Engineering Team Lead – Product Security

Rockwell Automation

Engineering Team Lead managing Product Security for Rockwell Automation, integrating security into software development and leading a multidisciplinary team.

Posted 4/30/2026full-timeMayfield Heights • Ohio, Wisconsin • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the integration of Rockwell Automation's security methodology and process into software development.
Lead in identifying and recommending software development capability improvements in security, software development practices, and development tools.
Lead, coach, and develop the engineering team to achieve product security and organizational goals.
Lead the teams during threat modeling exercises.
Contribute to the education of peers on security issues and best practices.
Contribute to the evolution of security standards for software development.
Set clear goals, give feedback, and conduct performance reviews.
Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and growth‑oriented environment.
Support career development and provide mentorship to team members.
Contribute directly to the design, development, and delivery of product security solutions, serving as a hands‑on technical leader.
Guide architectural decisions related to product security, secure design, threat mitigation, and compliance.
Oversee day‑to‑day project work, ensuring alignment with scope, requirements, and timelines.
Coordinate resources, plan work assignments, and manage workload prioritization.
Track progress, anticipate issues, and resolve delivery obstacles.
Work with product managers, designers, QA, architects, and operations teams to align on deliverables.
Communicate updates, challenges, and decisions clearly to stakeholders.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Years of Relevant Work Experience.
Legal authorization to work in the US.
Typically requires a minimum of 2 years management experience.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent.
A minimum of 6+ years of experience in Software development with a proven track record of delivering high-quality software.
Direct experience leading or contributing to cloud software development.
Experience developing software using Agile Scrum/ SAFe.
Experience in building Team and culture, people development.
Experience balancing hands‑on technical contribution with people and delivery leadership.
Experience working with or leading product security, secure development, or compliance‑driven plans.
Exposure to security standards, frameworks, or certifications (e.g., secure development practices, compliance programs, or product hardening concepts).
Understanding of software vulnerabilities and mitigations, static code analysis, composition analysis, fuzz testing, threat modeling, and associated tools.
Experience building and improving software security processes for a product or team.
Stay updated with latest security development practices and security technologies, trends, and threats.
Familiarity with cryptography and security protocols.
One or more security certifications.
Direct experience applying security to web/cloud-based technologies.
Experience collaborating with distributed, global development teams, including cross‑time‑zone coordination.
Experience within the Industrial Automation or related industrial software domains.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health Insurance including Medical, Dental and Vision
401k
Paid Time off
Parental and Caregiver Leave
Flexible Work Schedule where you will work with your manager to enjoy a work schedule that can be flexible with your personal life.

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Hard Skills & Tools

software developmentcloud software developmentAgile ScrumSAFesecure developmentstatic code analysiscomposition analysisfuzz testingthreat modelingsoftware security processes

Soft Skills

leadershipcoachingmentorshipcollaborationcommunicationgoal settingfeedbackperformance reviewsteam buildingworkload prioritization

Certifications

security certifications