Senior professional services engineer

Position

Senior Professional Services Engineer

Location: Braga, Portugal

Department: Sales

Job Type: Full time

Remote: Hybrid

Checkmarx is the enterprise application security leader and the host of Checkmarx One™, the industry-leading cloud-native AppSec platform that helps enterprises build #DevSecTrust.

Who are we?

Checkmarx is the leader in application security and ensures that enterprises worldwide can secure their application development from code to cloud. Our consolidated platform and services address the needs of enterprises by improving security and reducing TCO, while simultaneously building trust between AppSec, developers, and CISOs. At Checkmarx, we believe it’s not just about finding risk, but remediating it across the entire application footprint and software supply chain with one seamless process for all relevant stakeholders.

We are honored to serve more than 1,800 customers, which includes 40 percent of all Fortune 100 companies including Siemens, Airbus, SalesForce, Stellantis, Adidas, Wal-Mart and Sanofi.

What are we looking for?

Checkmarx, a leader in the application security testing market, actively seeks talented engineers to support Checkmarx Global Services division and its customers. The perfect candidate has a robust application development background and is interested in moving into the application security space.

How will you make an impact?

- Identify gaps in Checkmarx products and provide sound recommendations to resolve those gaps in our products while also deriving viable workarounds that may be implemented from the field.

- Consult on pre-sales engagements during POCs to demonstrate Checkmarx capabilities and provide guidance on successful implementation/roll-out strategies.

- Troubleshoot complex implementations of Checkmarx solutions with Checkmarx Support teams, Professional Services, and customers to provide a satisfactory resolution.

- Provide advanced training on Checkmarx-related topics including CI/CD integrations, languages, and frameworks, Checkmarx APIs (REST), and other advanced, technical topics.

- Add Checkmarx query support from the field for (parseable) frameworks or constructs which Checkmarx does not support out of the box.

- Develop custom integrations on behalf of customers.

- Document in detail lessons learned, viable solutions to problems, workarounds, feature requests, defects, and other knowledge.

- Work closely with R&D to do design reviews and share field experience to help shape design requirements that will alleviate challenges.

- Consult with enterprise customers to promote implementation strategies which align with customer goals.

- Strive to be an expert on every aspect of Checkmarx and the technologies with which we integrate.

Requirements

What is needed to succeed?

- +5 years of robust programming experience with different languages (scripted languages such as Python, Shell, and Go are a must).

- Enterprise software development experience, particularly as it pertains to using SCMs, CI/CD tools, defect tracking solutions, and best practices for enterprise software development.

- Desirable experience in cloud technologies (AWS, MS Azure, or Google Cloud).

- Desirable experience on infrastructure-as-code tools (Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Helm).

- Good communication skills – both verbal and written; these positions are customer-facing.

- Strong technical aptitude – being able to pick up technical concepts rapidly is required.

- Application security experience is not required but is preferred.

- Highly motivated self-starter.

- Fluent English (other languages are a plus).

Advantage:

- A background in the application security (penetration testing / code review)

What we have to offer

Checkmarx offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, competitive compensation, great work-life balance, as well as great benefits and perks throughout the year.

Checkmarx is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or other characteristics protected by law.