Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Anti-Spam / Anti-Malware Researcher
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Like the networks we build, our team is a broad network of individuals collaborating to change how the world works, lives, plays and learns.
Anti-Spam / Anti-Malware Researcher
IronPort Systems, a Cisco Business Unit, is looking for a results-oriented applied-researcher in the Security Applications Analysis Group. The Analysis Group is responsible for identifying and quantifying the impact of techniques for improving the efficacy of our email and web security applications. The Researcher will study spam and malware missed by existing techniques and apply disciplined analysis to identify new techniques for identifying spam and malware. Deliverables include research proposals, research documents describing a technique and quantitative measures of expected efficacy improvement, prototypes, functional specifications and ad-hoc measurement tools. As an applied researcher, the candidate should be comfortable engaging in healthy debate with team members and developing production code as required. Development will be on a UNIX-based platform primarily using Python or C as an implementation language.
Required Experience and Skills:
• 3+ years of applied research or development experience in email, web or network security or a related field
• Understanding of security, including email and/or web threats
• Experience turning research ideas into actionable designs
• Proficient with Unix and databases
• Working knowledge of Perl
• Facility with applied statistics or machine learning
• Advanced degree in a relevant field is desirable
• Professional experience developing any service-oriented software, especially with scaling, QOS and uptime requirements desired
• Relevant experience in reviewing designs, specifications, schedules, and resource estimates
• Cross functional skills: must be able to communicate other groups to agree on testing requirements, hardware specifications, deployment configurations, scheduling, etc.
• Comfortable working in a group with several ongoing concurrent projects.
• Must possess strong verbal, written, analytical, and persuasive skills, and the ability to communicate and interact with all members of the development team.
Primary Responsibilities:
• Characterize and quantify problems related to spam/malware not detected by existing technologies and new techniques being used to spread them
• Propose techniques to stop malware and spam and how the impact of these techniques should be measured
• Develop functional overviews and function specs summarizing the problem being addressed by a new system and its various components
• Publish research documents documenting the methodology and findings of a research project, including quantitative measures of expected efficacy improvement
• Develop and document prototypes to simulate the behavior of a new technique
• Design and monitor tools to measure a particular problem or the contribution of a particular technique over time
• Design and implement production code for projects as required
• Work closely with a cross functional team to design new features and resolve issues as they arise
Personal Characteristics:
“The Customer Comes First” Attitude: Candidate will demonstrate passionate commitment to the customer and to product quality. Champions the product and the customer’s needs and implements a model of continuous improvement in both company goals and project-related task.
“Practical, results-oriented focus”: Candidate must possess a keen instinct to discern the ideas likely to have the most measurable benefit to IronPort’s products from the many possible ideas out there and work closely with other members of the development team to execute them.
For immediate consideration, please submit your resume here.
Performance Testing Engineer
It’s an Exciting Time to Work at Cisco!
Like the networks we build, our team is a broad network of individuals collaborating to change how the world works, lives, plays and learns.
Performance Testing Engineer
IronPort is an independent business unit of Cisco Systems, Inc. and one of Cisco’s most recent and highly touted acquisitions. 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 and one of the fastest growing business units in all of Cisco Systems.
Job Description:
The Performance Testing Engineer will be primarily responsible for developing and maintaining tools used in automated performance testing of IronPort's email and web appliances; executing and triaging performance tests; working with development to resolve performance issues; and publishing benchmarks and sizing documents. The Performance Engineer will possess a strong background in QA and engineering, with extensive experience identifying and resolving performance issues in a UNIX environment. The performance testing process is collaborative, and as such the position requires strong organizational and people skills.
Required Experience and Skills:
• Must have 3 year professional experience developing and executing performance tests.
• Expert command of some UNIX variant; able to perform minor system administration duties
• Working knowledge of Python, Perl or other object scripting language
• Strong knowledge of networking debugging
• Working knowledge of Routing, DNS, SMTP, FTP, HTTP, SSH and Telnet
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills. Must utilize these skills to communicate effectively across all groups in the organization.
• Demonstrated experience in debugging scripting and object oriented code
• Proven track record of delivering quality in a highly available, scalable environment
• Eagerness to learn new technologies/skills
• Experience testing Email or HTTP
For immediate consideration, please submit your resume here.
Like the networks we build, our team is a broad network of individuals collaborating to change how the world works, lives, plays and learns.
Performance Testing Engineer
IronPort is an independent business unit of Cisco Systems, Inc. and one of Cisco’s most recent and highly touted acquisitions. 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 and one of the fastest growing business units in all of Cisco Systems.
Job Description:
The Performance Testing Engineer will be primarily responsible for developing and maintaining tools used in automated performance testing of IronPort's email and web appliances; executing and triaging performance tests; working with development to resolve performance issues; and publishing benchmarks and sizing documents. The Performance Engineer will possess a strong background in QA and engineering, with extensive experience identifying and resolving performance issues in a UNIX environment. The performance testing process is collaborative, and as such the position requires strong organizational and people skills.
Required Experience and Skills:
• Must have 3 year professional experience developing and executing performance tests.
• Expert command of some UNIX variant; able to perform minor system administration duties
• Working knowledge of Python, Perl or other object scripting language
• Strong knowledge of networking debugging
• Working knowledge of Routing, DNS, SMTP, FTP, HTTP, SSH and Telnet
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills. Must utilize these skills to communicate effectively across all groups in the organization.
• Demonstrated experience in debugging scripting and object oriented code
• Proven track record of delivering quality in a highly available, scalable environment
• Eagerness to learn new technologies/skills
• Experience testing Email or HTTP
For immediate consideration, please submit your resume here.
Monday, February 4, 2008
QA Engineer
It’s an Exciting Time to Work at Cisco!
Like the networks we build, our team is a broad network of individuals collaborating to change how the world works, lives, plays and learns.
QA Engineer
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.
This QA Engineer will be a primary contributor to the test effort for the IronPort Security Management Appliance, part of IronPort's full line of high availability, massive performance and easy to use network security appliances. The QA Engineer will work with Engineering and Product Management to review product requirements and engineering specifications and will write and execute test plans and test cases based on these documents.
Primary Responsibilities:
* Create and review test cases and test plans based on functional specifications and marketing requirements documents
* Execute test cases and test plans using internal API test tool or manual execution as needed.
* Identify, isolate and document software defects, either independently or with QA/Development peers
* Analysis and diagnosis of issues found in the field.
* Mentor junior team members
* Provide status and escalate issues to Team Lead as needed
Required Experience and Skills:
* MUST HAVE SERVER-SIDE, UNIX BASED QA EXPERIENCE
* Minimum of 6 years experience in QA
* Proven, referenceable experience as a White/Grey box QA Engineer
* Strong command of some UNIX variant
* API level testing using custom test harnesses
* Solid skills in python or other programming language
* Strong knowledge of TCP/IP networking
* Experience testing RDBMS-based applications
* Experience testing server applications
* Proven track record of developing test plans and test cases from engineering specifications and product marketing documents
* Possess outstanding written and verbal communication skills. Must utilize these skills to communicate effectively across all groups in the organization
Required Experience and Skills:
* FreeBSD
* SQL
* Knowledge of Routing, DNS, SMTP, HTTP, FTP, SSH and Telnet
For immediate consideration, please submit your resume here.
Like the networks we build, our team is a broad network of individuals collaborating to change how the world works, lives, plays and learns.
QA Engineer
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.
This QA Engineer will be a primary contributor to the test effort for the IronPort Security Management Appliance, part of IronPort's full line of high availability, massive performance and easy to use network security appliances. The QA Engineer will work with Engineering and Product Management to review product requirements and engineering specifications and will write and execute test plans and test cases based on these documents.
Primary Responsibilities:
* Create and review test cases and test plans based on functional specifications and marketing requirements documents
* Execute test cases and test plans using internal API test tool or manual execution as needed.
* Identify, isolate and document software defects, either independently or with QA/Development peers
* Analysis and diagnosis of issues found in the field.
* Mentor junior team members
* Provide status and escalate issues to Team Lead as needed
Required Experience and Skills:
* MUST HAVE SERVER-SIDE, UNIX BASED QA EXPERIENCE
* Minimum of 6 years experience in QA
* Proven, referenceable experience as a White/Grey box QA Engineer
* Strong command of some UNIX variant
* API level testing using custom test harnesses
* Solid skills in python or other programming language
* Strong knowledge of TCP/IP networking
* Experience testing RDBMS-based applications
* Experience testing server applications
* Proven track record of developing test plans and test cases from engineering specifications and product marketing documents
* Possess outstanding written and verbal communication skills. Must utilize these skills to communicate effectively across all groups in the organization
Required Experience and Skills:
* FreeBSD
* SQL
* Knowledge of Routing, DNS, SMTP, HTTP, FTP, SSH and Telnet
For immediate consideration, please submit your resume here.
QA Engineer
It’s an Exciting Time to Work at Cisco!
Like the networks we build, our team is a broad network of individuals collaborating to change how the world works, lives, plays and learns.
QA Engineer
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.
This QA Engineer will be a primary contributor to the test effort for the IronPort Security Management Appliance, part of IronPort's full line of high availability, massive performance and easy to use network security appliances. The QA Engineer will work with Engineering and Product Management to review product requirements and engineering specifications and will write and execute test plans and test cases based on these documents.
Primary Responsibilities:
* Create and review test cases and test plans based on functional specifications and marketing requirements documents
* Execute test cases and test plans using internal API test tool or manual execution as needed.
* Identify, isolate and document software defects, either independently or with QA/Development peers
* Analysis and diagnosis of issues found in the field.
* Mentor junior team members
* Provide status and escalate issues to Team Lead as needed
Required Experience and Skills:
* MUST HAVE SERVER-SIDE, UNIX BASED QA EXPERIENCE
* Minimum of 6 years experience in QA
* Proven, referenceable experience as a White/Grey box QA Engineer
* Strong command of some UNIX variant
* API level testing using custom test harnesses
* Solid skills in python or other programming language
* Strong knowledge of TCP/IP networking
* Experience testing RDBMS-based applications
* Experience testing server applications
* Proven track record of developing test plans and test cases from engineering specifications and product marketing documents
* Possess outstanding written and verbal communication skills. Must utilize these skills to communicate effectively across all groups in the organization
Required Experience and Skills:
* FreeBSD
* SQL
* Knowledge of Routing, DNS, SMTP, HTTP, FTP, SSH and Telnet
For immediate consideration, please submit your resume here.
Like the networks we build, our team is a broad network of individuals collaborating to change how the world works, lives, plays and learns.
QA Engineer
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.
This QA Engineer will be a primary contributor to the test effort for the IronPort Security Management Appliance, part of IronPort's full line of high availability, massive performance and easy to use network security appliances. The QA Engineer will work with Engineering and Product Management to review product requirements and engineering specifications and will write and execute test plans and test cases based on these documents.
Primary Responsibilities:
* Create and review test cases and test plans based on functional specifications and marketing requirements documents
* Execute test cases and test plans using internal API test tool or manual execution as needed.
* Identify, isolate and document software defects, either independently or with QA/Development peers
* Analysis and diagnosis of issues found in the field.
* Mentor junior team members
* Provide status and escalate issues to Team Lead as needed
Required Experience and Skills:
* MUST HAVE SERVER-SIDE, UNIX BASED QA EXPERIENCE
* Minimum of 6 years experience in QA
* Proven, referenceable experience as a White/Grey box QA Engineer
* Strong command of some UNIX variant
* API level testing using custom test harnesses
* Solid skills in python or other programming language
* Strong knowledge of TCP/IP networking
* Experience testing RDBMS-based applications
* Experience testing server applications
* Proven track record of developing test plans and test cases from engineering specifications and product marketing documents
* Possess outstanding written and verbal communication skills. Must utilize these skills to communicate effectively across all groups in the organization
Required Experience and Skills:
* FreeBSD
* SQL
* Knowledge of Routing, DNS, SMTP, HTTP, FTP, SSH and Telnet
For immediate consideration, please submit your resume here.
Saturday, February 2, 2008
Technical Marketing Engineer, Web Security Appliances
It’s an Exciting Time to Work at Cisco!
Like the networks we build, our team is a broad network of individuals collaborating to change how the world works, lives, plays and learns.
Technical Marketing Engineer, Web Security Appliances
IronPort 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:
Technical Marketing Engineers (TMEs) are product focused, working with a cross-functional team to ensure that the products that IronPort is bringing to market is successful in a wide variety of customer engagements.
TMEs have intrinsic product knowledge as well as detailed technical knowledge about a variety of networking environments where the product has to reside in. TMEs should have the ability to clearly articulate the technical differentiators of a product as well as work with IronPort Product Managers in identifying customer requirements and product gaps and helping PMs prioritize those gaps. Extensive customer and field interaction is a must.
Primary Responsibilities:
• Responsible for creating Technical collateral, application notes, technical white papers, presentations, demonstrations, and providing deal support for IronPort's Web Security product line
• Responsible for creating and maintaining vendor inter-operability matrices for IronPort's Web Security Appliance product line
• Assist in BU activity regarding performance and competitive analysis. Responsible for creating and maintaining field-facing performance and sizing matrix for IronPort's Web Security Appliance product line
• Support sales and marketing efforts as required. Some travel required to support field and marketing activity
• Support product launch activities and assist with Tradeshows, Conferences and Technical Sales Training or Channel Partner Training activities.
• Respond to customer or field inquiries, assist with Technical RFPs and work with a cross-functional team of PMs, SEs, Engineers as required.
Required Experience and Skills:
•BA/BS (business, marketing, or engineering preferred), MBA or equivalent a plus.
• Driven, with an entrepreneurial spirit and sense of urgency. Must be resourceful, proactive and aggressive.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented and possessing a high level of integrity.
• Team player that works well in collaborative situations and start-up environments.
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills required.
• Natural leadership skills and the ability to work with all teams in the company.
• Extensive experience with Internet technologies (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP, WCCP, FTP, SSH, SCP, LDAP etc) a must.
• Knowledge of web proxies, caching, Layer 4-7 switching desired
• Knowledge of Windows Active Directory services & protocols (NTLM SSP, NTLM basic, NTLM v2 etc.) a plus
• Experience with Cisco routing, switching or security products a plus
• Prior experience as a TME within the networking or security industry a must.
For immediate consideration, please submit your resume here.
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