The posting
Shape the Future of Cybersecurity at Forescout
Every day cyberattacks threaten to disrupt hospitals, power grids, financial systems, and the infrastructure we all depend on. At Forescout, we build defenses that keep civilization running smoothly in an increasingly connected world.
For more than 25 years, Fortune 100 organizations, government agencies, and large enterprises have trusted Forescout as their foundation to manage cyber risk, ensure compliance, and mitigate threats. From power grids and healthcare systems to financial networks and transportation hubs, Forescout protects the critical infrastructure of our modern world.
(Only US Citizens will be considered for this position.)
(Hybrid role Tuesday through Thursday in our Plano office.)
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What You Will Do
• This role supports the development, operation, security, or compliance of systems in regulated U.S. federal environments.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to design, build, secure, and scale our SaaS platform on Azure using services like AKS (Azure Kubernetes Service), Azure Functions, Azure Service Bus, and related services.
• Lead the development and optimization of CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and release engineering workflows using tools like Terraform, Helm, GitHub Actions, and Azure DevOps.
• Drive SRE principles across the organization, focusing on observability, incident response, availability, performance monitoring, and operational excellence.
• Contribute directly to our FedRAMP compliance readiness efforts, including secure configuration management, audit logging, documentation, and operational procedures.
• Provide Tier 2/3 operational support, including support during maintenance windows and participation in an on-call rotation during North American business hours.
• Support ongoing capacity planning, cost optimization, and scaling efforts for key infrastructure services.
• Maintain and improve production monitoring, alerting, and runbooks to ensure high reliability and rapid-incident response.
• Participate in security, availability, and disaster recovery planning.
• Document operational processes, architectural decisions, and runbooks in a structured, trackable system (e.g., Jira, Confluence).
What You Bring to Forescout
• U.S. citizenship is required to support FedRAMP-compliant environments.
• 5+ years of experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, or Platform Engineering roles.
• 2+ years of experience with Azure Cloud and its native services (especially AKS, Azure Functions, Azure Service Bus, Azure Monitor, Key Vault, etc.).
• Proven experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines for microservices architectures and serverless environments.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Helm charts, and managing cloud-native workloads.
• Expertise in infrastructure-as-code using tools like Terraform.
• Excellent scripting and automation skills (e.g., Bash, Python).
• Deep experience with monitoring, observability, incident response, and alerting using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, Azure Monitor, etc.
• Familiarity with FedRAMP, SOC 2, or other security/compliance frameworks (working experience on a FedRAMP-authorized environment is a strong plus).
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally with engineering, security, and compliance teams.
• Proven ability to work effectively in remote teams across time zones.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience with GitHub Actions/Workflows, and GitLab CI.
• Experience with distributed databases such as PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, Redis.
• Exposure to security practices in SaaS environments (encryption, secret management, network hardening).
• Familiarity with change management processes.
• Relevant Azure certifications.
• Prior experience contributing to or leading FedRAMP or other regulated compliance initiatives.
Key Skills
• Strategic thinking and problem-solving in complex distributed environments.
• Excellent leadership and mentorship capabilities.
• Excellent communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Excellent organizational and project management abilities.
• In-depth understanding of CI/CD strategies, SRE, and DevSecOps best practices
Core Technical Competencies
• Deep expertise in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) including architecture and cost management.
• Advanced proficiency with Kubernetes, Helm, and container ecosystems.
• Mastery in infrastructure as code (Terraform, Ansible, Pulumi).
• Fluent in scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash, Go).
• Experience with observability tools (Datadog, Prometheus, ELK, Grafana).
• Excellent grasp of networking, security, and compliance standards (e.g., SOC2, ISO 27001)
What Forescout Offers You
• Competitive compensation and benefits, including coverage of 85% of employee and dependent health care premiums, 100% company-paid employee life and disability insurance premiums, a 401(k) match, generous flexible time off for U.S. employees, voluntary life, accident, and critical illness insurance options, employee assistance program, maternity and parental bonding leave, and more.
• A collaborative, innovative environment where you can help advance global security while working with leading technology.
• Supportive leadership that encourages professional growth and development.
• Learn more @ www.forescout.com .
Our Mission - Continuously identify, protect, and ensure the compliance of all cyber assets across the modern organization.
Our Values
• One Team – We all work together, and we all win together.
• Cyber Obsessed – We are curious about technology, and we are innovative and passionate about solving big programs.
• Customer Driven – We listen, we learn, and we make it right.
• Relentless – We're smart, determined, and find a way. We figure stuff out.
• Collaborative, without Ego – No one succeeds alone. We strive to be the humble person that people want to work with.
Thank you for taking the time to learn more about us. If this opportunity intrigues you, we encourage you to apply!
At Forescout, we are “Cyber Obsessed”
We are committed to maintaining a secure environment for our customers, employees, and business operations. To support these efforts, candidates may be asked to complete job-related pre-employment screening and verification processes, to the extent permitted by applicable law. Depending on the role and location, these measures may include identity verification, employment verification, background screening, work authorization verification, and other lawful security-related checks. Forescout conducts these processes in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, including privacy and data protection requirements, and obtains any required notices, authorizations, or consent before conducting such screenings.
For roles supporting U.S. federal environments, candidates must meet applicable federal eligibility requirements, including U.S. Person status and may be required to obtain and maintain a government background investigation or security clearance.
Notice Regarding the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Recruitment
As part of our recruitment process, we may use artificial intelligence ("AI") or automated decision-support tools to assist with reviewing applications, assessing job-related qualifications, matching candidates to role requirements, scheduling interviews, and supporting candidate evaluation. These tools are designed to assist our recruiters and hiring managers and are not the sole basis for hiring decisions. Qualified personnel review relevant candidate information and exercise human judgment throughout the recruitment process.
We are committed to the responsible use of AI and seek to deploy and use AI-enabled recruiting tools in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and our internal governance standards.
NOTE TO EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES: We value the partnerships we have built with our preferred vendors. Forescout does not accept unsolicited resumes from employment agencies.
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