Senior Remote Windows Endpoint Security Engineer

Cisco Systems; New York (NY); Remote; USD 168,000 - 245,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

401k with matching

Paid parental leave

Vacation time

Sick time

Volunteer time off

Job summary

Cisco Isovalent is building the next generation of security and visibility solutions across Windows and Linux. Join the Windows agent engineering team to develop runtime security features for a Windows-based endpoint agent.

You will use Go, C, and C++ with Win32 APIs, File I/O, and Winsock, participate in architecture discussions, debug complex systems, and optimize performance while collaborating across platforms to protect enterprise workloads.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of software development experience or a Master's with 4+ years of 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 IPC.
• 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

C/C++

Windows API

Multithreading

Go

Networking

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related

Tools

Win32 APIs

File I/O

Winsock

Job description

Cisco Isovalent is building the next generation of security and visibility solutions across Windows and Linux. Join the Windows agent engineering team to develop runtime security features for a Windows-based endpoint agent.

You will use Go, C, and C++ with Win32 APIs, File I/O, and Winsock, participate in architecture discussions, debug complex systems, and optimize performance while collaborating across platforms to protect enterprise workloads.