Director Software Development Endpoint
Director Software Development Endpoint
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Who is Forcepoint
Forcepoint simplifies security for global businesses and governments. Forcepoints allinone truly cloudnative 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 youre in the right place; we want you to bring your own energy to help us create a safer world. All were missing is you!
Forcepoint is looking for a highly experienced Director of Endpoint Development to join team in our Campbell CA office. The successful candidate will be responsible for recruiting top talent establishing a positive innovative and productive culture and delivering high quality software to our customers. This is a handson role requiring a strong technical background and the ability to get into the code and design process. This position is both people management and technical contribution to the Endpoint product within Forcepoint.
Essential Functions:
- Directs and controls the activities of a functional area providing daytoday guidance and support to ensure that your team is successful and meets its goals
- Responsible for planning staffing budgeting making decisions on administrative/operational/process related matters.
- Help define overall strategic direction for the development team.
- Translates near to midterm strategies into operating goals projects and assignments for .
- Influence senior level leaders regarding matters of significance to the organization.
- Provide handson technical leadership within the development team.
- Actively sourcing recruiting and on boarding top talent from around the globe
- Champion best practices within the organization including but not limited to the following areas: design architecture code reuse performance and quality.
- Work with engineering managers across Forcepoint engineering to meet organizational goals and deliver high quality functionality to our customers
- Work closely with technical support to quickly qualify and resolve escalated customer issues related to the endpoint agent
- Take an active role in the career development of your team members
Experience or knowledge required:
- 10 years of experience with C/C on OS X Linux and/or Windows
- Expert C/C coder with experience at the driver and kernel module layer.
- Excellent debugging skills. Reverse engineering techniques and debugging of kernel space code.
- Experience with WFP on Windows and/or experience with system extensions on MAC.
- Knowledge of software development method design and implementation
- Expertise in languages tools and techniques used to implement quality software products
- Experience with test automation and CI/CD
- Experience developing security products
- Exposure to technical support processes and customer issue resolution
- Strong communication (written and oral) and teamwork behavior within a diverse team environment
- Strong experience in recruiting and talent developmentand building good working relationships with teams around the world
- Selfmotivated to research new skills and technologies (whether or not directly related to product)
- Experience working in a fastpaced agile environment
Forcepoint is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The salary range for this role is 256000..00 and represents the low and high end of compensation for this position. Actual salaries are determined by various factors including but not limited to location experience and performance.The range listed is just one component of Forcepoints total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include bonuses paid time off policy and many regionspecific benefits.
Dont meet every single qualification Studies show people are hesitant to apply if they dont 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 youre 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 Companys career webpage as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by sending an email to .
Forcepoint is a Federal Contractor. Certain positions with Forcepoint require access to controlled goods and technologies subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations or the Export Administration Regulations. Applicants for these positions may need to be U.S. Persons as defined in these regulations. Generally a U.S. Person is a U.S. citizen lawful permanent resident or an individual who has been admitted as a refugee or granted asylum.
Applicants must have the right to work in the location to which you have applied.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
