What's Great About Sophos?
· Sophos operates a remote-first working model, and working remotely is the primary option for most employees
· Our people – we innovate and create, all of which are accompanied by a great sense of fun and team spirit
· Employee-led diversity and inclusion networks that build community and provide education and advocacy
· Annual charity and fundraising initiatives and volunteer days for employees to support local communities
· Global employee sustainability initiatives to reduce our environmental footprint
· Global fitness and trivia competitions to keep our bodies and minds sharp
· Global wellbeing days for employees to relax and recharge
· Monthly wellbeing webinars and training to support employee health and wellbeing
Role Summary
This role is for an L1 Software Engineer, focusing on supporting a DevOps team within an engineering organization comprising 200+ engineers. The incumbent will play a crucial role in contributing to the delivery of security product updates, impacting over 100,000 customers globally. The primary responsibilities include supporting the existing DevOps infrastructure and collaborating with the team to improve and optimize processes. This position offers a pathway for professional growth and skill development.
What you will do
- Assist in maintaining and enhancing the existing build framework utilizing Git, Jenkins, GNU make, and Bazel.
- Participate in Linux/Unix Systems Administration tasks.
- Help identify and integrate open-source or third-party build and developer tools with existing systems to enhance engineering efficiency.
- Contribute to the design and development of resilient Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines for various products.
- Support in responding to operational events and troubleshooting/resolving issues.
What you will bring
- Essential Skills
- 2 years of experience in software engineering, with exposure to build and release processes.
- Basic knowledge of Git, Jenkins, Ansible and scripting using languages like Linux shellan Python
- Hands-on Knowledge on Linux Operating Systems (Ubuntu, Redhat, CentOS)
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipeline concepts and basic troubleshooting.
- Understanding of Release Engineering methods on Git (GitFlow or customized GitFlow).
- Knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform, focusing on basic virtualization and infrastructure as code (IaC) concepts.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Desired Skills
- Development experience in C/C++ is an asset.
- Basic understanding of cloud systems (AWS) and their scalable deployment.
- Familiarity with monitoring strategies for complex systems.
- An interest in the security domain or security testing is advantageous.
- Eagerness to learn and grow within a team environment, with a focus on collaborative problem-solving.
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Ready to Join Us?
At Sophos, we believe in the power of diverse perspectives to fuel innovation. Research shows that candidates sometimes hesitate to apply if they don't check every box in a job description. We challenge that notion. Your unique experiences and skills might be exactly what we need to enhance our team. Don't let a checklist hold you back – if you're passionate about cybersecurity and ready to contribute, we encourage you to apply. We're excited to explore how your individuality can shape the future of our company.
About Us
Sophos is a worldwide leader in next-generation cybersecurity, protecting more than 500,000 organizations and millions of consumers in more than 150 countries from today’s most advanced cyber threats. Powered by threat intelligence, AI, and machine learning from SophosLabs and SophosAI, Sophos delivers a broad portfolio of advanced products and services to secure users, networks, and endpoints against ransomware, malware, exploits, phishing, and a wide range of other cyberattacks. Sophos provides a single integrated cloud-based management console, Sophos Central – the centerpiece of an adaptive cybersecurity ecosystem that features a centralized data lake that leverages a rich set of open APIs available to customers, partners, developers, and other cybersecurity vendors. Sophos sells its products and services through reseller partners and managed service providers (MSPs) worldwide. Sophos has major hubs around the globe. More information is available at
www.sophos.com.
Our Commitment To You
We’re proud of the diverse and inclusive environment we have at Sophos, and we’re committed to ensuring equality of opportunity. We believe that diversity, combined with excellence, builds a better Sophos, so we encourage applicants who can contribute to the diversity of our team. All applicants will be treated in a fair and equal manner and in accordance with the law regardless of gender, sex, gender reassignment, marital status, race, religion or belief, color, age, military veteran status, disability, pregnancy, maternity or sexual orientation. We want to give you every opportunity to show us your best self, so if there are any adjustments we could make to the recruitment and selection process to support you, please let us know.
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