About Us
Sophos is a cybersecurity leader defending 600,000 organizations globally with an AI-driven platform and expert-led services. Sophos meets organizations wherever they are in their security maturity and grows with them to defeat cyberattacks. Its solutions combine machine learning, automation, and real-time threat intelligence with frontline human expertise from Sophos X-Ops to deliver advanced, 24/7 threat monitoring, detection, and response.
Sophos offers industry-leading managed detection and response (MDR) alongside a comprehensive portfolio of cybersecurity technologies — including endpoint, network, email, and cloud security, extended detection and response (XDR), identity threat detection and response (ITDR), and next-gen SIEM. Together with expert advisory services, these capabilities help organizations proactively reduce risk and respond faster, with the visibility and scalability needed to stay ahead of evolving threats.
Sophos goes to market with a global partner ecosystem, including Managed Service Providers (MSPs), Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs), resellers and distributors, marketplace integrations, and cyber risk partners, giving organizations the flexibility to choose trusted relationships when securing their business. Sophos is headquartered in Oxford, U.K. More information is available at www.sophos.com.
Role Summary
As a Software Engineer II (SE2) in the Identity team, you will play a key role in building and evolving our ITDR (Identity Threat Detection and Response) product. This role is suited for an experienced engineer who can independently design and deliver well-scoped features, contribute to technical decisions, and uphold high engineering standards.
You will work primarily in Go (Golang), developing scalable, reliable, and secure backend services that operate in a distributed, cloud-first environment. You will collaborate closely with product managers, architects, and other engineers to deliver identity services such as authentication, authorisation, identity lifecycle, and policy enforcement.