Senior Developer - Managed Risk Engine (JAVA)

Senior Developer - Managed Risk Engines

Arctic Wolf, with its unicorn valuation, is the leader in security operations in an exciting and fast-growing industry—cybersecurity. We have won countless awards for our excellence in security operations and remain dedicated to providing an industry-leading customer and employee experience.
Our mission is simple: End Cyber Risk. We’re looking for a Senior Developer to be part of making that happen.

About the Role:

The Managed Risk Engines team is responsible for various scan engines that’s used every day to scan millions of machines for security vulnerabilities and misconfigurations.  A successful candidate will spend most of their time working on the Java SCAP/OVAL scan engine for which is used by Arctic Wolf in its own security product as well as OEM licenced to be used in other security products. That Java scan engine can perform local scanning on a wide variety of OSes, including Windows, Linux/Unix, MacOS, along with performing remote scanning over various protocols to many more OSes and devices. Given the wide range of OSes and devices that can be scanned by the Java scan engine, the ideal candidate would have experience with using multiple OSes, and some familiarity with setting up and configuring those OSes. This role is a unique role, as along with learning and gaining experience with the programming languages used, one will also learn a lot about many different OSes, standards-based security automation technology stack, and various OSes. If you have a desire for continuous learning, this role is for you.
 

You Will:

• Architect, design, develop, test and deliver software in an agile environment

• Work as part of a team of highly skilled engineers

• Continuously learn and expand your technical horizons

Must Haves:

• 5+ years of experience shipping production-quality software

• 3+ years of backend Java development

• Experience using multiple OSes

• Desire to write efficient code with resource usage in mind, and not rely on heavy weight frameworks such as Spring.

Nice to Haves:

• Other programing languages: C#, PowerShell, GoLang, Python, JavaScript

• JAXB/XML and JSON schemas and data models, XSLTs

• Familiarity with Windows, Unix/Linux, macOS, Cisco IOS/IOS-XE, IBM AIX, Juniper OS, PanOS, VMWare ESXi

• Knowledge of SCAP, XCCDF, OVAL and other security standards and schemas.

• Docker and Kubernetes (K8s)/ECS

• Experience deploying to Amazon Web Services (AWS)

• ClassLoaders and isolation

• Multi-threading and non-blocking I/O

• Networking protocols and data interchange formats

• Maven

• Interest in cyber security

Interview Process:
The interview process is approximately as follows:

• Phone pre-screening: A recruiter contacts you to briefly discuss your work history and provide an overview of Arctic Wolf. Approximately 30 minutes.

• Technical assessment: The recruiter sends you a link to a straightforward technical assessment that is relevant to the role you are applying for. Approximately 2-4 hours.

• Face-to-face interviews: Several team members conduct two interviews to learn more about you and provide more information about your potential role and team. Be prepared to collaborate on a technical problem and talk more about past projects and your career goals. Approximately 1 hour per interview.

Don’t meet all the requirements? That’s okay! We still want you to apply. We have many opportunities, and we are always looking for top talent.
 

About Arctic Wolf 

At Arctic Wolf we’re cultivating a collaborative and productive work environment that welcomes a diversity of backgrounds, cultures, and ideas to make our teams even stronger as we grow globally. We’ve been named among the list of Top Workplaces in USA, Minnesota (2021-2024), and Texas (2023-2024), Best Places to Work San Antonio (2023, 2024) and Minneapolis/St. Paul (2022-2024), Great Place to Work - Canada (2021-2024), and on the list of Best Workplaces in Technology (2024) in Canada. As well as on Fortune’s Best Place to Work for Millennials (2023) and Top Technology Workplace (2023) lists.

Our Values
Arctic Wolf recognizes that success comes from delighting our customers, so we work together to ensure that happens every day. We believe in diversity and inclusion, and truly value the unique qualities and unique perspectives all employees bring to the organization. And we appreciate that—by protecting people’s and organizations’ sensitive data and seeking to end cyber risk— we get to work in an industry that is fundamental to the greater good.
We celebrate unique perspectives by creating a platform for all voices to be heard through our Pack Unity program. We encourage all employees to join or create a new alliance. See more about our Pack Unity here.
We also believe and practice corporate responsibility, and have recently joined the Pledge 1% Movement, ensuring that we continue to give back to our community. We know that through our mission to End Cyber Risk we will continue to engage and give back to our communities.

Arctic Wolf is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or any other basis forbidden under federal, provincial, or local law. Arctic Wolf is committed to fostering a welcoming, accessible, respectful, and inclusive environment ensuring equal access and participation for people with disabilities. As such, we strive to make our entire employee experience as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for candidates and employees with disabilities and/or other specific needs where possible. Please let us know if you require any accommodations by emailing [email protected].

Security Requirements

• Conducts duties and responsibilities in accordance with AWN’s Information Security policies, standards, processes and controls to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of AWN business information (in accordance with our employee handbook and corporate policies).

• Background checks are required for this position.

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