About Us
Sophos is a global leader and innovator of advanced security solutions that defeat cyberattacks, including Managed Detection and Response (MDR) and incident response services and a broad portfolio of endpoint, network, email, and cloud security technologies. As one of the largest pure-play cybersecurity providers, Sophos defends more than 600,000 organizations and more than 100 million users worldwide from active adversaries, ransomware, phishing, malware, and more. Sophos’ services and products connect through the Sophos Central management console and are powered by Sophos X-Ops, the company’s cross-domain threat intelligence unit. Sophos X-Ops intelligence optimizes the entire Sophos Adaptive Cybersecurity Ecosystem, which includes a centralized data lake that leverages a rich set of open APIs available to customers, partners, developers, and other cybersecurity and information technology vendors. Sophos provides cybersecurity-as-a-service to organizations needing fully managed security solutions. Customers can also manage their cybersecurity directly with Sophos’ security operations platform or use a hybrid approach by supplementing their in-house teams with Sophos’ services, including threat hunting and remediation. Sophos sells through reseller partners and managed service providers (MSPs) worldwide. Sophos is headquartered in Oxford, U.K. More information is available at
www.sophos.com.
Role Summary
The engineering services team in the Endpoint Security Group are responsible for providing the platform for continuous integration, test and publishing for all endpoint products across Sophos. We use a variety of different operating systems and are always looking for new and innovative ways we can improve the engineering integration with our Cloud based infrastructure. This includes architecting, designing and building new infrastructure and micro-services, as well as acting to support our internal Engineering team customers. We endeavour to provide the best platform for developing new software we can whilst maintaining the robustness and tenacity required by a world leading security software engineering company.
The job requires deep skills in python development, AWS, Infrastructure as code, Kubernetes, cloud-native applications and infrastructure, database systems, and system administration skills. Your skills and experience will be put to good use in continually modernizing, scaling and hardening an infrastructure that keeps pace with a fast-moving industry.
What You Will DoWork to help design and build innovative solutions to problems raised by the product teams Work effectively independentlyCreate estimates and work plans then deliver according to those plans in an agile mannerIdentify areas of opportunity and propose improvements to internal and/or production infrastructureIdentify operational processes suitable for automation and drive the implementation of solutions Carry personal responsibility for high-quality changes to a live IT infrastructureAdapt approach and demeanour to match the demands of the situationWhat You Will BringPython development ideally including experience of asynchronous code and unit testing. Experience and knowledge of building secure, cloud-native applications on AWS, using AWS managed services.Knowledge and appropriate usage of microservices-based architectures, including Docker and Kubernetes or other orchestration services.Effective communication in a variety of settings: one on one, small and large groups and among diverse styles and position levels.Infrastructure as Code experience (CloudFormation/Terraform) Experience in delivering modern DevOps and Agile practices for the full development lifecycle.A passion for keeping pace with industry trends, technologies, and their appropriate implementations.Knowledge of underlying protocols and infrastructures; including DNS, PKI, HTTP, and networking.Have some experience of full stack development.Linux and Window systems administration. Experience of working as part of a global organization with engineering teams across multiple time zones and cultures.#B1
Ready to Join Us?
At Sophos, we believe in the power of diverse perspectives to fuel innovation. Research shows that candidates sometimes hesitate to apply if they don't check every box in a job description. We challenge that notion. Your unique experiences and skills might be exactly what we need to enhance our team. Don't let a checklist hold you back – we encourage you to apply.
What's Great About Sophos?
· Sophos operates a remote-first working model, making remote work the primary option for most employees. However, some roles may necessitate a hybrid approach. Please refer to the location details in our job postings for further information.
· Our people – we innovate and create, all of which are accompanied by a great sense of fun and team spirit
· Employee-led diversity and inclusion networks that build community and provide education and advocacy
· Annual charity and fundraising initiatives and volunteer days for employees to support local communities
· Global employee sustainability initiatives to reduce our environmental footprint
· Global fitness and trivia competitions to keep our bodies and minds sharp
· Global wellbeing days for employees to relax and recharge
· Monthly wellbeing webinars and training to support employee health and wellbeing
Our Commitment To You
We’re proud of the diverse and inclusive environment we have at Sophos, and we’re committed to ensuring equality of opportunity. We believe that diversity, combined with excellence, builds a better Sophos, so we encourage applicants who can contribute to the diversity of our team. All applicants will be treated in a fair and equal manner and in accordance with the law regardless of gender, sex, gender reassignment, marital status, race, religion or belief, color, age, military veteran status, disability, pregnancy, maternity or sexual orientation. We want to give you every opportunity to show us your best self, so if there are any adjustments we could make to the recruitment and selection process to support you, please let us know.
Data Protection
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