Careers at Vormetric

Vormetric, Inc. is a dynamic company offering unlimited opportunities for challenge and professional growth. Members of the Vormetric team are at the leading edge of one of today's IT imperatives: enterprise data security.

Based in San Jose, California, Vormetric Inc. is a fast growing company developing encryption and key management products for the enterprise market. The Vormetric Data Security solution provides a single, manageable and scalable solution to encrypt any file, any database, any application, anywhere it resides— without sacrificing application performance or creating key management complexity.

Some of the largest and most security conscious organizations and government agencies in the world, including 15 of the Fortune 25, have standardized on Vormetric to provide strong, easily manageable data security. Vormetric technology has been selected by IBM as the only database encryption solution for DB2 and Informix on Linux™, Unix® and Windows; by Symantec to provide the Symantec Veritas NetBackup™ Media Server Encryption Option; and by Oracle to secure the execution environment for Oracle® Database Vault.

Vormetric, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, national origin, religion, physical handicap, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation or any other basis prohibited by law.

Vormetric does not accept unsolicited resumes.

Open Positions

Senior Technical Writer

Location: San Jose, CA

We are looking for a technical writer to help evolve and grow our portfolio of product of documents.

Responsibilities

  • Participates in planning the overall design of software product documentation: for example, installation, administration and user guides and other technical publications, such as technical advisories and release notes
  • Work closely with engineers to create, update and maintain documentation
  • Prepare documentation projects for publication in HTML, PDF, and/or print format

Requirements

  • Education Bachelor degree in Business, Information Technology, English or English Literature or equivalent work experience required
  • 8 years of experience with Technical Writing for large-scale software applications
  • Frame Maker and Microsoft Word experience
  • Familiarity with data security and networking concepts
  • Unix and Windows systems administration experience
  • Knowledge and passion for solid security engineering practices, release processes and project life cycles
  • Excellent communications skills, both verbal and written
  • Self-directed; requires minimal supervision on work products
  • Team player with a "can do" attitude

To apply, send your resume to hr1@vormetric.com with the job description in the subject line. Principals only, no recruiters.

Vormetric, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All resumes provided will be retained as property of Vormetric, Inc.

Sr. Software Engineer - Java Security Server

Location: San Jose, CA

We looking for a senior software engineer to play a key role in our server team. The engineer will have excellent knowledge of Java Server development and good understanding of metrics and factors that influence the performance of multi-threaded, scalable Java server applications. This engineer will have experience in high availability, high-performance, database-centric Enterprise-class software development. He or she should have the ability and willingness to proactively interact with the team and achieve results in a dynamic small company environment.

Responsibilities

This engineer will be exposed to all parts of the Java Security Server. In this position, he/she will:
  • Work closely with the development manager to evaluate new feature requests, prototype, design and implement new software components
  • Develop and execute tests to ensure quality before hand-off to QA
  • Analyze performance of components and the overall system to identify bottlenecks, and suggest detailed improvements in the code / architecture would be required
  • Excellent communications skills to share the hi-level architecture and design of components
  • Keep up-to-date with technical developments in the field of server development and security

Requirements

  • BSCS required, MSCS desired
  • 8 years+ software development experience
  • Solid experience with SQL programming and development experience in designing and implementing database schemas
  • Prior experience in the areas of performance turning, scalability, clustering, and server reliability
  • Hands on experience and clear understanding of JBOSS, especially with high volume data traffic deployment. Solid core Java programming skills
  • Experience with object oriented design methodology and design
  • Solid Experience in Java Messaging System (JMS) in high volume environment using ActiveMQ, JbossMQ
  • Experience with object - relational persistence paradigms (e.g. Hibernate)
  • Experience with JCE, JSSE, OpenSSL, PKI, PKCS standards
  • Proficient at problem diagnosis, troubleshooting and problem solving
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  • Self driven quick learner with attention to details and quality

Additional Requirements

  • DB2 experience
  • Cloud and network communication related experience
  • Familiar with encryption Algorithms is a plus

To apply, send your resume to hr1@vormetric.com with the job description in the subject line. Principals only, no recruiters.

Vormetric, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All resumes provided will be retained as property of Vormetric, Inc.

Sr. Software Engineer

Location: San Jose, CA

We are looking for a talented and experienced data security engineer to design and implement system software solutions. As a member of a dynamic engineering team, the ideal candidate will have the opportunity to contribute to and influence the design of the software, participate in and contribute to technical discussions and product architecture. The ideal candidate will be intimately familiar with and have industry experience developing software using the Unix/Linux operating system and networking constructs. Kernel programming experience is desirable but not required.

The overall focus of the R&D group is on competitive market and customer requirements, technology advances, product quality, product cost and time-to-market. Software engineers focus on enhancements to existing products as well as new product development.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain existing user-level (and some kernel-level) library and daemon code (multithreaded C programming on nearly every variant of Unix and Windows);
  • Develop and maintain hardware appliance initialization and control scripts
  • Design new features with special attention to versioning, compatibility and correctness
  • Work with the system test team to define test plans, troubleshoot and resolve software defects

Requirements

  • BSCS required, MSCS desired
  • Expert-level C/C++ programming skills - at least 5 years relevant experience
  • Knowledge of and experience with object-oriented design, Unix/Winodws systems programming, scripting languages, and modern development methodologies and practices
  • Experience in clustering and distributed file systems design is highly desirable
  • Expertise in troubleshooting and debugging skills; Ability to quickly learn and use new tools and environments
  • Knowledge and passion for solid security engineering practices and concepts of computer security
  • Familiarity with release processes and project life cycles
  • Excellent communications skills, both verbal and written. Must be able to write clear functional specifications and design documents and engage with customers on technical discussions
  • Self-directed; requires minimal supervision on work products

Additional Requirements

  • Experience with Unix/Windows kernel development
  • Knowledge of computer security (encryption, certificates, etc)

To apply, send your resume to hr1@vormetric.com with the job description in the subject line. Principals only, no recruiters.

Vormetric, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All resumes provided will be retained as property of Vormetric, Inc.

Principal Software Engineer - UNIX Kernel

Location: San Jose, CA

With escalating number of security breaches, insider threats and the rapid adoption of cloud business models, ensuring data privacy with cloud encryption is one of the top priorities of the security industry and Vormetric is a well recognized leader in this space. We are looking for talented and experienced UNIX kernel engineers to port, implement new features and scale our encryption products to run on a variety of UNIX platforms. The scope of platforms includes AIX, Solaris, and HP-UX. The business models range from Enterprise Software to dynamic, secure provisioning for various Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) cloud offerings.

As a member of a dynamic engineering team, the ideal candidate will have the opportunity to contribute to and influence the design of new features, keep abreast of features being rolled out in new releases of UNIX operating systems and work in the area of file systems, clustering and security. For an ideal candidate we are willing to consider upgrading the position to that of a Senior Principal Software Engineer.

The overall focus of the R&D group is on competitive market and customer requirements, technology advances, product quality, product cost and time-to-market. Software engineers focus on enhancements to existing products as well as new product development.

Responsibilities

  • Specify, design, and implement and port UNIX (AIX, Solaris, HP-UX) kernel software, mostly at the file system and raw device layers
  • Design code with special attention to performance and correctness
  • Characterize and resolve performance issues
  • Develop unit tests
  • Work with the system test team to define test plans, troubleshoot and resolve software defects
  • Perform research of relevant standards (e.g. NFS, CIFS, and POSIX) and technologies (such as virtual machine architectures, evolution of processor architectures, new file system technologies, security and encryption) and design products that integrate seamlessly into the emerging ecosystems and conform to standards
  • Coach and mentor junior engineers in the team

Requirements

  • BSCS required, MSCS desired
  • 10+ years development experience on UNIX, broad kernel experience in the areas of memory management, I/O access paradigms and file system internals
  • Extensive experience in designing/implementing and debugging software in multi-processor machine architectures
  • Experience in clustering and distributed file systems design is highly desirable
  • Knowledge in virtualization - virtual machine (VM) and Hypervisor system design
  • Strong C
  • Expert troubleshooting and debugging skills
  • Experience with kernel debuggers
  • Knowledge and passion for solid software engineering practices, release processes and project life cycles
  • Excellent communications skills, both verbal and written. Must be able to write clear functional specifications and design documents and engage with customers on technical discussions
  • Self-directed; requires minimal supervision on work products
  • Knowledgeable with the Intel/AMD, PowerPC, SPARC 64-bit architectures
  • Strong team player. Willingness to proactively interact with the team and achieve results in a dynamic small company environment

Additional Requirements

  • Sockets and SOAP experience is a plus
  • Familiarity with security software is a plus

To apply, send your resume to hr1@vormetric.com with the job description in the subject line. Principals only, no recruiters.

Vormetric, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All resumes provided will be retained as property of Vormetric, Inc.

Technical Writer

Location: San Jose, CA

We are looking for a technical writer - contracting position to help evolve and grow our portfolio of product of documents.

Responsibilities

  • Participates in planning the overall design of software product documentation: for example, installation, administration and user guides and other technical publications, such as technical advisories and release notes
  • Work closely with engineers to create, update and maintain documentation
  • Prepare documentation projects for publication in HTML, PDF, and/or print format

Requirements

  • Education Bachelor degree in Business, Information Technology, English or English Literature or equivalent work experience required
  • 8 years of experience with Technical Writing for large-scale software applications
  • FrameMaker and Microsoft Word experience
  • Familiarity with data security and networking concepts
  • Unix and Windows systems administration experience
  • Knowledge and passion for solid security engineering practices, release processes and project life cycles
  • Excellent communications skills, both verbal and written
  • Self-directed; requires minimal supervision on work products
  • Team player with a "can do" attitude

To apply, send your resume to hr1@vormetric.com with the job description in the subject line. Principals only, no recruiters.

Vormetric, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All resumes provided will be retained as property of Vormetric, Inc.

Data Security Solution Engineer/Post Sales Engineer

Location(s): Chicago, Dallas or San Francisco Bay Area

This position will work closely with our Technical Sales team to develop and implement Vormetric Data Security solution based on customer requirements. Preferred locations include Midwest (Chicago or Dallas Area) or West Coast (San Jose/San Francisco area). The ideal candidate will have a broad hands-on technical background with professional experience in operating systems, databases, storage, security and networking.

Responsibilities:

  • Responsible for customer-facing product deployments -both pre-sales (i.e. trials) and paid post sales engagements
  • Serve as a Vormetric Data Security Solution expert including its underlying architecture and best practices. Ensure that Vormetric products are deployed to meet customer's technical and business requirements
  • Deliver product training to partners, customers and other stakeholders
  • Identify and champion product enhancement requests and product support issues

Requirements:

  • At least five years of experience as a solution engineer/consultant, post-sales engineer or IT administrator/operations
  • Enterprise software installation experience is required
  • Customer facing or sales support experience strongly preferred
  • Strong skills in UNIX, Linux or Windows Server operating systems. A basic understanding and hands on experience on UNIX platforms is a must
  • Strong background in at least one of the following areas - storage systems, databases (Oracle, DB2 or SQL server) or security (encryption, access control, PKI, digital certificates) is a must
  • Ability to do basic network troubleshooting
  • Excellent problem solving skills and attention to detail
  • Excellent interpersonal, presentation and verbal communication skills
  • Must be highly motivated, competitive, and a self-starter
  • Strong team player. Willingness to proactively interact with the team and achieve results in a dynamic small company environment

Additional Requirements

  • Prior experience in a similar position in a known security products company a big plus
  • Knowledge and/or past experience working on compliance requirements/projects such as PCI-DSS, HIPAA/HITECH is a big plus
  • Willingness to travel - up to 75%

To apply, send your resume to hr1@vormetric.com with the job description in the subject line. Principals only, no recruiters.

Vormetric, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All resumes provided will be retained as property of Vormetric, Inc.

Data Security Solution Consultant/Post Sales Engineer

Location(s): NY, NJ

This position requires working at a customer site in Northern NJ/Bergen County, NJ area for 10 months and help them deploy Vormetric Data Security solution. At the end of engagement, the consultant will join Vormetric Professional Services team and help our customer base in East coast. This position will work closely with our Technical Sales team to develop and implement Vormetric Data Security solution based on customer requirements. The ideal candidate will have a broad hands-on technical background with professional experience in operating systems, databases, storage, security and networking.

Responsibilities

  • Responsible for customer-facing product deployments - both pre-sales (i.e. trials) and paid post sales engagements
  • Serve as a Vormetric Data Security Solution expert including its underlying architecture and best practices. Ensure that Vormetric products are deployed to meet customer's technical and business requirements
  • Deliver product training to partners, customers and other stakeholders
  • Identify and champion product enhancement requests and product support issues

Requirements

  • At least five years of full-time experience as a solution consultant, post-sales engineer or IT administrator/operations
  • Enterprise software installation experience is required
  • Customer facing or sales support experience strongly preferred
  • Strong skills in UNIX, Linux or Windows Server operating systems. A basic understanding and hands on experience on UNIX platforms a must
  • Strong background in at least one of the following areas - storage systems, databases (Oracle, DB2 or SQL server) or security (encryption, access control, PKI, digital certificates) is a must
  • Ability to do basic network troubleshooting
  • Excellent problem solving skills and attention to detail
  • Excellent interpersonal, presentation and verbal communication skills
  • Must be highly motivated, competitive, and a self-starter

Additional Requirements

  • Prior experience in a similar position in a known security products company a big plus
  • Knowledge and/or past experience working on compliance requirements/projects such as PCI-DSS, HIPAA/HITECH is a big plus
  • This position requires working on-site in the Bergen County, NJ for first 10 months. Must be able to commute to Bergen County, NJ area or willing to relocate during this time period

To apply, send your resume to hr1@vormetric.com with the job description in the subject line. Principals only, no recruiters.

Vormetric, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All resumes provided will be retained as property of Vormetric, Inc.

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