Backend & Deployment Team Lead

Sentra is the global leader in cloud-native data security for the AI era. The company’s mission is to empower organizations to confidently scale their data operations across multi-cloud and on-premises environments while leveraging the power of AI without compromising security.

Sentra’s unique approach enables enterprises to autonomously scan their environments without the need for agents, ensuring that data remains securely within their cloud or on-premises infrastructure. This innovative methodology sets us apart in the industry, providing organizations with control and visibility over their sensitive data at all times. Our commitment to excellence in data security posture management and data detection and response makes Sentra a leader in the field.

Descriptio

nWe're looking for a Backend & Deployment team lead to lead one of the most critical domains at Sentra — how our product is deployed, integrated, and operates within our customers' environments

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This is a highly hands-on leadership role, combining deep technical involvement with ownership of the domain and team. You will lead and grow a team of engineers while remaining closely involved in architecture, design, and critical parts of the syste

m.You will own the deployment domain end-to-end — from infrastructure and backend services to customer experience — and play a key role in shaping how Sentra delivers its product across AWS, Azure, GCP, and on-prem environment

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This role sits at the intersection of engineering, product, and customer-facing delivery, with direct impact on customer success and company grow

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Team Leadership & Owner

• shipLead and grow the Backend & Deployment team, including hiring, mentoring, and developing engine
• ers.Drive execution, prioritization, and delivery while maintaining high engineering standa
• rds.Foster a strong ownership culture and create clarity in a fast-paced, evolving environm
• ent.Take full end-to-end ownership of the deployment domain, including reliability, scalability, and customer experie
• nce.Partner closely with Product, R&D, Sales Engineering, and Customer Success to align priorities and deliver customer va

lue.
Hands-on Technical Leade

• rshipRemain deeply involved in the system — contributing to architecture, design, and critical development eff
• orts.Lead the design and evolution of deployment architectures across multi-cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP) and on-prem environm
• ents.Work hands-on with Kubernetes, Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform), and backend serv
• ices.Drive improvements in scalability, automation, observability, and resili

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Collaboration & Customer-Facin

• g WorkAct as a technical escalation point for customer deployment and integration issues, working closely with Solutions Engineering and Su
• pport.Collaborate with external-facing teams (Customer Success, Solutions Engineering, Sales Engineering) on customer deployments and integrations, including participating in calls or troubleshooting sessions when needed — sometimes during US business

hours.
Requi

• rementsProven experience leading engineering
• teams.Strong experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, o
• r GCP).Solid experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform or similar) in prod
• uction.Strong backend development experience (Python, TypeScript, or si
• milar).Deep understanding of cloud networking, IAM, and distributed s
• ystems.Experience building and maintaining backend services — APIs, async workflows, or orchestration s
• ystems.Strong hands-on experience with Kube
• rnetes.Ability to stay hands-on while leading
• a team.Experience working in customer-facing enviro
• nments.Strong communication and leadership
• skills.High ownership mindset and ability to operate in ambiguous enviro

nments.
Nice

• to HaveExperience leading teams in high-growth s
• tartups.Experience deploying infrastructure in customer-owned envir
• onments.Multi-cloud experience (AWS, Azur
• e, GCP).Experience building deployment tooling, CLIs, or automation fra
• meworks.Experience with monitoring, alerting, and distributed systems a