Who is Forcepoint?
Forcepoint simplifies security for global businesses and governments. Forcepoint's all-in-one, truly cloud-native platform makes it easy to adopt Zero Trust and prevent the theft or loss of sensitive data and intellectual property no matter where people are working. 20+ years in business. 2.7k employees. 150 countries. 11k+ customers. 300+ patents. If our mission excites you, you're in the right place; we want you to bring your own energy to help us create a safer world. All we're missing is you!
Forcepoint simplifies security for global businesses and governments. Forcepoint's all-in-one, truly cloud-native platform makes it easy to adopt Zero Trust and prevent the theft or loss of sensitive data and intellectual property no matter where people are working. Based in Austin, Texas, Forcepoint creates safe, trusted environments for customers and their employees in more than 150 countries. Engage with Forcepoint on www.forcepoint.com, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
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Forcepoint is seeking a full-time Senior Cyber Engineer to develop and operationalize holistic program solutions that include Forcepoint cyber products. This individual must be highly motivated, have excellent interpersonal skills, and be technically and operationally proficient.
The successful candidate will be offered specialised training to support our products and services and is expected to become proficient in complex solutions and deployments.
Essential Functions
- Provide program requirements, development, operations support, and knowledge transfer.
- Provide on-site operational support to customer.
- Prepare program and operations documentation.
- Provide program and operations briefings to customer leadership and Forcepoint corporate leadership as required.
Education and Experience
- Demonstrable experience within the cyber industry with a focus on DLP
- Minimum 4 years of directly relevant experience in program development and operations support
- Intermediate Windows administration and security knowledge
- Intermediate to advanced understanding of security design and architecture
- Must be able to coordinate collaboratively across multiple disciplines, with management, and with customers.
- Experience in troubleshooting and resolving complex customer issues.
- Experience with supporting/addressing customer training objectives
- Must be able to work and collaborate remotely with management and team members
Technical Experience
- Basic network administration knowledge (TCP/IP, firewalls, routers, etc.)
- Good Linux/Unix administration knowledge
- Basic to Intermediate Windows administration knowledge
- Intermediate understanding of security design and architecture, Active Directory/LDAP, and computer virtualization
- Excellent product troubleshooting approach
- Experience in troubleshooting and resolving installation or application errors
- Experience with supporting/addressing customer training objectives
Desirable Experience
- Security SOC products integration (e. g. firewall, web gateways, Data Loss
- Prevention)
- Python
- Shell scripting
- Basic database knowledge (MSSQL and Oracle)
- Regex knowledge
- Apache NIFI exposure
Preferred Education and Experience
- Technical or programmatic certifications preferred
- Previous Forcepoint Solutions experience, a plus
Don't meet every single qualification? Studies show people are hesitant to apply if they don't meet all requirements listed in a job posting. Forcepoint is focused on building an inclusive and diverse workplace - so if there is something slightly different about your previous experience, but it otherwise aligns and you're excited about this role, we encourage you to apply. You could be a great candidate for this or other roles on our team.
The policy of Forcepoint is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, citizenship status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status and to affirmatively seek to advance the principles of equal employment opportunity.
Forcepoint is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers, including job seekers with disabilities. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access the Company's career webpage as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by sending an email to HumanResources@forcepoint.com
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