Senior Research Engineer - C/C++

Tenable•Columbia, MD

9d•Hybrid

About The Position

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: Tenable is not only building great products and carving out a completely new category, but we are also building a world-class engineering culture, and committed to hiring the very best. We are looking for a highly motivated Senior Research Engineer to join our NASL Integrations Research Engineering Team. This position will involve developing and maintaining integrations for Tenable products such as Nessus, Tenable Vulnerability Management, and Security Center to communicate with 3rd party enterprise software such as Privileged Access Management, Mobile Device Management, and Virtualization software.

Requirements

Able to work at Columbia, MD Headquarters (3 days per week, subject to change)
B.S. degree in Computer Science, or equivalent work experience
Demonstrably strong programming skills in C or C++. Python, Ruby, Perl, and concepts such as Object Oriented Programming
Exposure to software development life cycle (SDLC) concepts and Agile methodology
A solid understanding of the needs to architect and develop security products
Able to work both in a self-directed manner and as part of a team
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
Able to respond quickly and shift priorities as needed
Able to provide and receive constructive feedback during code review and design review
Strong ability to communicate plans, ideas, and project details to involved members and key stakeholders verbally and written
Experience developing enterprise level security products
Experience with developing protocols (examples : SSH,SSL,REST)
Experience with all platforms (Windows, Linux, MacOS)

Nice To Haves

Experience developing in the NASL programming language
Skilled in presentation on complex topics
Training of peers on new concepts and processes
Skills to keep complex information organized and understandable
Knowledge about developing successful processes

Responsibilities

Technical analysis of 3rd party software APIs
Develop and maintain integration code written in NASL
Lead technical projects in collaboration with cross-functional teams
Collaborate with other teams to extend NASL libraries and extend product UI’s as needed
Create or improve processes to produce faster and/or better outcomes
Review current projects and understand the challenges that may need to be overcome for those projects to succeed
Developing on many different platform languages depending on the current task
Assess how secure a design may be when implemented
Collaborate with your team and other teams to produce clearly planned work
Mentoring of other peers to help guide projects to success
Provide documentation and training to other Tenable members so they can effectively use the solutions provided
Take ownership of your projects and ensure their status is continually documented and communicated with management and co-workers
Develop documentation for customers and other Tenable members related to the functionality and usage of NASL Integrations
Leverage, maintain, and configure lab environment for team-related projects
Maintain in-depth knowledge of Tenable products and information security best-practices
May perform other duties and responsibilities that management may deem necessary from time to time