Lead Software Engineer – Advanced Filtering Solutions

Posted:	27 September 2012
Company name:	Wombat Security Technologies
Location:	Pittsburgh, PA
	United States
Travel:	occasionally
Poster represents:	employer
Terms of employment:	Salaried employee
Description: Wombat Security Technologies is looking for an individual to lead development of new email and web filtering solutions. Candidates should be well versed in the software development lifecycle and have significant experience architecting enterprise systems. Experience with email infrastructure and email filters is a plus. This is an excellent opportunity for a highly motivated, success-driven candidate who is interested in being challenged and in learning new skills. This opening also comes with an opportunity to interact with some of the world’s leading experts in email and web filtering technologies, including several Carnegie Mellon University faculty, and to contribute to ongoing efforts to further enhance the company’s leading-edge solutions. About Wombat Security Technologies: With its solutions licensed for use by millions of users around the world, Wombat Security Technologies, a Carnegie Mellon University spinoff, has established itself as a global leader in the fight against phishing. Wombat’s products include the most comprehensive and most effective suite of anti-phishing training products available on the market today along with a unique anti-phishing filter that has been shown to catch many phishing emails that would otherwise go undetected by other filters.
Required skills: – BS/MS in Computer Science with 7 years experience – 4+ years experience as a lead or senior developer – 4+ years experience with C/C++ – 4+ experience configuring and supporting Enterprise Email Systems – 4+ years experience working with SQL databases – Experience with Perl
Desired skills: – Experience with Machine Learning including: Support vector machines, Bootstrap aggregating / bagging, Cluster analysis, Cascading classifiers, Decision trees, Time series analysis & time series forecasting, Boosting, Factor analysis, Structural equation modeling, Item response theory, Markov chains, Voronoi diagrams, Neural networks, Genetic algorithms, Data visualization, Bayesian modeling, Multivariate regression, Logistic regression – Experience using statistical analysis tools (Octave, R, SAS, SPSS, Tableau, Weka)
URL for more information: http://www.wombatsecurity.com
Contact information: Qualified candidates interested in being considered for this opening should send their resume to: hr@wombatsecurity.com