Job Title:
Endpoint Team Lead
About Us:
Forcepoint is transforming cybersecurity by focusing on what matters most: understanding people's intent as they interact with critical data and intellectual property wherever it resides.
Description:
We are building a new world-class Endpoint organisation in Cork, Ireland. The Cork team will be part of a global team that develops Forcepoint's Windows and Mac Endpoint products to scale to meet the needs of hundreds of millions of Forcepoint users.
Key Responsibilities:
* Provide hands-on technical leadership in the development team.
* Actively source, recruit, and onboard top talent from around the globe.
* Provide day-to-day guidance and support to ensure that your team is successful and meets its goals.
* 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.
Requirements:
* 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 methods, 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.
Soft Skills:
* Strong communication (written and oral) and teamwork behavior within a diverse team environment.
* Strong experience in recruiting and team building.
* Building good working relationships with other teams around the world.
* Ability to create an innovative, collaborative, and supportive culture.
* Strong focus on reports' talent development and career growth.
* Self-motivated to research new skills and technologies (whether or not directly related to product).
Education and Experience:
* Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
* Extensive experience managing a software engineering team.
* Experience working in a fast-paced, agile environment.