Darktrace is a global leader in AI for cybersecurity that keeps organizations ahead of the changing threat landscape every day. Founded in 2013, Darktrace provides the essential cybersecurity platform protecting nearly 10,000 organizations from unknown threats using its proprietary AI. The Darktrace Active AI Security Platform™ delivers a proactive approach to cyber resilience to secure the business across the entire digital estate – from network to cloud to email. Breakthrough innovations from our R&D teams have resulted in over 200 patent applications filed. Darktrace’s platform and services are supported by over 2,400 employees around the world. To learn more, visit http://www.darktrace.com.
Job Description:
What will I be doing:
In this role, you will join our development team working with our US Federal clients to create and improve the products behind the company’s rapid growth. Our software engineers work across a wide variety of projects and with a diverse toolset. We are seeking software engineers of varying levels (from Junior to Senior). Day to day life will include:
- Contributing to rapid prototyping of new and innovative ideas to further improve Darktrace Federal’s services and offerings
- Supporting deployment of code written into secure cloud offerings and physical deployments
- Liaising between the development team, federal team, and technical support escalations when issues arise
What experience do I need:
In this role, Darktrace is looking for a bright, tenacious, and articulate software engineer to work in an exciting, fast-moving environment at the cutting edge of cyber security technology. We welcome applications from engineers who have a solution focused mindset that can combine this with an analytical approach to problem-solving.
- Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without employer sponsorship. Due to federal security requirements, the role may require obtaining and maintaining a U.S. government security clearance, which may require U.S. citizenship.
- Comfortable working autonomously and taking independent decisions as well as having the ability to work cooperatively within a team
- Experience running systems in a cloud environment facing end-user or programmatic traffic
- Knowledge of the mechanisms of networking in physical and cloud environments
- Experience using Infrastructure as Code such as Terraform (desirable)
- Comfortable using and troubleshooting linux based machines (desirable)
- Ability to write and modify shell scripts (desirable)
- An understanding of general networking and cyber security technologies (desirable)
- Willingness to report to the Arlington, VA office for final interview.
- Salary range $100,000 - $170, 000 depending on experience and title.
Benefits:
100% medical, dental and vision insurance, plus dependents
Paid parental leave
Pet insurance Discount
Life insurance
Commuter benefits
401(k)
Employee Assistance Program
Top Skills
What We Do
Darktrace, a global leader in cyber security AI, delivers world-class technology that protects over 5,500 customers worldwide from advanced threats, including ransomware and cloud and SaaS attacks.
The company’s fundamentally different approach applies Self-Learning AI to enable machines to understand the business in order to autonomously defend it.
Headquartered in Cambridge, UK, the company has 1,500 employees and over 30 offices worldwide.
Darktrace was named one of TIME magazine’s ‘Most Influential Companies’ for 2021.
