Engineering Manager - Security [T500-19333]

About REA Group:

In 1995, in a garage in Melbourne, Australia, REA Group was born from a simple question: “Can we change the way the world experiences property?”

Could we? Yes. Are we done? Never.

Fast forward 30 years, REA Group is a market leader in online real estate in three continents and continuing to grow rapidly across the globe.The secret to our growth is staying true to that ‘day one’ mindset; the hunger to innovate, the ambition to change the world, and the curiosity to reimagine the future.

Our new Tech Center in Cyber City is dedicated to accelerating REA Group’s global technology delivery through relentless innovation. We’re looking for the best technologists, inventors and leaders in India to join us on this exciting new journey.

If you’re excited by the prospect of creating something magical from scratch, then read on.

While no two days are likely to be the same, your typical responsibilities will include:

• Lead, recruit, coach, and develop a high-performing Security Engineering team, building an inclusive and collaborative culture aligned with REA’s values and commitment to diversity.
• Act as a mentor for both junior and senior engineers, fostering a growth mindset, curiosity, and technical excellence.
• Collaborate with product and design teams to transform user needs into technical specifications.
• Contribute to REA's technical strategy and roadmap, aligning with business goals and stakeholders.
• Embed secure-by-design principles in all aspects of system, platform, application, and identity architecture spanning cloud, enterprise, and product environments.
• Coach teams to embed security practices throughout the full DevSecOps lifecycle, including code reviews, threat modelling, vulnerability management, and incident response.
• Define, advocate and exemplify best practices within the team like writing clean and reusable code using TDD, pair programming, and design patterns.
• Champion innovation adopting and adapting next-gen approaches such as AI-driven security, zero trust, and “paved road” patterns to stay ahead of the threat landscape.
• Actively collaborate with Product, Engineering, Platform, and other business units to ensure security is embedded and enables speed, quality, and trust.

Who we are looking for:

• 8-13 years of progressive experience in software engineering, security engineering, or product / application security.
• Demonstrated experience leading, mentoring, and managing security engineering or product security teams in a high-scale, agile technology environment (preferably SaaS, cloud-native, or platform-centric).
• Track record of successfully delivering security programs, initiatives, or platforms in partnership with engineering leadership and technical program managers.
• Strong technical skillset (across one or more of) product / application security, enterprise IAM, endpoint security, cloud security, DevSecOps, vulnerability management, and security automation.
• Solid understanding of relevant security frameworks (e.g. OWASP Top 10, ASVS, NIST, MITRE ATT&CK), CI/CD security integration, and modern infrastructure-as-code.
• Practical knowledge of secure cloud services (e.g. AWS, Azure), with ability to design “paved roads” and security guardrails for developers.
• Is committed to lifelong learning, staying updated on the latest web development trends to tackle complex challenges.
• Collaborative, open-minded and experienced in scaling healthy team culture and contributing to diversity and inclusion.
• Networking or Endpoint Security.
• Knowledge of delivery approaches such as TDD, CI and infrastructure automation.
• Skilled communicator, able to influence and explain complex technical risks to diverse audiences, including engineers, business leaders, and executives.

As a Bonus:

• Well-versed in two or more languages (JavaScript, TypeScript, React, and Node.js.)
• Advocate for code quality and security. Lead code reviews, unit testing, and deployments to ensure users trust the reliability and security of the code.

What we offer:

• A hybrid and flexible approach to working.
• Transport options to help you get to and from work, including home pick-up and drop-off.
• Meals provided on site in our office.
• Flexible leave options including parental leave, family care leave and celebration leave.
• Insurance for you and your immediate family members.
• Programs to support mental, emotional, financial and physical health & wellbeing.
• Continuous learning and development opportunities to further your technical expertise.

The values we live by:

Our values are at the core of how we operate, treat each other, and make decisions. We believe that how we work is equally important as what we do to achieve our goals. This commitment is at the heart of everything we do, from the way we interact with colleagues to the way we serve our customers and communities.

Our commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:

We are committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity, equity and inclusion. We believe teams with diverse ideas and experiences are more creative, more effective and fuel disruptive thinking be it cultural and ethnic backgrounds, gender identity, disability, age, sexual orientation, or any other identity or lived experience.We know diverse teams are critical to maintaining our success and driving new business opportunities. If you've got the skills, dedication and enthusiasm to learn but don't necessarily meet every single point on the job description, please still get in touch.

REA Group in India:

You might already recognise our logo. The REA brand does have an existing presence in India. In fact, we set up our new tech hub in Gurugram to be their neighbours!

REA Group holds a controlling interest in REA India Pte. Ltd., operator of established brands Housing.com, Makaan.com and PropTiger.com, three of the country’s leading digital property marketplaces.Through our close connection to REA India, we’ve seen first-hand the incredible talent the country has to offer, and the huge opportunity to expand our global workforce.Cyber City Tech Center is an extension of REA Group a satellite office working directly with our Australia HQ on local projects and tech delivery.

All our brands, across the globe, connect regularly, learn from each other and collaborate on shared value initiatives.