Software Engineering Technical Leader-TD&R
Cisco
Meet the Team
This is an opportunity to work with outstanding software engineers to develop and support a leading security product. The successful candidate will join our team delivering Cisco's Endpoint Security services, where we work closely with several other groups in a fast-paced, collaborative setting to deliver innovative features that protect our customers from ever-evolving threats.
We are a small team within a larger whole, all working towards the shared goal of making our product outstanding. As a member of the Windows Kernel Team, you will take part in crafting and developing security-oriented kernel capabilities, laying out the next-gen core for a sophisticated security product.
Our team is highly committed and values a culture of flexibility as we work towards our shared goals. We are diverse and inclusive, and value each others' life and technical experience and the different perspectives this brings to our work. We are based in Calgary, with teammates living throughout the world. We are all about remote and hybrid work. We are committed to self-organization and regularly tune our process as we go.
Your Impact:
- Develop Windows security drivers through the whole development lifecycle.
- Participate in constructive technical reviews and help us develop new core features.
- Build appropriate tests to ensure all components works as expected
- Tackle reported issues and collaborate with colleagues on all related issues.
Minimum Qualifications:
- 8+ years in a technical software engineering role or environment.
- 5+ years of experience in Windows Kernel development or low level programming.
- 3+ years experience of relevant system level programming experience.
- Experience working with Windows OS internals.
- Experience with standard debugging and analysis tools, such as: WinDbg, SysInternals, IDA, etc.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Demonstrates strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work effectively with remote teams across different time zones, and is a self-driven individual with a passion for learning and understanding diverse technologies.
- Understanding of existing AVs/EDR internals, endpoint security, secure coding & architecture, and reverse engineering of x86/x64.
- Familiarity with Agile development concepts and version control systems.
- Familiarity with telemetry and profiling tools for Windows.
- Experience with Rust.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cyber Security, or a related technology field or equivalent experience.
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When available, the salary range posted for this position reflects the projected hiring range for new hire, full-time salaries in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including equity or benefits. For non-sales roles the hiring ranges reflect base salary only; employees are also eligible to receive annual bonuses. Hiring ranges for sales positions include base and incentive compensation target. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location and additional factors, including but not limited to skillset, experience, and relevant education, certifications, or training. Applicants may not be eligible for the full salary range based on their U.S. or Canada hiring location. The recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.
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Employees receive up to twelve paid holidays per calendar year, which includes one floating holiday (for non-exempt employees), plus a day off for their birthday. Non-Exempt new hires accrue up to 16 days of vacation time off each year, at a rate of 4.92 hours per pay period. Exempt new hires participate in Cisco’s flexible Vacation Time Off policy, which does not place a defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use, but is subject to availability and some business limitations. All new hires are eligible for Sick Time Off subject to Cisco’s Sick Time Off Policy and will have eighty (80) hours of sick time off provided on their hire date and on January 1st of each year thereafter. Up to 80 hours of unused sick time will be carried forward from one calendar year to the next such that the maximum number of sick time hours an employee may have available is 160 hours. Employees in Illinois have a unique time off program designed specifically with local requirements in mind. All employees also have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues. We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community.
Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:
.75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;
1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;
1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.
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