Staff Research Engineer - Email Security - Tool Development

Staff Research Engineer – Email Security – Tool Development

 

SonicWALL is seeking an experienced engineer to join our Sunnyvale, CA team.  Founded in 1991, SonicWALL, Inc. designs, develops and manufactures comprehensive network security, secure remote access, and continuous data protection solutions.  Offering both appliance-based products as well as value-added subscription services, SonicWALL’s comprehensive solutions enable organizations to secure deep protection without compromising network performance.  SonicWALL is a recognized global leader in the small and medium business markets and its solutions are deployed in distributed enterprise environments, government, retail point-of-sale and healthcare segments as well as through service providers.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES

· Analyze spam and phishing messages and trends to develop and enhance algorithms and techniques to improve email security

· Research, design and deploy anti-spam filtering signatures, rules and techniques using highly scalable web-based tools

 

REQUIREMENTS

· Experience deploying anti-spam, virus or other email threat related signatures and policies

· Strong experience in web related technologies, including HTTP, database, application servers, and development methodologies

· Experiences in Service-oriented Architecture, web services a plus

· Extensive C/C++ experience and moderate Java experience a must

· Familiarity with email protocols and formats including SMTP, MIME, and RFC 822 a plus

· Demonstrated technical leadership including strong communication & mentoring skills

· Strong Windows programming experience required; Linux systems programming skills a plus

· MySQL database, Perl experience highly desirable

 

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

· BSCS or equivalent, MSCS a plus

· 7+ years of software engineering experience.

 

SonicWALL is looking for talented individuals who want to work in cutting edge technology with a dynamic, fast growing company. If you have what it takes to thrive in this fast paced environment and you meet the minimum requirements for this position, please contact us. We’d love to hear from you!

SonicWALL, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to affirmative action and workforce diversity. SonicWALL offers great benefits, including paid vacation, 401K, health and dental, stock and a challenging and fun work environment.

Visit our website at www.sonicwall.com for further information regarding our company and its products.

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Position Type: Full Time, Employee

Location: Sunnyvale, CA

Ref Code: LH-RETD-SV

 

Contact Information

Human Resources

jobs@sonicwall.com