Senior Software Engineer - Cloud Security

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

Designs, develops, troubleshoots and debugs software programs for enhancements and new products. Develops software and tools in support of designs. Analyzes, designs, programs, debugs, and modifies software enhancements and/or new products used in local, networked, cloud-based or Internet-related computer programs. Using current programming language and technologies, writes code, completes development, and performs testing and debugging of applications.

Your Opportunity

• Expertly implements designs using modern programming practices
• Obsessed with quality
• Eager to learn
• Should lead/drive software development initiatives
• Participates in/leads design
• May perform other duties and responsibilities that management may deem necessary from time to time.
  
  

What You'll Need

• B.S. degree in Computer Science or a directly related field, or equivalent work experience
• 5+ years of software development experience in the [primary programming language used by the team]
• Must have a strong initiative and the ability to work both in a self-directed manner and as part of a team
• Mentor software engineers on the team
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong understanding of a full software development life cycle (SDLC): requirements analysis, design, estimation, development, quality control and unit testing
• Ability to sit and work at a computer for extended periods of time
• Some travel may be required
  
  

Additional Desired Skills

• Experience with multi-threaded and network programming
• Object-oriented development experience with languages such as C++
• Experience developing cloud-based applications for use in Public Cloud environments
• Application development experience on Unix/Linux (Windows a plus)
• Strong understanding of design patterns and data structures
• In-depth knowledge of TCP/IP protocols, and Unix internals
  
  

If you’ve reached this point, and you’re still not sure if you should apply…..Just do it! We’re human and we don’t fit a perfect mold. Having diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives, that’s a good thing! If you’re coming from outside of the cyber industry - great! If you’re looking to try something new - awesome! All we ask is you bring passion to all that you do, crave creativity and innovation, and embrace the hard work of gaining new skills and accepting big challenges.

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