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Software Engineer (Java and AWS)

Role overview

Qualifications

  • 1-2 years of development experience in Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, AWS
  • Strong understanding of API development principles, including design patterns and data structures
  • Experience in product development
  • Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins

Responsibilities

  • Build new products/customize terraform automations using Java technologies
  • Analyze, design, and implement new features across the Java Backend software stack
  • Address defects within well-defined SLAs to ensure customer satisfaction
  • Write automated unit and integration tests to execute within CI/CD pipelines

About the company

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Sophos

Cybersecurity

Sophos is a worldwide leader and innovator of advanced cybersecurity solutions, including Managed Detection and Response (MDR) and incident response services and a broad portfolio of endpoint, network, email, and cloud security technologies that help organizations defeat cyberattacks. As one of the largest pure-play cybersecurity providers, Sophos defends more than 500,000 organizations and more than 100 million users globally from active adversaries, ransomware, phishing, malware, and more. Sophos’ services and products connect through its cloud-based Sophos Central management console and are powered by Sophos X-Ops, the company’s cross-domain threat intelligence unit. Sophos X-Ops intelligence optimizes the entire Sophos Adaptive Cybersecurity Ecosystem, which includes a centralized data lake that leverages a rich set of open APIs available to customers, partners, developers, and other cybersecurity and information technology vendors. Sophos provides cybersecurity-as-a-service to organizations needing fully-managed, turnkey security solutions. Customers can also manage their cybersecurity directly with Sophos’ security operations platform or use a hybrid approach by supplementing their in-house teams with Sophos’ services, including threat hunting and remediation. Sophos sells through reseller partners and managed service providers (MSPs) worldwide. Sophos is headquartered in Oxford, U.K. More information is available at www.sophos.com

Company details

Company typeLarge
IndustryCybersecurity
Company size1001 - 5000

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Job description

About Us
Sophos is a cybersecurity leader defending 600,000 organizations globally with an AI-driven platform and expert-led services. Sophos meets organizations wherever they are in their security maturity and grows with them to defeat cyberattacks. Its solutions combine machine learning, automation, and real-time threat intelligence with frontline human expertise from Sophos X-Ops to deliver advanced, 24/7 threat monitoring, detection, and response.
 
Sophos offers industry-leading managed detection and response (MDR) alongside a comprehensive portfolio of cybersecurity technologies — including endpoint, network, email, and cloud security, extended detection and response (XDR), identity threat detection and response (ITDR), and next-gen SIEM. Together with expert advisory services, these capabilities help organizations proactively reduce risk and respond faster, with the visibility and scalability needed to stay ahead of evolving threats.
 
Sophos goes to market with a global partner ecosystem, including Managed Service Providers (MSPs), Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs), resellers and distributors, marketplace integrations, and cyber risk partners, giving organizations the flexibility to choose trusted relationships when securing their business. Sophos is headquartered in Oxford, U.K. More information is available at www.sophos.com.

Role Summary 

A SRE platform team is responsible to build and maintain a platform for other teams to use. The platform can support the development, deployment, and operations of software applications. Platform teams may also be called SRE specialists. Optimize the software delivery process: Platform teams can simplify how developers interact with infrastructure, streamline onboarding, and make testing and development faster 

The Software Engineer will play a key role in the Sophos development process by facilitating, managing, communicating, and automating tasks for the deployment and configuration of continuous feature builds for multiple development teams. By leveraging knowledge and expertise in the development and deployment of SaaS applications and microservices hosted in the cloud, the SRE engineer will streamline the process of quick and frequent automated builds, managing the public endpoints API’s and help elevate the Sophos development process to the next level of agility. As a member of the Sophos SRE team, you will work closely with Senior software engineers and Product Managers to design and build the foundational toolset and capabilities that allow Sophos developers to quickly bring new features to market. 


What You Will Do
  • Build new product/ Customizing terraform automations using Java technologies. Carry out the analysis, design, and implementation of new features across the Java Backend software stack, leveraging modern design patterns. 
  • Address defects within well-defined SLAs to ensure that our customers stay happy. 
  • Build features and modules using Java, Spring Boot, Microservices & AWS.  
  • Write automated unit and integration tests to execute within CI/CD pipelines & terraform in Platform code. 
  • Will be part of platform/ could implementing for the Infrastructure as a Service (IAAS) using Docker & Kubernetes.  
  • Take pride in authorship of code and hold your teammates to equally high standards. 
  • Work with best of breed Cloud technologies. 
  • Learn new technologies and skills and apply them to your work.
  • Work in an Agile environment, releasing software frequently. 

  • What You Will Bring
  • 1-2 years of development experience in Java, Spring Boot, Microservices & AWS. 
  • Strong understanding of APIs development principles, including concepts on design Patterns, problem solving, Data structures,  
  • Should have fare understanding / experience in product development area. 
  • Should have knowledge of CICD pipelines – Dockers, Kubernetes, Jenkins,  
  • Should have worked on complete SDLC. 
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    Ready to Join Us?
    At Sophos, we believe in the power of diverse perspectives to fuel innovation. Research shows that candidates sometimes hesitate to apply if they don't check every box in a job description. We challenge that notion. Your unique experiences and skills might be exactly what we need to enhance our team. Don't let a checklist hold you back – we encourage you to apply.
     
    What's Great About Sophos?
    ·   Sophos operates a remote-first working model, making remote work the primary option for most employees. However, some roles may necessitate a hybrid approach. While we are a remote first organization, applicants must have legal authorization to work in the jurisdiction where the position is posted, without requiring employer sponsorship.
    ·   Our people – we innovate and create, all of which are accompanied by a great sense of fun and team spirit
    ·   Employee-led diversity and inclusion networks that build community and provide education and advocacy
    ·   Annual charity and fundraising initiatives and volunteer days for employees to support local communities
    ·   Global employee sustainability initiatives to reduce our environmental footprint
    ·   Global fitness and trivia competitions to keep our bodies and minds sharp
    ·   Global wellbeing days for employees to relax and recharge 
    ·   Monthly wellbeing webinars and training to support employee health and wellbeing
     
    Our Commitment To You
    We’re proud of the diverse and inclusive environment we have at Sophos, and we’re committed to ensuring equality of opportunity.   We believe that diversity, combined with excellence, builds a better Sophos, so we encourage applicants who can contribute to the diversity of our team.  All applicants will be treated in a fair and equal manner and in accordance with the law regardless of gender, sex, gender reassignment, marital status, race, religion or belief, color, age, military veteran status, disability, pregnancy, maternity or sexual orientation.  We want to give you every opportunity to show us your best self, so if there are any adjustments we could make to the recruitment and selection process to support you, please let us know. 
     
    Data Protection
    If you choose to explore an opportunity, and subsequently share your CV or other personal details with Sophos, these details will be held by Sophos for 12 months in accordance with our Privacy Policy and used by our recruitment team to contact you regarding this or other relevant opportunities at Sophos.  If you would like Sophos to delete or update your details at any time, please follow the steps set out in the Privacy Policy describing your individual rights.  For more information on Sophos’ data protection practices, please consult our Privacy Policy Cybersecurity as a Service Delivered | Sophos

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