Head of Engineering

The Engineering offering brings together security solution integration activities (network security, vulnerability scanning, email security, Cloud security, …) as well as engineering of foundations for legacy platforms, automation and containerisation and container orchestration.

We are currently recruiting a manager for this Engineering team (around fifty employees), whose mission will be to manage and steer the activity in close collaboration with the head of the division and the managers of the Engineering team.

More specifically, your missions will be to:

• Steer the team's operational performance by defining and monitoring key indicators of activity, quality, profitability and customer satisfaction

• Steer the team's financial performance: monitoring revenue, margin, staffing, …

• Ensure excellence in service delivery by upholding commitments, managing risks and ensuring customer satisfaction

• Define and carry the development strategy of the Engineering offering, drawing on market developments, customer usage and emerging technologies

• Identify innovation opportunities, promote automation and industrialisation of services and support the team's technological transformations

• Be responsible for the team's business development and for achieving growth targets, actively leading pre-sales initiatives and rallying the whole team around commercial opportunities

• Develop and manage strategic partnerships with software publishers and solution providers

• As a leader: lead the division exemplarily, unite the teams and actively contribute to the professional development of the team's engineers

• As a manager: actively take part in recruiting team members in liaison with the recruitment teams, ensure the quality and diversity of the profiles selected and identify high-potential profiles

• As a senior consultant: take on key assignments with major enterprise clients, building relationships of trust with C-level executives and positioning I-TRACING as an indispensable reference supplier.

Within the consulting and integration teams and beyond within I-TRACING, you will work closely with the other activity managers with the aim of contributing to the company's overall development.

How do you know if you can join us?

• You hold a degree from an engineering school or a university master's with a specialisation in information systems security

• Passionate about IT and security, you have a solid foundation of knowledge in systems, networks and security fundamentals

• You have significant experience in the field of service provision on Information Systems Security, Automation and/or Containerisation topics

• You have significant experience (> 15 years) with one or more of I-TRACING's main partner software publishers

• You have a strong appetite for business development and proven experience in pre-sales activities

• You have excellent knowledge of management techniques and the ability to coach and grow teams, leading them towards success

• You show natural leadership / a strong team spirit combined with high standards and a customer service mindset

• Essential qualities: proven ability to propose and persuade, capacity to arbitrate, prioritise and delegate, a keen sense of organisation and excellent communication skills (written and oral)

Fluent reading, writing and spoken English is mandatory.

This position is open to candidates with disabilities. We are committed to ensuring a fair recruitment process and providing the necessary adjustments to support their integration into our teams.

Why join us?

At I-TRACING we are first and foremost passionate about cybersecurity, but not only!

Choosing I-TRACING means joining a company:

• That makes its employees' well-being and work-life balance a priority, recognised by the Happy At Work label

• That provides close support to each employee through a technical manager, responsible for a team of human scale. This manager ensures the monitoring of your activity and the development of your career (personalised training plan, certifications, career progression, internal mobility)

• That opens up opportunities in France (Nantes, Lyon, Paris Region) and internationally (London, Geneva, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Montreal and Shanghai)

• Whose technical expertise, commitment and customer service mindset are recognised on the market

• With strong values of cohesion, curiosity, initiative, solidarity and kindness

• That funds collaborative projects (teamstarter) to enliven everyday work and maintain a warm atmosphere

• Remote working possible

All employees involved in our recruitment processes have signed and approved our ethical recruitment charter. We value diversity and believe it is an integral part of our collective success. We are committed to promoting an inclusive environment where every individual is respected and valued. We encourage applications from diverse backgrounds and we undertake to eliminate all forms of discrimination in our recruitment process and to guarantee equal opportunities.

Who are we?

Founded in 2005, I-TRACING is today the leading independent general pure-player in cybersecurity on the French market, with its 1,000 employees and €170M in revenue in 2025.

An integrated end-to-end model, a comprehensive and committed approach from GRC, audit, technical consulting and engineering through to managed services and cyber defence activities (CyberSoc), across all technology domains of cybersecurity.

Major enterprise clients in France and internationally.

A major player in its ecosystem, founding member of CESIN, privileged partner of ANSSI, founding member of Campus Cyber and present at the key cyber events (LeHack, Le FIC, Les Assises, …).

For more information: https://www.i-tracing.com/fr/

Position based in Courbevoie in the city centre, in offices overlooking La Défense.

Participation and exceptional bonuses depending on your investment.