Software Engineer - (Linux + Python)

Listing Info AlienVault solutions help companies gain visibility and control over the security operations in their enterprise.  We help customers analyze and find security problems the moment they happen.  Our customers use this insight to protect themselves proactively as well as satisfy their security related regulatory compliance requirements.  Over 20,000 people have downloaded and installed the OpenSource version of AlienVault’s solution and hundreds have gone on to purchase and implement the Commercial version.  As a result, our solution enjoys widespread popularity and support among security practitioners around the world.  The “Security Information & Event Management” or “SIEM” market is over $1B globally and growing at over 20% annually. AlienVault is poised to capture a substantial piece of this rapidly growing, global opportunity. Headquartered in Silicon Valley and funded by leading venture capital firms such as Kleiner Perkins, Sigma Partners and Trident Capital, AlienVault is led by a seasoned management team with dozens of high tech growth company successes to its credit. We are currently looking for an Engineer with strong Linux operating system knowledge and Object Oriented programming skills.  The candidate must have experience with Python and Linux (Debian or Ubuntu).    ResponsibilitiesDebian software packaging and configuration management Be part of architecture designs AlienVault API development Vmware appliance development AMI appliance development  QualificationsMinimum experience: 4 - 5 years Python programming  Bash scriptting                     Advance Linux administration is required  Strong communication skills Agile development practices like unit tests, code reviews... Fluency in English Git Strong Collaborator, Solutions Oriented Team Focused High-Energy person with an extremely Positive Attitude Must Play to Win  Desirable QualificationsNetworking Knowledge Virtual Environments Hardware Benchmarking Perl  The position is located in Madrid, Spain Equal Employment Opportunity AlienVault is an Equal Opportunity Employer and welcomes diversity-