Security Engineer (8 + yrs)

QE Engineer – NDR infrastructure - XDR Why will you enjoy this new opportunity? As you join VMware, you will help grow a company that makes meaningful and significant technology solutions and is committed to being a “force for good” in technology. Our mission is to become the trusted foundation for accelerating innovation in an unpredictable world. VMware software is essential for making the applications and devices your family and friends use every day a reality. Which means your work is essential for transforming everywhere. Working with the Network Detection and Response Team, you will join a team of highly experienced engineers and analysts developing the next generation of network security detection capabilities for our VMware products. We are the team responsible for the development of techniques to detect malicious and suspicious activity in network traffic and report it to our customers. We develop and maintain systems that help us develop IDS signatures and analyze large volumes of network data, and we make it all work at scale across our customer base through custom sensors and appliances. You will be directly involved in ensuring the quality of the the tools, infrastructure, and appliances used by the team to carry out its mission. Success in the Role: What are the performance outcomes over the first 6-12 months you will work toward completing? Within 30 days of employment, understand the role and the high-level operation of the main components used by team and the tooling that supports them. Become proficient with working with the python code base, the docker-based test environment, and the Jenkins CI/CD pipeline. Within 90 days of employment, implement your first suite of automated tests to cover new or existing functionalities in the detection infrastructure. Within the first year of employment, you will become the owner of key parts of the quality assurance of the tools and infrastructure used by the team. You will have a deep understanding of their operations and performance, and you will be able to make suggestions to improve it. The Work: What type of work will you be doing? What assignments, requirements, or skills will you be performing on a regular basis? Test automation: you are expected to add automated tests that validate the functional and performance effectiveness of the tools and infrastructure that the Network Detection and Response team relies on. In this role, you will closely work with the team to understand new changes, cover them with testcases. You will also and extend and improve the existing Python-based test automation framework. Test triage: you are expected to help triage tests runs ahead of scheduled releases and help identify product issues before they reach production. You will work with the engineering team to isolate issues, understand their severity, and decide if a release can go ahead. What is the leadership like for this role? What is the structure and culture of the team like? The team is run in an agile fashion. The structure of the team is flat, and everybody's opinions are always valued equally. We always attempt to leave as much as space as possible to personal growth and to support employees in learning specialised topics (ML, network security tools, ...). The team combines software engineers and network analysts that together develop and maintain the tools used for network anomaly detection: this tight collaboration enables us to move quickly from an initial idea to deployment in production. Where is this role located? Flexible: The role is considered flexible and will be a mix of working from a local VMware office and remote depending on your preferences and the arrangements determined with your future manager. You will be expected to live within a reasonable non-daily commute of the office. What are the benefits and perks of working at VMware? You and your loved ones will be supported with a competitive and comprehensive benefits package. Below are some highlights, or you can view the complete benefits package by visiting www.benefits.vmware.com. Employee Stock Purchase Plan Medical Coverage, Retirement, and Parental Leave Plans for All Family Types Generous Time Off Programs 40 hours of paid time to volunteer in your community Financial contributions to your ongoing development (conference participation, trainings, course work, etc.) Wellness reimbursement and online fitness and wellbeing classes Category : Engineering and Technology Subcategory: Software Engineering Experience: Manager and Professional Full Time/ Part Time: Full Time Posted Date: 2022-06-17 VMware Company Overview: At VMware, we believe that software has the power to unlock new opportunities for people and our planet. 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