Senior Windows Endpoint Security Engineer (Remote)

Cisco Systems; Boston (MA); Remote; USD 168,000 - 245,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan with matching

Paid parental leave

Flexible vacation time off

Job summary

Cisco Isovalent is hiring a Software Engineer for the Windows agent team to extend security capabilities across Windows environments and collaborate with Linux counterparts. You will develop runtime security features, use Go, C, and C++, and work with Win32 APIs, File I/O, and Winsock to build reliable, high-performance endpoints.

You will participate in architecture discussions, troubleshoot complex issues, and ensure scalable cross-platform security across enterprise, data center, and cloud

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree with 4+ years of software development experience.
• Experience in systems programming with C/C++, including multi-threaded apps.
• Experience with Windows API surface, Winsock and file I/O.

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 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++ systems programming

Multithreading

Win32 APIs

Go

Networking

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Master's degree in CS or related field

Job description

Cisco Isovalent is hiring a Software Engineer for the Windows agent team to extend security capabilities across Windows environments and collaborate with Linux counterparts. You will develop runtime security features, use Go, C, and C++, and work with Win32 APIs, File I/O, and Winsock to build reliable, high-performance endpoints.

You will participate in architecture discussions, troubleshoot complex issues, and ensure scalable cross-platform security across enterprise, data center, and cloud