Remote Senior Windows Endpoint Security Engineer

Cisco; Maryland; Remote; USD 168,000 - 245,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Isovalent, part of the Cisco family, seeks a Software Engineer to advance runtime security features for a Windows-based endpoint agent. You will work with Go, C, and C++ in a high-performance, cross-platform context across Windows and Linux.

The role involves researching Windows platform behavior, designing secure system-monitoring capabilities, and collaborating with senior engineers to deliver reliable security software near the OS boundary.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of software development experience, or a Master's degree with 4+ years of software development experience.
• Experience with systems programming using C or C++, including multi-threaded and multi-process application development.
• 2+ years’ experience with operating system fundamentals, including threads, processes, file systems, networking, and inter-process communication.
• Experience with Windows system programming, including Win32 APIs, File I/O, Winsock, and familiarity with API hooking concepts.
• Experience debugging and troubleshooting complex software systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop and enhance runtime security features for a Windows-based endpoint agent.
• Design and implement systems-level endpoint security and monitoring capabilities using Go, C, and C++.
• Participate in architecture, design, and implementation discussions with senior engineers and architects.
• Develop software using Windows system programming interfaces, including Win32 APIs, File I/O, and Winsock.
• Investigate Windows platform behavior, APIs, and interactions between user-mode and kernel-mode components.
• Develop multi-threaded and multi-process applications and system-level software.
• Debug and resolve complex implementation issues and perform code reviews to improve software quality.
• Analyze and optimize feature performance to ensure efficient endpoint operation.

Skills

Go

C++

C

Multithreading

System programming

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Win32 APIs

Winsock

File I/O

Job description

Cisco Isovalent, part of the Cisco family, seeks a Software Engineer to advance runtime security features for a Windows-based endpoint agent. You will work with Go, C, and C++ in a high-performance, cross-platform context across Windows and Linux.

The role involves researching Windows platform behavior, designing secure system-monitoring capabilities, and collaborating with senior engineers to deliver reliable security software near the OS boundary.