to ensure the delivery of robust and secure solutions.
This is a full-time position, working in a hybrid model, and reporting to our Ottawa office at least 3-4 days a week.
Here are the core functions, responsibilities, and expectations for this role:
Team Leadership
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of software engineers.
- Promote a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
- Manage project timelines, resource allocation, and deliverables.
- Oversee the design, development, and deployment of enterprise-grade applications.
- Ensure adherence to secure coding practices, design patterns, and industry standards.
- Collaborate with security teams to align application architecture with compliance and security requirements.
- Drive adoption of modern frameworks, tools, and methodologies.
- Ensure development teams possess a clear understanding of SSL/TLS certificates and private keys.
- Advise teams on certificate management best practices to ensure solutions deliver maximum customer value.
- Work closely with product managers, architects, and QA teams to align technical solutions with business goals.
- Ensure application features provide value to customers
- Communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders effectively.
Qualifications
Education:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field is strongly recommended.
- Minimum of 7 years in software development, with at least 3 years in a leadership role is required.
- Strong understanding of SSL/TLS concepts, certificate chains, and private key management principles.
- Proven experience implementing secure application architectures.
- Excellent leadership, communication, problem-solving, and team management abilities.
- Ability to manage and thrive in a global, fast-paced, and deadline-driven environment with multiple priorities.
- Proven track record of delivering complex projects on time and within budget.
- Attention to detail in work and ability to identify ambiguities in specifications.
- Knowledgeable and passionate about software development and organizational management.
- Strong multi-tasking and problem resolution abilities
- Proficient organization and time management skills.
- Self-starter and quick learner with desire to learn new tools and techniques
- Strong verbal & written communication, presentation, and negotiation skills, with the ability to interface with a diverse set of audiences.
- Willing to take direction while also bringing new and innovative ideas to the team.
- Motivated, resourceful, and eager to make an impact.
- Strong understanding of concepts related to computer architecture, data structures and programming practices, SQL, and back-end concepts.
- Ability to work in both a self-directed and team environment to meet project goals and deliver results.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Global team. Global reach. Global impact.
At Sectigo, we believe doing good is good business. Our strength and our success come from our team of passionate, engaged individuals who make a difference, both locally and globally. Our commitment to engagement is rooted in an unconditionally inclusive workforce, embodying our unique perspectives, heritages, and backgrounds, all as diverse as the experiences of each Sectigo employee. Importantly, we strive to be recognized not only as the CLM leader but also for our intentional efforts to promote employees into the roles that most challenge and excite them, into experiences that allow them to grow their interests as we grow the business. We are committed to bringing a little bit of fun and a whole lot of happiness into everything we do so that our work – and our team members – reflect the positive outcomes we deliver to our customers every day.