Remote Windows Security Systems Engineer (Endpoint Agent)

Cisco Systems; Nashville (TN); Remote; USD 168,000 - 245,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Isovalent is seeking a Software Engineer to join the Windows agent team. You will build runtime security features for a Windows-based endpoint agent, using system programming, Win32 APIs, and networking concepts to keep workloads secure.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams across Windows and Linux, investigate OS behaviors, optimize performance, and contribute to cross-platform security capabilities spanning enterprise, data center, and cloud workloads.

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 + year’s 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
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand runtime security requirements and translate them into reliable software solutions
• Contribute to cross-platform security capabilities spanning Windows and Linux environments

Skills

Go

C

C++

Windows API

Networking

Multithreading

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Master's degree in relevant field

Tools

Win32 API

Winsock

File I/O

Job description

Cisco Isovalent is seeking a Software Engineer to join the Windows agent team. You will build runtime security features for a Windows-based endpoint agent, using system programming, Win32 APIs, and networking concepts to keep workloads secure.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams across Windows and Linux, investigate OS behaviors, optimize performance, and contribute to cross-platform security capabilities spanning enterprise, data center, and cloud workloads.