[TriLUG] BitSight is hiring python/java developers, data scientists

[Alan Porter via TriLUG]

The company that I work for, BitSight, is currently looking for Python 
and Java developers and data scientists.

WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO

BitSight is based in Boston, with offices in Lisbon and Raleigh.  We've 
got about 500 employees, and we've been in business for about 10 years.  
We're in the business of "security ratings", which are roughly like 
consumer financial credit ratings, except they're for businesses and 
they're based on security findings.  Why, you ask?  Companies use these 
ratings for three things: (1) to keep an eye on their own "security 
posture" (2) to evaluate or monitor vendors, to see which ones have 
their IT act together (3) insurance companies use these as a quick start 
when negotiating cyberinsurance policies.

Basically, we make "maps" of all of the domains and IPs that companies 
control.  We map hundreds of thousands of companies.  And we subscribe 
to a ton of feeds from other companies that scan the internet for "bad 
stuff".  Then we correlate the two, and we get an idea of which 
companies have more security related IT problems than others.  We assign 
a rating number to each company, just like a credit score.  And then we 
assign grades for specific things (certificates, old versions of 
software, open ports, botnet infections, and so on).

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

We maintain a web site where customers can dig into the details of the 
ratings, and they can sign up for alerts and access APIs.  We also have 
a lot of microservices that handle different portions of the job: the 
company maps, the internet events, the combination into scores, a ton of 
other pieces around those areas.  Most of our services are written in 
python (for the more webby/API like stuff) and java (for the more number 
crunching stuff).

We're looking for software developers with a bit of experience, someone 
who might call themselves a "senior" engineer.  And we're also looking 
for people who work with large amounts of data, maybe folks who use 
numpy and jupyter notebooks, or who write some short-lived projects that 
evaluate trends in large data sets.

The details are at https://www.bitsight.com/jobs .

THE OTHER DETAILS

We have an office in Raleigh, but ever since March 2020, we've been 
primarily working from home.  The intent is to continue to allow that, 
with occasional in-office meet-ups.  It's a fun group of people, and the 
company actively recognizes that fun is important.  We have an 
hackathon, occasional off-site fun days, and so on.

HOW TO RESPOND

Send your resume to me at porter at trilug.org or alan at alanporter.com.  
I'll get you in the right queue.  If you want, we can chat on the phone 
about the jobs or the company.


Alan