Thursday, June 28, 2007

Manager, Software Development


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Manager, Software Development

IronPort® Systems, Inc. is an independent business unit of Cisco Systems. Operating as a part of Cisco’s Security Technology Group, IronPort is a leading provider of anti-spam, anti-virus and anti-spyware appliances for organizations ranging from small businesses to the Global 2000. IronPort product lines utilize SenderBase®, the world’s largest threat detection database, enabling powerful security measures that are easy to deploy and manage.

Primary Responsibilities:

The Manager, Engineering, Security Applications will be responsible for developing solutions for combating spam, viruses, and malware in general; these solutions will span the email and web security spaces. The successful candidate with have demonstrated the ability to manage expectations, people, and projects in a quickly changing environment, one in which the threats are continuously evolving. Developing new solutions and socializing them with Quality Assurance, Product Management, and Operations is key. Understanding of and experience with large amounts of data and the ability to guide maximizing the use of that data is plus.

• Responsible for the design and delivery of anti malware solutions.
• Hands-on planning and management of projects. Identify requirements by working with other groups in engineering. Develop project task estimates, deliverable and milestone task assignment. Responsible for managing the capacity of the team.
• Find, hire, mentor, and retain talented team members.
• Recommend process improvements to increase efficiency and impact of the Security Applications team.
• Work with Engineering management to plan the product roadmap.
• Assimilate and comprehend the technical details of projects in development in order to better plan their implementation and delivery. Required Experience and Skills:
• 6+ years in a development position as an individual contributor.
• 3+ years in a management position (leading teams, defining schedules, proven release track record).
• Knowledge of hosted services a plus.
• Prior experience or knowledge about issues corporations face to protect their users from Spam, Phishing, Viruses, Adware and Spyware is a plus.



    For immediate consideration, please submit your resume here.

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