Forcepoint

Distinguished Engineer, Architect

Remote US
Description

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 a highly skilled Architect to help identifying direction of Forcepoint’s technology architecture creating a cohesive, simplified security offerings with an amazing customer experience. You will help create and run Forcepoint’s product architecture, collaborating with cross-functional teams across Engineering, Product Management, Marketing, Sales, and Support. This position will help defining the technological direction for how Forcepoint links product value to customer outcomes. 
 
The Role 

  • Drive Forcepoint security offerings to be best of breed and competitive, define the needed architecture to support these capabilities.  

  • Oversee development of production code, particularly during early stages, while providing guidance to more engineering as they take on different parts of a system for which you are the primary architect.  

  • Drive innovation and best practices to build competitive products. 

  • Work with partners and leaders spanning multiple organizations and teams to help set product security vision as well as define and deliver on technical roadmaps.  

  • Provide technical feedback for critical platform and systems development outside of your primary product work you're doing.  

  • Drive complex projects and lead a team of engineers, building product that meets requirements.  

  • Deliver a consumer like experience across the technology stack.   

  • Problem solving, debug, and fix with advanced development skills  
     

We are looking for: 

  • You have 15+ years proven experience and are regarded as a problem solver across a broad set of constituents across your company and/or industry.  

  • You have extensive technical, market expertise in the security space.  

  • Ability to get consensus and set technical direction across a large engineering organization.  

  • Experience with networking and security protocols/technologies and implementation of high-speed, high-scale, data-planes that carry critical customer traffic.  

  • Understanding of core networking protocols such as IPv4, IPv6, BGP, IPsec, and familiarity with many others.  Understanding of key security proxy technologies such as SWG, CASB, ZTNA, DLP, etc.,   

  • Familiarity with distributed systems development. 

  • Experience working and helping define test methodologies and test plans 

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.

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 Company’s career webpage as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by sending an email to recruiting@forcepoint.com.

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.

Forcepoint
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