Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Sr. UI Developer



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Sr. UI Developer

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.

Responsibilities:

The IronPort Systems Platform Engineering team is looking for software engineering talent and experience to participate in the ongoing development of the web-based interface for its Email and Web Security Appliances.

The Platform Engineering team is responsible for the appliance group of products, including the Email and Web Security Appliances. We are looking for a candidate with proven experience in participating at a key level in web application projects. This includes past experience in designing, developing, and helping to create a usable and stable product. This individual will be expected to collaborate with product management to help identify and prioritize product requirements; work closely with design consultants to design new features and improve existing functionality and behavioral paradigms; and organize, participate in, and ensure the success of the ongoing web development activities.

This is not a web site art direction, intranet development, or design role. Development will be on a UNIX-based platform integrating with code written in Python.

• 5-7 years of experience with one or more web scripting languages: Python, PHP, Perl, etc. (Python highly preferred.)
• Work closely with a cross-functional team to implement the web-based user interface for new features and extend existing functionality
• Review and sign off on requirements documents.
• Write specification documents and drive sign-off.
• Implement new features and extend existing functionality
• 5 years minimum industry experience required. The ideal candidate will also have strong visual design skills.

Required Experience and Skills:

• Strong HTML, CSS, and JavaScript skills and practical experience required.
• Experience with one or more web scripting languages: Python, PHP, Perl, etc. (Python highly preferred.)
• Participation in at least one successful development and deployment effort of a web application.
• Proven ability to effectively collaborate with Interaction Design / Information Architecture functional groups.
• 3 years minimum industry experience required. The ideal candidate will also have strong visual design skills.

Desired Experience and Skills:

• Experience developing thin-client, browser-based, commercial appliance, server application administration, or consumer-oriented user interfaces. Experience developing commercial or corporate intranet applications is also a plus.
• An understanding of Internet and email standards, UNIX system administration, enterprise networking topologies and security is highly desirable.
• Specific experience with open source mail, spam detection programs, caching web proxies, anti-spyware, anti-virus and integration of database technology to customer systems a definite plus.
• Experience collaborating with offshore development resources is a plus.

For immediate consideration, please submit your resume here.

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