Who is Tenable?
Tenable® is the Exposure Management company. 44,000 organizations around the globe rely on Tenable to understand and reduce cyber risk. Our global employees support 65 percent of the Fortune 500, 45 percent of the Global 2000, and large government agencies. Come be part of our journey!
What makes Tenable such a great place to work?
Ask a member of our team and they’ll answer, “Our people!” We work together to build and innovate best-in-class cybersecurity solutions for our customers; all while creating a culture of belonging, respect, and excellence where we can be our best selves. When you’re part of our #OneTenable team, you can expect to partner with some of the most talented and passionate people in the industry, and have the support and resources you need to do work that truly matters. We deliver results that exceed expectations and we win together!
Your Role:
Tenable is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to join our Identity Security platform team. In this role, you'll be instrumental in building and scaling our identity security solutions that help organizations worldwide secure their digital assets.
The Technology You'll Work With:
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Primary: Kotlin, SQL (Snowflake, MSSQL, PostgreSQL)
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Supporting: Apache Kafka, DynamoDB, S3, C#, NodeJS
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Infrastructure: AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, Jenkins, Azure
Your Opportunity:
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Design and implement high-performance, scalable backend services in Kotlin
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Develop and optimize SQL workflows to manage high data volume
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Build robust data processing pipelines for identity and access management data
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Create efficient APIs that power our security analytics engine
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Collaborate on database design and optimization
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Write comprehensive unit and integration tests
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Participate in code reviews and architectural discussions
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Manage and secure digital identities across cloud platforms
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Detect and remediate security vulnerabilities
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Analyze and optimize access patterns
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Ensure compliance with security standards
Technical Environment:
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Event-driven architecture using Kafka and APIs for real-time data processing
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Container-based deployment using Kubernetes
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Automated testing and deployment pipelines
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Continuous Development powered by feature flags
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Focus on observability and monitoring
What You'll Need:
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Successful experience in backend development
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Strong proficiency in Kotlin or similar object oriented language.
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Professional-level SQL knowledge and experience with relational databases at scale
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Experience building RESTful APIs and microservices
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Solid understanding of concurrent and distributed systems
And Ideally:
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Contributions to open-source projects
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Experience with multi-tenant cloud-native development
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Database performance tuning experience
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Familiarity with Kubernetes and container orchestration
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Previous experience in cybersecurity or identity management
Team Culture:
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Collaborative environment focused on product excellence
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Great team spirit where everyone is welcome to help on any scope
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Regular knowledge sharing sessions and technical discussions
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Direct interaction with product management and security researchers
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Continuous learning opportunities in cybersecurity
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Agile development methodology with quick iteration cycles
#LI-Hybrid
#LI-AV1
We’re committed to promoting Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) at Tenable - through all equal employment opportunity laws and regulations at the international, federal, state and local levels. If you need a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please contact [email protected] for further assistance.
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What We Do
Tenable®, Inc. is the Cyber Exposure company. Over 30,000 organizations around the globe rely on Tenable to understand and reduce cyber risk. As the creator of Nessus®, Tenable extended its expertise in vulnerabilities to deliver the world’s first platform to see and secure any digital asset on any computing platform. Tenable customers include more than 50 percent of the Fortune 500, more than 30 percent of the Global 2000 and large government agencies. Learn more at www.tenable.com.
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