[baltimorepm] Job opening at Sourcefire

Dawn Wallis wallisds at gmail.com
Mon Sep 17 11:57:40 PDT 2012


Hi Baltimore,

Anyone looking for a j o b? Sourcefire is hiring, see below.


Thanks,

Dawn
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Stromberg <dstromberg at sourcefire.com>
Date: Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 2:50 PM
Subject: Re: Sourcefire
To: Dawn Wallis <wallisds at gmail.com>


Thanks Dawn!

This is a job that requires 3-5 years of Perl, but we have Perl jobs
across the board. We are located in Columbia, MD conveniently located
between Baltimore and Washington.  Here is the post, and thanks
again!:

Sourcefire, Inc. (Nasdaq:FIRE), is a world leader in Cyber Security.
Sourcefire is transforming the way Global 2000 organizations and
government agencies manage and minimize network security risk.
Sourcefire’s IPS and real-time adaptive security solutions provide
security for the real world of dynamic networks and escalating
threats. Today, the names Sourcefire and Snort have grown synonymous
with innovation and Cyber Security.

Sourcefire is a dynamic environment that inspires employees to create
opportunities by honing their talents and skills every day.  Employees
are self-motivated, results driven and engaged. We recognize and
reward quality results and commitment to our company’s purposes and
principles.

Responsibilities:
    •    Reproducing customer issues escalated from support
    •    Interacting with customer support to gather sufficient
information to reproduce customer problems.
    •    Identifying and fixing problems in released products
    •    Interacting with product development for assistance in fixing
problems and ensuring fixes are included in future releases
    •    Creating test cases to verify fixes
    •    Building and testing patches
    •    Working with customers to tune their systems for improved performance
    •    Facilitate problem solving and collaboration within the team

Job Requirements:
Required knowledge, skills and abilities:
    •    Bachelors degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
    •    2-5 years experience in commercial software development or
advanced degree
    •    Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills
    •    Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
    •    Ability to learn new skills and apply them quickly
    •    Ability to understand legacy code to identify and fix problems
    •    Strong verbal and written communication skills
    •    3-5 years experience with Perl or equivalent language
    •    1-3 years experience with C/C++
    •    Demonstrable proficiency in Linux system administration
    •    Demonstrable proficiency with Linux shell scripting languages
    •    Solid understanding of networking protocols for
routing/switching, IP, TCP/UDP, and application layers such as HTTP,
SMTP, etc
    •    Experience with Ethernet packet based analysis

Desired knowledge, skills and abilities:
    •    Knowledge of MySQL or other relational databases
    •    Reverse engineering experience is a strong plus
    •    Experience investigating core files using GNU debugger
    •    Knowledge of network security concepts
    •    Experience with network security tools such as Snort, nmap,
nessus, ethereal, tcpdump, and tcpreplay

dave


On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 1:14 PM, Dawn Wallis <wallisds at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi David,
>
> DCBPW is a combination of both the DC and Baltimore Perl Mongers groups.
>
> I coordinate the Baltimore meetup effort and would be happy to pass
> along your information to baltimore.pm. To reach the Baltimore group
> you can send an email to baltimore-pm at pm.org and I will approve it so
> that the job message posts to our mailing list, or you can send it
> directly to me and I'll forward it to the list.
>
>
> Thanks!
>
> Dawn Wallis
> Baltimore.pm Organizer
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Hello,
> I'm an internal recruiter for SOURCEfire, a worldwide network/cyber
> company located in Columbia, MD.  We just opened up a ton of jobs and
> I wanted to offer the opportunities to your group.  What would be the
> best way to do this?
> -dave
>
> --
>
> David Stromberg
> Technical Recruiter
>
> SOURCEfire
> 9770 Patuxent Woods Drive
> Columbia, MD 21046
>
> T: 410-910-9555| C: 443-621-0855
>
> Agile Security: Security for the Real World
>
> Leader in the 2012 Gartner Magic Quadrant for IPS
>
> "Recommended" by NSS Labs
> Interested in industry trends? View our Webinar Series




--

David Stromberg
Technical Recruiter

SOURCEfire
9770 Patuxent Woods Drive
Columbia, MD 21046

T: 410-910-9555| C: 443-621-0855

Agile Security: Security for the Real World

Leader in the 2012 Gartner Magic Quadrant for IPS

"Recommended" by NSS Labs

Interested in industry trends? View our Webinar Series


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