VP of Direct Sales
POSITION: VP Sales North America. This is a management position. You will report directly to the Senior VP of Sales & Business Development, and be part of the core executive team that includes the CEO. You will be fully in charge of your numbers, growth and hiring plan. Initially, you will have three people reporting to you. As you hit your numbers, you will need to significantly grow the team within your first year.
LOCATION: Position is located in New York City. Candidates must already live in this area or be flexible to relocate.
COMPANY: This is an international company with multiple offices in the United States, Europe, and Japan. North America is the most important region ready for massive growth for this company. This is an execution play. It is not a proof of concept. The product is terrific and the company is already making money.
MANAGEMENT STYLE: Position reports to CEO. He describes himself as being very open minded and entrepreneurial. He will give you a lot of room for creativity and development. He is usually on 24/7. He is running a global organization and will literally work around the clock when needed. He is honest and direct, hardworking, and expects the same from his team. He understands and encourages the need for work/life balance, family, and flexibility – but expects the throttle to be turned up to 100% when the situation arises.
CULTURE: It is a very entrepreneurial culture. They are very honest and transparent. They want to be customer obsessed, but are not exactly where they want to be yet. They are making their best efforts to drive it there.
POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
· Must have recent and significant experience closing multiyear SaaS deals between $250k-500k+ with C-level executives at Financial services organizations (e.g. all the banks, credit card companies, insurance companies, brokerage firms, payment providers, etc.). Client is also interested in candidates that have any experience closing deals with companies in telecommunications, retail and/or logistics. Need someone who is really good at penetrating and growing accounts. The company has many significant, well-known reference-able customers. Need someone who is good at navigating and growing big accounts and has the right relationships to get the deals closed. Need someone who is very good at facilitating the sales process.
· Ideal candidates will have experience in building and managing effectively across multiple geographies. This is a very diverse and global organization. Ideal candidates will be familiar and sensitive to other cultures. Need someone that would be excited, stimulated and respectful when interacting with people in an international environment.
· Must be able to carry a bag and close deals while managing and building out your team as you achieve your targets. Need someone that can be very hands-on, roll up their sleeves and do whatever it takes to achieve goals while building and managing the team. Must be able to lead by example. Need someone that is very self-motivated, mature and humble. Must have strong SFDC and significant sales process experience. Must be eloquent and able to talk with C-level leaders as a peer. Must be able to design, meet and manage a plan. Need someone very strong on strategy and execution.
· Must be someone that can execute, hire the right people, and scale the business. Must have strong business acumen. Need to be able to speak with the entire swath of leadership about whatever topic rather than just a sales process.
· Prefer someone who has grown a team before and can bring some people on board that you have worked with previously. Need someone who can build a top grade sales team from the ground up. Someone who can ensure that the team has the best possible talent (A players) at each level. Structure comp & incentive plans. Coach and keep top talent and remove non-performers efficiently. Also establish sales processes, tracking and visibility.
· Must be someone who enjoys the entrepreneurial atmosphere of a small company, but has been through the experience of scaling up an enterprise to significant organization size and revenues. Experience working in a dynamic environment is mandatory as well as experience growing a company or territory from nominal revenues to phenomenal revenues at least once in your career.
Note: All offers of employment and contract positions at AppGuard INC are contingent upon clear results of a thorough background check.
VP of Channel Partnerships
POSITION: VP Channel Partnerships North America. This is a management position. You will report directly to the Senior VP of Sales & Business Development, and be part of the core executive team that includes the CEO. You will be fully in charge of your numbers, growth and hiring plan. Initially, you will have three people reporting to you. As you hit your numbers, you will need to significantly grow the team within your first year.
LOCATION: Position is located in New York City. Candidates must already live in this area or be flexible to relocate.
COMPANY: This is an international company with multiple offices in the United States, Europe, Mexico and Israel. North America is the most important region ready for massive growth for this company. This is an execution play. It is not a proof of concept. The product is terrific and the company is already making money.
MANAGEMENT STYLE: Position reports to CEO. He describes himself as being very open minded and entrepreneurial. He will give you a lot of room for creativity and development. He is usually on 24/7. He is running a global organization and will literally work around the clock when needed. He is honest and direct, hardworking, and expects the same from his team. He understands and encourages the need for work/life balance, family, and flexibility – but expects the throttle to be turned up to 100% when the situation arises.
CULTURE: It is a very entrepreneurial culture. They are very honest and transparent. They want to be customer obsessed, but are not exactly where they want to be yet. They are making their best efforts to drive it there.
POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
· Must have recent and significant experience closing multiyear SaaS deals between $250k-500k+ with C-level executives at Financial services organizations (e.g. all the banks, credit card companies, insurance companies, brokerage firms, payment providers, etc.). Client is also interested in candidates that have any experience closing deals with companies in telecommunications, retail and/or logistics. Need someone who is really good at penetrating and growing accounts. The company has many significant, well-known reference-able customers. Need someone who is good at navigating and growing big accounts and has the right relationships to get the deals closed. Need someone who is very good at facilitating the sales process.
· Ideal candidates will have experience in building and managing effectively across multiple geographies. This is a very diverse and global organization. Ideal candidates will be familiar and sensitive to other cultures. Need someone that would be excited, stimulated and respectful when interacting with people in an international environment.
· Must be able to carry a bag and close deals while managing and building out your team as you achieve your targets. Need someone that can be very hands-on, roll up their sleeves and do whatever it takes to achieve goals while building and managing the team. Must be able to lead by example. Need someone that is very self-motivated, mature and humble. Must have strong SFDC and significant sales process experience. Must be eloquent and able to talk with C-level leaders as a peer. Must be able to design, meet and manage a plan. Need someone very strong on strategy and execution.
· Must be someone that can execute, hire the right people, and scale the business. Must have strong business acumen. Need to be able to speak with the entire swath of leadership about whatever topic rather than just a sales process.
· Prefer someone who has grown a team before and can bring some people on board that you have worked with previously. Need someone who can build a top grade sales team from the ground up. Someone who can ensure that the team has the best possible talent (A players) at each level. Structure comp & incentive plans. Coach and keep top talent and remove non-performers efficiently. Also establish sales processes, tracking and visibility.
· Must be someone who enjoys the entrepreneurial atmosphere of a small company, but has been through the experience of scaling up an enterprise to significant organization size and revenues. Experience working in a dynamic environment is mandatory as well as experience growing a company or territory from nominal revenues to phenomenal revenues at least once in your career.
Note: All offers of employment and contract positions at AppGuard INC are contingent upon clear results of a thorough background check.
VP of Public Sector – Government Sales
POSITION: VP Public Section / Government North America. This is a management position. You will report directly to the Senior VP of Sales & Business Development, and be part of the core executive team that includes the CEO. You will be fully in charge of your numbers, growth and hiring plan. Initially, you will have three people reporting to you. As you hit your numbers, you will need to significantly grow the team within your first year.
LOCATION: Position can be located in New York City or Chantilly, VA. Candidates must already live in one of these areas or be flexible to relocate.
COMPANY: This is an international company with multiple offices in the United States, Europe, Mexico and Israel. North America is the most important region ready for massive growth for this company. This is an execution play. It is not a proof of concept. The product is terrific and the company is already making money.
MANAGEMENT STYLE: Position reports to CEO. He describes himself as being very open minded and entrepreneurial. He will give you a lot of room for creativity and development. He is usually on 24/7. He is running a global organization and will literally work around the clock when needed. He is honest and direct, hardworking, and expects the same from his team. He understands and encourages the need for work/life balance, family, and flexibility – but expects the throttle to be turned up to 100% when the situation arises.
CULTURE: It is a very entrepreneurial culture. They are very honest and transparent. They want to be customer obsessed, but are not exactly where they want to be yet. They are making their best efforts to drive it there.
POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
· Must have recent and significant experience closing multiyear SaaS deals between $250k-500k+ with C-level executives at Financial services organizations (e.g. all the banks, credit card companies, insurance companies, brokerage firms, payment providers, etc.). Client is also interested in candidates that have any experience closing deals with companies in telecommunications, retail and/or logistics. Need someone who is really good at penetrating and growing accounts. The company has many significant, well-known reference-able customers. Need someone who is good at navigating and growing big accounts and has the right relationships to get the deals closed. Need someone who is very good at facilitating the sales process.
· Ideal candidates will have experience in building and managing effectively across multiple geographies. This is a very diverse and global organization. Ideal candidates will be familiar and sensitive to other cultures. Need someone that would be excited, stimulated and respectful when interacting with people in an international environment.
· Must be able to carry a bag and close deals while managing and building out your team as you achieve your targets. Need someone that can be very hands-on, roll up their sleeves and do whatever it takes to achieve goals while building and managing the team. Must be able to lead by example. Need someone that is very self-motivated, mature and humble. Must have strong SFDC and significant sales process experience. Must be eloquent and able to talk with C-level leaders as a peer. Must be able to design, meet and manage a plan. Need someone very strong on strategy and execution.
· Must be someone that can execute, hire the right people, and scale the business. Must have strong business acumen. Need to be able to speak with the entire swath of leadership about whatever topic rather than just a sales process.
· Prefer someone who has grown a team before and can bring some people on board that you have worked with previously. Need someone who can build a top grade sales team from the ground up. Someone who can ensure that the team has the best possible talent (A players) at each level. Structure comp & incentive plans. Coach and keep top talent and remove non-performers efficiently. Also establish sales processes, tracking and visibility.
· Must be someone who enjoys the entrepreneurial atmosphere of a small company, but has been through the experience of scaling up an enterprise to significant organization size and revenues. Experience working in a dynamic environment is mandatory as well as experience growing a company or territory from nominal revenues to phenomenal revenues at least once in your career
Note: All offers of employment and contract positions at AppGuard INC are contingent upon clear results of a thorough background check.
Sales Development Representative – Cyber Security
POSITION: Sales Development Representative/Junior Sales Executive for an up and coming global cyber security company with a cutting edge SaaS security software. This position will report to the VP of Direct Sales. You will be the initial first touch sales contact for prospects, paired with an experienced Business Development Representative to help close deals. Day to day responsibilities will include identifying and connecting with targeted prospects, coordinating with our marketing department to qualify leads generated, setting meetings for your Business Development Representative, and handling warm, inbound leads with cold calling mixed in.
LOCATION: Position is located in New York City. Candidates must already live in one of these areas or be flexible to relocate.
COMPANY: This is an international company with multiple offices in the United States, Europe, and Japan. North America is the most important region ready for massive growth for this company. This is an execution play. It is not a proof of concept. The product is terrific and the company is already making money.
MANAGEMENT STYLE: Company is led by an entrepreneurial CEO with 20+ years of sales experiences. He describes himself as being very open minded and willing to work on outside the box sales techniques and ways to motivate his team so everyone is successful. He will give you a lot of room for creativity and development. He is usually on 24/7. He is running a global organization and will literally work around the clock when needed. He is honest and direct, hardworking, and expects the same from his team. He understands and encourages the need for work/life balance, family, and flexibility – but expects the throttle to be turned up to 100% when the situation arises.
CULTURE: It is a very entrepreneurial culture. They are very honest and transparent. They want to be customer obsessed but are not exactly where they want to be yet. They are making their best efforts to drive it there.
POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
· Must be someone who enjoys the entrepreneurial atmosphere of a small company, and who has a relentless drive to hunt for new sales opportunities. You will be heavily incentivized and rewarded for those efforts.
· Must have strong SFDC and sales process experience. Must be eloquent and able to talk with C-level leaders as a peer. Must be able to think on the fly, listen to prospect pain points, and respond with relevant solution options.
· Must have recent and significant experience opening conversations for multiyear SaaS deals between $250k-500k+ with C-level executives at financial services organizations (e.g. all the banks, credit card companies, insurance companies, brokerage firms, payment providers, etc.), telecommunications companies, retail and/or logistics. Need someone who is really good at penetrating built in barriers to contact with high level executives and finding the right people with authority to buy. The company has many significant, well-known reference-able customers that can be leveraged.
· Experience in software product sales is required, previous knowledge of cyber security in particular is helpful but not required.
· This is a very diverse and global organization. Ideal candidates will be familiar and sensitive to other cultures. Need someone that would be excited, stimulated and respectful when interacting with people in an international environment.
Note: All offers of employment and contract positions at AppGuard INC are contingent upon clear results of a thorough background check
Director of Channel Partnerships – Cyber Security
POSITION: Director of Channel Partnerships for an up and coming global cyber security company with a cutting edge SaaS security software. This position will report to the VP of Channel Partnerships. You will work with existing channel partnerships and source valuable new partnerships for commercial channels. Day to day responsibilities will include enablement of existing and new partners so that they are trained to sell our product, assistance and support of channel sales process, and sourcing of additional opportunities for partnerships and channel sales.
LOCATION: Position is located in New York City or Los Angeles. Candidates must already live in one of these areas or be flexible to relocate.
COMPANY: This is an international company with multiple offices in the United States, Europe, and Japan. North America is the most important region ready for massive growth for this company. This is an execution play. It is not a proof of concept. The product is terrific and the company is already making money.
MANAGEMENT STYLE: Company is led by an entrepreneurial CEO with 20+ years of sales experiences. He describes himself as being very open minded and willing to work on outside the box sales techniques and ways to motivate his team so everyone is successful. He will give you a lot of room for creativity and development. He is usually on 24/7. He is running a global organization and will literally work around the clock when needed. He is honest and direct, hardworking, and expects the same from his team. He understands and encourages the need for work/life balance, family, and flexibility – but expects the throttle to be turned up to 100% when the situation arises.
CULTURE: It is a very entrepreneurial culture. They are very honest and transparent. They want to be customer obsessed but are not exactly where they want to be yet. They are making their best efforts to drive it there.
POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
· Must be someone who enjoys the entrepreneurial atmosphere of a small company, and who has a relentless drive to hunt for new sales opportunities. You will be heavily incentivized and rewarded for those efforts.
· Must have strong SFDC and sales process experience. Must be eloquent and able to talk with C-level leaders as a peer. Must be able to think on the fly, listen to prospect pain points, and respond with relevant solution options.
· Must have recent and significant experience closing multiyear SaaS deals (or channel partnerships that created such) between $250k-500k+ with C-level executives at financial services organizations (e.g. all the banks, credit card companies, insurance companies, brokerage firms, payment providers, etc.), telecommunications companies, retail and/or logistics. Need someone who is really good at understanding buy signals from prospects and partners, evaluating what is important to each individual prospect or partner, and presenting the technology solution accordingly. Our sales philosophy is based on talking with the customer about our solution, and not at them. The company has many significant, well-known reference-able customers that can be leveraged.
· Experience in software product sales is required, previous knowledge of cyber security in particular is helpful but not required.
· This is a very diverse and global organization. Ideal candidates will be familiar and sensitive to other cultures. Need someone that would be excited, stimulated and respectful when interacting with people in an international environment.
Note: All offers of employment and contract positions at AppGuard INC are contingent upon clear results of a thorough background check.
Director of Government Sales & Channel Partnerships – Cyber Security
POSITION: Director of Government Sales & Channel Partnerships for an up and coming global cyber security company with a cutting edge SaaS security software. This position will report to the VP of Government Sales and will be a dual role of partner management and direct sales. You will work with existing government channel partnerships and source valuable new partnerships and direct prospects in public sector. Day to day responsibilities will include enablement of existing and new partners so that they are trained to sell our product, assistance and support of channel sales process, sourcing of additional opportunities for partnerships and channel sales, and sourcing of additional opportunities for direct government sales.
LOCATION: Position is located in New York City or Chantilly, VA (DC area). Candidates must already live in one of these areas or be flexible to relocate.
COMPANY: This is an international company with multiple offices in the United States, Europe, and Japan. North America is the most important region ready for massive growth for this company. This is an execution play. It is not a proof of concept. The product is terrific and the company is already making money.
MANAGEMENT STYLE: Company is led by an entrepreneurial CEO with 20+ years of sales experiences. He describes himself as being very open minded and willing to work on outside the box sales techniques and ways to motivate his team so everyone is successful. He will give you a lot of room for creativity and development. He is usually on 24/7. He is running a global organization and will literally work around the clock when needed. He is honest and direct, hardworking, and expects the same from his team. He understands and encourages the need for work/life balance, family, and flexibility – but expects the throttle to be turned up to 100% when the situation arises.
CULTURE: It is a very entrepreneurial culture. They are very honest and transparent. They want to be customer obsessed but are not exactly where they want to be yet. They are making their best efforts to drive it there.
POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
· Must be someone who enjoys the entrepreneurial atmosphere of a small company, and who has a relentless drive to hunt for new sales opportunities. You will be heavily incentivized and rewarded for those efforts.
· Must have strong SFDC and sales process experience. Must be eloquent and able to talk with C-level leaders as a peer. Must be able to think on the fly, listen to prospect pain points, and respond with relevant solution options.
· Must have recent and significant experience closing multiyear SaaS deals (or channel partnerships that created such) between $250k-500k+ with C-level executives at financial services organizations (e.g. all the banks, credit card companies, insurance companies, brokerage firms, payment providers, etc.), telecommunications companies, retail and/or logistics. Need someone who is really good at understanding buy signals from prospects and partners, evaluating what is important to each individual prospect or partner, and presenting the technology solution accordingly. Our sales philosophy is based on talking with the customer about our solution, and not at them. The company has many significant, well-known reference-able customers that can be leveraged.
· Experience in software product sales is required, previous knowledge of cyber security in particular is helpful but not required.
· This is a very diverse and global organization. Ideal candidates will be familiar and sensitive to other cultures. Need someone that would be excited, stimulated and respectful when interacting with people in an international environment.
Note: All offers of employment and contract positions at AppGuard INC are contingent upon clear results of a thorough background check.
Cyber Security Sales Engineer (Both Senior and Junior, only difference is who they report to and base compensation)
POSITION: Cyber Security Sales Engineer for an up and coming global cyber security company with a cutting-edge SaaS security software. This position will report to the Senior Director of Security Engineering. You will work in conjunction with our sales executives to present the technical aspects of our technology to customers, and will be responsible for technical, solution, and competitive aspects of the sales cycle. Day to day responsibilities will include participating in sales conference calls and prospect visits, consulting with prospects and providing product demonstrations in person, planning, managing, and executing product and technical aspects of engagements, and participating in webinars, user groups, trade shows, and other industry events.
LOCATION: Position is located in New York City. Candidates must already live in one of these areas or be flexible to relocate.
COMPANY: This is an international company with multiple offices in the United States, Europe, and Japan. North America is the most important region ready for massive growth for this company. This is an execution play. It is not a proof of concept. The product is terrific and the company is already making money.
MANAGEMENT STYLE: Company is led by an entrepreneurial CEO with 20+ years of sales experiences. He describes himself as being very open minded and willing to work on outside the box sales techniques and ways to motivate his team so everyone is successful. He will give you a lot of room for creativity and development. He is usually on 24/7. He is running a global organization and will literally work around the clock when needed. He is honest and direct, hardworking, and expects the same from his team. He understands and encourages the need for work/life balance, family, and flexibility – but expects the throttle to be turned up to 100% when the situation arises.
CULTURE: It is a very entrepreneurial culture. They are very honest and transparent. They want to be customer obsessed but are not exactly where they want to be yet. They are making their best efforts to drive it there.
POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
· Must be someone who enjoys the entrepreneurial atmosphere of a small company, and who has a relentless drive to work on new sales opportunities. You will be heavily incentivized and rewarded for those efforts.
· Must have strong sales process experience. Must be eloquent and able to talk with C-level leaders as a peer. Must be able to think on the fly, listen to prospect pain points, and respond with relevant solution options.
· Need someone who is really good at understanding buy signals from prospects, evaluating what is important to each individual prospect, and presenting the technology solution accordingly. Our sales philosophy is based on talking with the customer about our solution, and not at them. The company has many significant, well-known reference-able customers that can be leveraged.
· Other requirements include:
Software pre-sales and/or consulting experience
GRC/Cyber Security Consulting/Solution Architecting experience
Relevant Certifications (e.g. – CISSP, CISM, GRCP, CISA, GSEC) are a huge plus
· This is a very diverse and global organization. Ideal candidates will be familiar and sensitive to other cultures. Need someone that would be excited, stimulated and respectful when interacting with people in an international environment.
Note: All offers of employment and contract positions at AppGuard INC are contingent upon clear results of a thorough background check.
Senior Customer Support Engineer
Position Profile:
The Senior Customer Support Engineer provides technical support, training for AppGuard Inc.’s customers (deployment, ongoing operational support). The Customer Support Engineer is responsible for managing customer deployments from the Proof of Concept phase to Production phase. The Customer Support Engineer also tracks and resolves escalated customer service issues. The Senior Customer Support Engineer works closely with the engineering and sales teams and plays an integral role in the success of the company. Responsibilities include:
Manage customer onboarding/deployments for AppGuard Enterprise.
Support Sales organization as a technical POC for new sales opportunities.
Design and coordinate product deployments for customers.
Provide initial Interface and triage of customer support issues.
Support Engineering development and enhancements to AppGuard INC’s products.
Required Qualifications
Desire to learn about cybersecurity as it relates to advanced malware and actionable threat intelligence.
Demonstrated leadership skills, analytical and problem-solving skills, and short-term and long-term planning skills
Excellent communications and customer relationship skills
Background in supervising and working in a help desk environment or managed service provider
Data center operations management experience
SQL query development and SQL reports to support ad hoc requests for data
Knowledge of trouble ticketing systems
Minimum 5-7 years of experience with:
Windows Desktop administration
Windows Terminal Services or Citrix
Windows Server, Active Directory administration
Desired Qualifications
Experience with diagnostic tools: process monitor, process explorer, dig, WireShark, tracert, etc.
Familiarity with software distribution and desktop management tools
Familiarity with malware basics, exposure to tools like MetaSploit is a plus.
Note: All offers of employment and contract positions at AppGuard INC are contingent upon clear results of a thorough background check.
Customer Support Engineer
Position Profile:
The Customer Support Engineer provides technical support and training for AppGuard INC’s customers (deployment, ongoing operational support). The Customer Support Engineer is responsible for managing customer deployments from the Proof of Concept phase to Production phase. The Customer Support Engineer also tracks and resolves escalated customer service issues. The Customer Support Engineer works closely with the engineering and sales teams and plays an integral role in the success of the company. Other responsibilities include:
· Assisting with customer onboarding/deployments for AppGuard Enterprise.
· Support Sales organization as a technical POC for new sales opportunities.
Assist with the design and coordination of product deployments for customers.
Provide initial Interface and triage of customer support issues.
Support Engineering development and enhancements to AppGuard INC’s products.
Required Qualifications
Desire to learn about cybersecurity as it relates to advanced malware and actionable threat intelligence.
Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills.
Excellent communications and customer relationship skills.
Data center operations management experience.
Knowledge of trouble ticketing systems.
Minimum 3-5 years of experience with:
Windows Desktop administration
Windows Terminal Services or Citrix
Windows Server, Active Directory administration
Desired Qualifications
Experience with diagnostic tools: process monitor, process explorer, dig, WireShark, tracert, etc.
Familiarity with software distribution and desktop management tools
Familiarity with malware basics, exposure to tools like MetaSploit is a plus.
Note: All offers of employment and contract positions at AppGuard INC are contingent upon clear results of a thorough background check.
Marketing Manager
POSITION: Marketing Manager for an up and coming global cyber security company with a cutting edge SaaS security software. This position will report to the VP of Marketing and will play an integral role in creating content and strategy for international marketing initiatives. There is significant room for growth and creativity as the company just raised its Series B funding round in order to focus significant capital on sales and marketing.
Day-to-Day Responsibilities Include:
· Serve as a strategic partner to business line leaders regarding brand and marketing programs and activities, and the creation of specific deliverables
· Develop and manage marketing programs including – content strategies, media relations, digital and social media, thought leadership, advertising, events, webinars, and lead generation
· Lead brand strategy for specific practices to ensure marketing and communications reflect the firm’s messages, brand positioning and visual identity
· Monitor & analyze campaign results in driving customer engagement, lead generation, pipeline and revenue
· Support revenue growth and business development initiatives including targeting, market research and collaborating with practice areas to spot and respond to client opportunities
· Support relationships with external marketing partners including media relations, event support, and advertising
Requirements
· Bachelor’s Degree
· 5+ years marketing experience with a strong focus on content creation
· Experience with the following or similar marketing and sales channels/tools:
o Marketo, Eloqua, Pardot, HubSpot, Constant Contact, SalesForce, Google Adwords, Facebook Ads, Hootsuite, Optimizely,
· Previous marketing experience in cybersecurity or SaaS products a plus.
Note: All offers of employment and contract positions at AppGuard INC are contingent upon clear results of a thorough background check.
Special Project Coordinator & Office Manager
POSITION: Special Project Coordinator & Office Manager for an up and coming global cyber security company with a cutting edge SaaS security software. This position will be a hybrid operations role, where day-to-day activities will coincide with that of an office manager but about 50%-70% of the time will be dedicated to special projects as needed. Project examples include setting up operations processes, managing the development and organization of important materials for operations and sales (where substance of such will be provided by experts within the organization), and organizing special events. The position will report directly to the VP of Finance & Operations, but will take direction from other roles as needed.
Day-to-Day Responsibilities Include:
· Lead, manage, implement, maintain and monitor organization projects efficiently. This will involve understanding the scope and objectives of the project, identify the requirements needed and executing a plan, and overseeing till the end of the project cycle.
· Help develop and implement policies and procedures for the organization to adhere to
· Maintain office services by organizing office operations and procedures
· Organizing company events
· Acting as liaison between our employees’ needs and office needs
· Assisting the organization’s HR function,
· Receptionist Duties (i.e. answering calls, welcoming visitors, packages and mail)
Experience/Skill Level:
· Minimum of 2+ years of experience in project management
· Detailed Oriented.
· Advanced Microsoft Office skills, with an ability to become familiar with firm-specific programs and software (i.e. gmail, google apps)
· Tech saavy- (able to set up video calls, laptops, printers)
· Ability to work independently with minimal managerial supervision
· Intuitive. You anticipate the needs of others
· Excited about the idea of wearing multiple hats in a start-up environment.
Note: All offers of employment and contract positions at AppGuard INC are contingent upon clear results of a thorough background check.
Executive Assistant
POSITION: Executive Assistant to the CEO for an up and coming global cyber security company with a cutting edge SaaS security software. This position will report directly to the CEO doing typical executive assistant duties, but may be required to assist in other operations capacities as needed and as skillset warrants. The ideal candidate is highly self-motivated, capable of managing their work load and prioritizing task in a fast-paced corporate environment.
Day-to-Day Responsibilities Include:
· Coordinate executive communications, including taking calls, responding to emails, scheduling, travel itineraries, events
· Prepare internal and external corporate documents for team members and partners
· Maintain an organized filing system of paper and electronic documents
· Uphold a strict level of confidentiality
Experience/Skill Level
· Minimum of 2+ years of experience as an Executive Assistant reporting directly to senior management
· Advanced Microsoft Office skills, with an ability to become familiar with firm-specific programs and software
· Strong organizational and muti-tasking abilitiesContact us at careers@appguard.us
Windows System Internals Engineer
AppGuard Inc. is seeking a Principal Software Engineer who is a self-motivated, results-oriented individual. The ideal candidate enjoys working in a fast-paced, innovative work environment and will be developing new features for the award-winning AppGuard product line. The candidate will have an in-depth knowledge of Windows System Internals, advanced concurrency controls, operating system objects, and has file system filter driver development experience.
Position Profile
Designs, develops and maintains AppGuard Inc. cybersecurity products. Works in a team environment and actively participates in evolving software functionality including: requirements analysis, software design, development, integration and test. Ability to collaborate with engineering management and staff engineers in developing specifications and software. Works semi-autonomously, defining and meeting long-term project goals without extensive supervision.
Position Requirements
· Expert level C, C++, object-oriented software design.
· BS/MS in Computer Science or Computer Engineering.
· Demonstrated hands on Windows system Internals programming.
· Expert level Windows Internals for concurrency controls and Thread management.
· Windows concurrency control primitives, I/O completion ports, Windows inter-process communication techniques and programming.
· Experience with COM/DCOM
· Experience with Windows Socket Programming
· Experience with Application-Kernel driver interfaces with security controls for kernel-application interfaces.
· Extensive debugging and crash dump analysis, expertise with WinDbg.
· Experience with code coverage and verification tools.
· Understanding of Windows authentication and authorization technologies.
Desired Skills:
· Secure coding in C/C++ and source code vulnerability analysis
· Familiarity with device driver development: File System Filter drivers, Windows Filtering Platform (WFP) drivers, Windows Kernel programming, and NDIS drivers.
· Familiarity with CryptoAPI, WMI
· Windows TPM interface experience.
· Familiarity with Linux internals.
· Intel SGX experience.
Note: All offers of employment and contract positions at AppGuard Inc. are contingent upon clear results of a thorough background check.
Qualified applicants should send resume and cover letter to careers@appguard.us.
Senior Software Engineer - .NET, C#, MVC
AppGuard Inc. is seeking a Senior Software Engineer who is an aggressive, self-motivated, results-oriented individual. A professional who enjoys working in a fast-paced, innovative work environment; developing new features and maintaining the award-winning AppGuard product line.
Position Profile
Designs, develops and maintains AppGuard Inc. cybersecurity products. Works in a team environment and actively participates in evolving software functionality including: requirements analysis, software design, development, integration and test. Ability to collaborate with engineering management and staff engineers in developing specifications and software. Works semi-autonomously, defining and meeting long-term project goals without extensive supervision.
Required Qualifications
4 years’ experience with web design and development using HTML/CSS, JavaScript/jQuery, REST.
BS/MS in Computer Science or another engineering discipline.
4+ years’ experience in Object Oriented Design and Development with C#.
2-3 years’ experience with ASP.NET, MVC, Entity Framework.
1+ years’ experience with SQL Server administration and programming.
Remote debugging.
Working knowledge of programming with Web API, Bootstrap, XML/JSON and DOM (Document Object Model).
Desired Qualifications
Experience working in cloud environments (such as AWS and/or Azure).
Familiarity with LINQ, NoSQL, MongoDB, Angular.js, and Knockout.
Understanding of Web oriented attacks and mitigation techniques.
Familiar with the Agile Development Process.
Familiarity with Git/Jira and Node.js is a plus.
Note: All offers of employment and contract positions at AppGuard Inc. are contingent upon satisfactory results of a thorough background check.
Qualified applicants should send resume and cover letter to careers@appguard.us.
Senior Test Engineer
AppGuard Inc. is seeking a self-motivated, results-oriented, Senior Test Engineer who enjoys working in a fast-paced, innovative work environment, testing new features for the award-winning AppGuard product line.
Position Profile
Job responsibilities include:
Define and implement test strategy to support software product development.
Partner with engineering staff to define and implement test cases.
Use product functional and architectural knowledge to implement optimal test process.
Responsible for refining process and strategy to detect failures early in the development cycle.
Task test technicians.
Report detailed defect reports.
Contribute to continual maturing of test infrastructure.
· Position Requirements:
B.S. in Electrical/Computer Engineering or Computer Science
Five years’ experience with the cyber security industry.
Related new product and test development.
Two years’ experience with network and software security related testing.
Experience with VMWare and Cloud deployments.
Microsoft product experience to include: installation, maintenance and configuration.
Scripting knowledge (Java or Python).
Experience in varied testing environments (e.g. functional, stress and performance testing).
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Experience with Selenium and AutoIt a plus.
Note: All offers of employment and contract positions at AppGuard Inc. are contingent upon clear results of a thorough background check.
Qualified applicants should send resume and cover letter to careers@appguard.us.
Principal Test Engineer
AppGuard Inc. is seeking a self-motivated, results-oriented, Principal Test Engineer who enjoys working in a fast-paced, innovative work environment, testing new features for the award-winning AppGuard product line.
Position Profile
The Principal Test Engineer has ultimate responsibility for assuring products are compliant with technical specifications. Job responsibilities include:
Provide necessary definition, development and deployment of the AppGuard product quality assurance strategy, addressing all phases of product development.
Provide technical guidance and mentoring to other Quality Assurance Engineers.
Assure the viability, functionality and effectiveness of test tools.
Define and implement Test Strategy to ensure maximum test coverage.
Provides Test Coverage reports to stakeholders for each software release.
Produce detailed defect reports.
Contribute to continual maturing of test process.
· Position Requirements:
B.S. in Electrical/Computer Engineering or Computer Science.
· Minimum of 7 years of software Quality Assurance experience, to include a minimum of 3 years in a lead role or management position.
· Five years of experience with cyber security industry related test development and new product development.
Microsoft product experience to include installation, maintenance and configuration.
Experience with Selenium and Scripting knowledge (Java or Python).
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Strong leadership skills.
Must have a desire for achieving excellence in customer satisfaction, process and product quality and reliability.
Strong understanding of different software development life cycles (Waterfall, Agile) as well as current software Quality Assurance processes and automated tools.
Desired Skills
Detail-oriented with respect to documentation and communication.
Experience with VMWare and Cloud deployments.
Experience with AutoIT a plus.
Experience with Jira and BitBucket.
Note: All offers of employment and contract positions at AppGuard Inc. are contingent upon clear results of a thorough background check.
Qualified applicants should send resume and cover letter to careers@appguard.us.
Senior Software Engineer -- Windows Software Development (C++)
AppGuard Inc. is seeking a self-motivated, results-oriented, Senior Software Engineer who enjoys working in a fast-paced, innovative work environment, developing new features for the award-winning AppGuard product line.
Position Profile:
Designs, develops and maintains AppGuard Inc. cybersecurity products. Works in a team environment and actively participates in evolving software functionality including requirements analysis, software design, development, integration and test. Ability to collaborate with engineering management and staff engineers to develop specifications and software. Work semi-autonomously, defining and meeting long-term project goals without extensive supervision.
Qualifications:
Expert in C++ programming language.
Experience with Visual Studio, C++/MFC, compilers, linkers, and builders.
Minimum of 10 years of experience in the design, coding, testing, and support of software systems.
Windows system programming, Windows devices, WMI, WinINet, Windows Services, Multi-threading, and COM/DCOM programming.
Familiarity with CryptoAPI, XML, Digital Signing.
Understanding of Agile system design and development processes.
Familiar with Git source control system.
Virtualization: Software development and debugging with Virtual Box and or VMWare platforms.
Familiarity with Agile Development Methodology and Jira Project Tracking.
Experience with secure development practices and coding techniques is a plus.
Educational Requirements: BS/MS in Computer Science or an engineering discipline.
Note: All offers of employment and contract positions at AppGuard Inc. are contingent upon clear results of a thorough background check.
Qualified applicants should send resume and cover letter to careers@appguard.us.
Linux Software Development Engineer
Position Profile:
As a Linux Software Development Engineer at AppGuard Inc, you will architect and build the core technology which powers AppGuard security products. Responsibilities include:
· Develop and maintain Linux services, packages and libraries.
· Develop interfaces with kernel modules, inter-process communication, multithreaded software and synchronization.
· Work collaboratively with Linux kernel mode developers.
· If necessary, maintain kernel modules.
· Create and manage DPKG/RPM packages for the YUM/APT-GET install.
Required Qualifications:
· Deep knowledge and experience in designing and implementing Linux services and GUI.
· Experience in deployment and administration of Linux distributions.
· Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field.
· 5+ years of experience developing system software in C and C++.
· 2+ years of GUI development experience (Java, JavaScript etc.).
· Proficiency in scripting languages (Bash and Python).
· Familiarity with Linux security best practices (knowledge of STIG preferred).
Note: All offers of employment and contract positions at AppGuard Inc are contingent upon clear results of a thorough background check.
Qualified applicants should send resume and cover letter to careers@appguard.us.
Senior Test Engineer-Linux
AppGuard Inc is seeking a self-motivated, results-oriented, Senior Test Engineer who enjoys working in a fast-paced, innovative work environment, testing new features for the award-winning AppGuard product line.
Position Profile
Job responsibilities include:
Define and implement test strategy to support software product development.
Partner with engineering staff to define and implement test cases.
Use product functional and architectural knowledge to implement optimal test process.
Responsible for refining process and strategy to detect failures early in the development cycle.
Task test technicians.
Report detailed defect reports.
Contribute to continual maturing of test infrastructure.
· Position Requirements:
B.S. in Electrical/Computer Engineering or Computer Science
Five years’ experience with network and software security related testing.
Five years’ experience with the cyber security industry.
Linux product experience to include: installation, maintenance and configuration.
Experience with VMWare
Scripting knowledge (Bash or Python).
Experience in varied testing environments (e.g. functional, stress and performance testing).
Experience with automated testing tools.
Desired Skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Detail-oriented with respect to documentation and communication.
Microsoft product experience to include: installation, maintenance and configuration.
Experience with Jira and BitBucket.
Note: All offers of employment and contract positions at AppGuard Inc are contingent upon clear results of a thorough background check.
Qualified applicants should send resume and cover letter to careers@appguard.us.
Senior Security Research Engineer
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
· Maintain continuous awareness of threats, vulnerabilities, and new malware trends
· Dynamic Malware analysis, detailed propagation stages of malware.
· Provide insight into how malware operates, propagates, how malware defeats classical detect & react cycles.
· Contribute technical blogs, in-depth technical presentations for technical audiences.
· Maintain easily demonstratable malware environments (Virtual Machines) with actual malware attacks or with simulated exploit and pen test environments (MetaSploit, Burp, PowerSploit, or other technologies and tools)
Position Requirements:
· Bachelor's degree in Information Security, Computer Science, or other engineering field and 3+ years of work experience in a security field with pen testing and reverse engineering.
· Hands on pen testing tools, and pen test development (shell code): MetaSploit, Burp, PowerShell attack frameworks (PowerSploit, empire, etc.)
· Experience with a scripting language such as Ruby, Python.
· In-depth knowledge of basic exploitation techniques
· Experience debugging applications (WinDbg, OllyDbg, gdb)
· Experience with IDA Pro
Desired Skills:
· Strong verbal and written communication skills
· Experience as a part of security research team and developing in-depth technical blogs
· Secure coding in C/C++ and source code vulnerability analysis
· In-depth internals knowledge of one or more operating systems (Windows, Linux) desired
· Familiarity with exploit mitigation techniques and MITRE’s ATT&CK Framework
· Experience with kernel-level programming and/or debugging
· IDA Pro scripting (IDC or IDAPython) desired
· Experience reverse engineering complex applications desired
· Experience with fuzzers and fuzzing techniques desired
· Cryptography background desired