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POSITION: CHIEF EVANGELIST

REPORTS TO: CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER

StackRox is a cloud-native security company focused on helping organizations secure their Kubernetes environments. We are headquartered in Mountain View and backed by Sequoia Capital, Redpoint Ventures, and Menlo Ventures. 

We are looking for a Chief Evangelist with a passion for cloud-native software to drive our open source strategy and promote security and compliance best practices for the community. The successful candidate will serve as an influential technical ambassador to the Kubernetes community with the goal of gaining a following of end users who champion Kubernetes-native security and the StackRox platform. 

RESPONSIBILITIES 

Drive our open source efforts in collaboration with our CTO and R&D leaders

Establish recognition within the Kubernetes community as a top expert on Kubernetes security

Provide influential thought leadership to Kubernetes end users that shape their approach to topics that include, but are not limited to, security, operations, and management

Engage with key stakeholders within the community including the CNCF Governing Board and Technical Oversight Committee (TOC) as well as leaders of Special Interest Groups (SIGs) to influence key community decisions

Speak at Tier 1 industry events such as KubeCon

Act as a subject matter expert on key trends and technologies that are shaping the direction of the cloud-native ecosystem

Collaborate with marketing to develop high-impact messaging and content in various forms such as technical demos, blog posts, podcasts, or others

Increase brand awareness of StackRox as the leading Kubernetes security company

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

3+ years of experience in developer advocacy or evangelism, software engineering, or equivalent

Substantial hands-on experience with container technologies (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker)

Knowledge of DevOps methodologies, tooling and/or cloud platforms (e.g., Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure)

Interest in DevSecOps, security engineering and methodologies

Demonstrated track record of open source contributions, community engagement, public speaking, and authored content

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Well-recognized profile within the Kubernetes community and CNCF ecosystem

Previous experience leading or participating in open source decision making

Successful track record in influencing adoption of new technologies and/or products

Knowledge of security engineering, architectures and/or tooling

ABOUT US

StackRox helps enterprises secure their containers and Kubernetes environments at scale. The StackRox Kubernetes Security Platform enables security and DevOps teams to enforce their compliance and security policies across the entire container lifecycle, from build to deploy to runtime. StackRox integrates with existing DevOps and security tools, enabling teams to quickly operationalize container and Kubernetes security.

Partnered with Amazon, Docker, Google, Microsoft and IBM RedHat, StackRox is the choice for container and Kubernetes security for cloud-native companies, Global 2000 enterprises and federal government agencies. To learn more, visit www.stackrox.com and follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter.