Software Development Engineer

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!

We are looking for an experienced Software Development Engineer that is energetic, hardworking and can work effectively at all levels of the application stack with relative independence. As a member of our growing team you will help design and develop technology solutions that are scalable, relevant, and critical to our company’s success. If you have an interest in cybersecurity, massive-volume data processing and using analytics for intelligence, then this is the development role for you. You will be working in an Agile environment, and contributing with your ideas, code, testing, and planning skills.

Remote

1. Working collaboratively with other software engineers, product managers, project managers and quality assurance engineers to deliver scalable, lasting, Linux-based server technology solutions
2. Researching, designing, developing, documenting, analyzing, testing, debugging and integrating capabilities into new and existing applications
3. Verifying product features are thoroughly implemented, ensuring all requirements are met, using robust technical solutions and only the highest quality coding standards
4. Remaining up to date on all current best practices, trends, and industry developments and actively sharing that knowledge with other team members
5. Assist support personnel by investigating customer issues that are escalated to software development on an as-needed and rotated responsibility perspective
6. Strong desire to learn new skills and tools as needed
7. Flexibility to adapt to changing instructions and requirements

1. Equivalent work experience OR Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
2. 5+ years experience developing complex software products
3. 3+ years of experience in Java server development
4. 2+ years building web applications with modern front-end UI technologies like Javascript, Angular, React and Bootstrap
5. 1+ years of developing with relational and NoSql databases and integrating this logic within Java services
6. Strong understanding of multi-tier web-based applications
7. Solid understanding of object-oriented programming
8. Demonstrable experience authoring and maintaining scripts in multiple languages on multiple platform types. Examples: Bash, Python, Powershell
9. Working knowledge of Git for version control
10. Expected to deliver effective results while working independently with minimal supervision
11. Must be US person and willing and eligible to gain at least secret government clearance

1. Solid working knowledge of Java EE technologies using REST services and JSON
2. Experience using NoSql Database Technology such as Elasticsearch and relational database technology such as Postgres
3. Experience with data streaming platforms such as Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ and Apache Spark
4. Experience developing with cloud platforms & native technologies such as AWS, Docker and Kubernetes
5. Experience with continuous integration/delivery and configuration management tools (Jenkins, Ansible, Artifactory, Terraform)
6. Experience building automated testing
7. Experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment

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.

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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.

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