FireEye may not be the first name that comes to mind when thinking of security in the ICT world, but it is a company that has grown rapidly of late, by acquisition and organically, to become a major player internationally.
The company was founded in 2004, but worked primarily on its own technology development for many years. When it began to actively offer its technologies on the market, it saw rapid growth and founded its EMEA base in Cork in April of 2013.
Speaking to TechCentral.ie, Sean O’Keeffe, senior director of Support and Global Escalation with the company, said that as well as the EMEA support centre in Cork, last year, a strategic operations centre was opened in Dublin. Since then, reports O’Keefe, there has been significant expansions with the recent announcement of a 150 new jobs.
Part of the recent expansion globally was the acquisition of the established industry player Mandiant. Most recently, Mandiant made news for its work revealing the extent of China’s Unit 61398’s activities pursuing secret information across topics such as nuclear power, solar energy and the steel trade.
Combining the strengths of both companies, FireEye now offers a managed defence service which requires technical skills of a very specific nature, but also deep experience of the security world.
Tom Keating, managing director of Engineering with FireEye in Cork, joined the company as part of the Mandiant acquisition. He said that the company is looking for managed defence candidates, and worked with a recruiter who lined up lot of people for an accelerated interview process. There were a lot of applicants, said Keating.
“We are attracting the right sort of talent, and not just from Ireland but from Europe as well,” reports Keating, who added that FireEye is also looking to expand its Dublin engineering team, as well as support people in Cork.
The proportion, he says, of native versus foreign applicants is about 50:50.
“We are getting that diversity, which for us is great because we are getting a wide spectrum of candidates.” Keating said that there is a need for a fit with the culture as well as the ethos of the company.
Keating is optimistic from the process so far and the people the company has encountered.
“The good news is that they are available in Ireland.”
Having Cork and Dublin, we are in the right location for the expertise, added O’Keefe. In Cork there are people with the experience in support due to the number of multinational technology companies clustered around city. While in Dublin, he said, FireEye is attracting the core engineering expertise, so it is very complementary.
“We are getting the best of both worlds for the model we have in FireEye,” said O’Keefe.
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