Duties: The Sr. Product Manager will be responsible for managing Symantec's IDS Competitive Lab providing for the technical needs of the IDS Product Management group in support of their departmental goals and objectives. The Sr. PM will work with other IDS Product Managers and Engineering staff to develop materials and systems to showcase Symantec's IDS products; evaluate competitor's technologies; provide competitive intelligence; and influence product direction. Duties include: Managing all aspects of the IDS Competitive lab including purchasing, deployment and support of the lab?s systems and networks Building, supporting and maintaining the PM's product demo systems Providing technical and staffing support for Symantec sponsored Marketing events Developing/improving ways of demonstrating the capabilities of Symantec's IDS products Evaluating competitive IDS products and producing Product Profiles and Competitive Update documents Providing technical expertise to the IDS product Management group and facilitating the acquisition of computer resources when needed Performing product demos as required
Requirements: At least ten years of industry experience in an enterprise level environment with some management experience in systems/network administration and the most recent experience in computer security. At least five years experience as a systems administrator with strong knowledge of Solaris, Windows, and Linux Operating Systems as well as Sparc and Intel based hardware. At least five years experience as network administration with working knowledge of industry standard hardware such as Cisco 2924XL, 2948G, 4000, 6000 switches and 2600 routers as well as software such as IOS and Cat/OS. Must have good communication and presentation skills Must be able to work independently as well as be part of a team. Must have a BS degree or equivalent experience in computer and network technologies. Cisco certifications desirable and CCIE preferred. *Results through action *Problem Solving *Presentation Skills *Intellectual Capability
