Senior Windows Endpoint Security Engineer - Remote

Cisco Systems; Santa Fe (NM); Remote; USD 168,000 - 245,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Isovalent is seeking a Software Engineer to develop runtime security features for a Windows-based endpoint agent. You will work with Go, C, and C++ to build secure, efficient system-level software and collaborates with cross-functional teams across Windows and Linux environments.

You will design and optimize Windows runtime security, investigate platform behaviors, and participate in architecture discussions with senior engineers. This role offers remote work from anywhere in the U.S.

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

C/C++ systems programming

Windows system programming

Multi-threaded / multi-process

Education

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

Job description

Cisco Isovalent is seeking a Software Engineer to develop runtime security features for a Windows-based endpoint agent. You will work with Go, C, and C++ to build secure, efficient system-level software and collaborates with cross-functional teams across Windows and Linux environments.

You will design and optimize Windows runtime security, investigate platform behaviors, and participate in architecture discussions with senior engineers. This role offers remote work from anywhere in the U.S.