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SECURITYFOCUS JOBS - NEW OPPORTUNITY
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JOB DESCRIPTION
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Position: Management
Location: Toronto, Ontario, CA
Type: Permanent F/T
Closing Date: 06/25/2005
VULNERABILITY RESEARCH MANAGER
nCircle is seeking a manager to lead our Vulnerability and Exposure Research
Team (VERT) in Toronto.
We are looking for a leader who has a passion for building and developing
staff, developing new ideas, managing ongoing projects, and getting things done
with a team of entrepreneurial and intelligent engineers.
We are a team with diverse backgrounds and the ideal candidate for the position
will have a similarly diverse background: product development, IT operations
and information security are some of the backgrounds of our team members.
Vulnerability research and development is unlike any of those tasks, so you
should think quickly and be willing to re-evaluate your management style to fit
the structure of the work.
The common denominator of our team members is an overwhelming passion for
solving difficult (and sometimes impossible)problems, a team-focused,
results-oriented attitude and a desire to work hard with a group of
exceptionally talented teammates.
ABOUT NCIRCLE CANADA
www.ncircle.com
nCircle is the leading provider of enterprise-class vulnerability management
solutions that enable organizations to reduce business risk and comply with
security and regulatory policies. Our appliance-based solution helps large
organizations to discover all devices, applications and services on their
global networks and deliver Actionable Intelligence on critical vulnerabilities
and exposures.
We offer a casual and fun work environment in the Liberty Village area in
downtown Toronto. We recognize that our employees are the key to our future, so
we offer a unique environment where your ideas are always appreciated and your
contributions make an important difference. Because of this philosophy, we
offer competitive salaries, great benefits, as well as stock options to every
employee.
All of our employees enjoy the ability to make an immediate impact, learn new
technologies, and partake in a high-energy, vibrant working environment with
extremely accomplished people. We firmly believe work should be a collaborative
place to learn something new everyday.
RESPONSIBILITIES
* Tactical Management and Leadership of a world class vulnerability signature
development team.
* Inspire and mentor team members to perform their jobs with passion.
* Act as a coach and mentor for team members in both technical and
non-technical tasks.
* Assist team members in solving difficult technical research and development
problems.
* Set goals and project milestones, and manage team members to accomplish those
goals.
* Work with VERT management structure to:
o Assess team and individual performance and set both short term and long
term strategic and tactical goals.
o Create strategic initiatives to increase both the efficiency and
effectiveness of the VERT team.
o Determine strategic initiatives to improve the coverage and accuracy of
our product, IP360.
* Keep abreast of new developments in security, particularly attack and
vulnerability detection conditions and operating system/application
identification techniques, as well as software and hardware versions.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
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REQUIREMENTS
* Demonstrated ability to lead and energize a team of 10-15 software developers
or IT staff in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.
* 3-5+ years experience in technical management as manager of a software
development organization, IT operations group or R&D team in a start-up
environment.
* BA/BS in computer science or like discipline or equivalent experience.
* Demonstrated ability building and developing teams, including staff
development and growth.
* Demonstrated passion to attempt the impossible, make audacious commitments
and deliver regularly on promises.
* Demonstrated ability to execute and exceed expectations in a fast-paced
environment.
* Excellent organizational and time management skills.
* Ability to think through complex problems quickly, and mentor team members
(both junior and senior) in problem solving and research skills.
* Ability to clearly and precisely communicate task and project information to
technical team members, and clearly communicate project and team status to
management.
* Experience working in a delivery-oriented, customer centric environment.
* Contagious passion and enthusiasm for security in general and vulnerability
management in particular.
* Ability to learn new protocols, languages, and architectures quickly and
convey that knowledge in coaching VERT team members.
* Strong understanding of analysis methodologies and research techniques, and
an ability to assist others in applying those methodologies.
DESIRED SKILLS
* Recognized expertise with computer and network security standards.
Professional certification such as GIAC, CISSP, not required, but recommended.
* Intimate knowledge of computer operating systems, network protocols and
software development and engineering processes.
* Some knowledge of security vulnerability exploit code, as well as an ability
to understand and reverse-engineer code to exploit classes of attacks such as
buffer overflows, format string attacks, and integer overflows.
* Knowledge of intrusion detection filters, signature definitions, and
vulnerability scripting languages such as NASL and OVAL.
CONTACT
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TO APPLY
Send the following to TorontoJobs@ncircle.com:
* Résumé
* Detailed cover letter describing your relevant experience
We are an equal opportunity employer. * Local candidates and principals only,
please. * No relocation assistance available.
HR
nCircle Canada
torontojobs@ncircle.com
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