Job Description

Shape the Future of Cybersecurity at Forescout

Every day cyberattacks threaten to disrupt hospitals, power grids, financial systems, and the infrastructure we all depend on. At Forescout, we build the defenses that keep civilization running smoothly in an increasingly connected world. 

For more than 25 years, Fortune 100 organizations, government agencies, and large enterprises have trusted Forescout as their foundation to manage cyber risk, ensure compliance, and mitigate threats. From power grids and healthcare systems to financial networks and transportation hubs, Forescout protects the critical infrastructure of our modern world. 

What You Will Do 

Forescout has an excellent opportunity for an engaging and employee-focused Technical Writer to join our high-energy, multi-cultural, world-changing team.In this role, you will be responsible for the following:

• Write technical content focused on driving customer success and enablement. 
• Help evolve technical writing guidelines and playbooks for different formats and channels. 
• Work in an Agile environment with frequent release cycles. 
• Work closely with non-traditional stakeholders to create and update content beyond standard, development-centric documentation. 
• Take an active role in your team’s learning and growth. 

What You Bring to Forescout

We encourage you to apply if you meet most but not all the requirements listed below.  We value competency, aptitude, effort, and a great attitude as a supplement to experience.   

• 3-7 years of experience developing end-user documentation for cloud-based SaaS products, with some overlap with on-premise software as our technology evolves. 
• Not only are you a writer, but you have a keen interest in learning the technology and tools used in creating technical content. 
• Words like Oxygen, GitHub, Markdown, storytelling, and customer success match up to different wrenches in your toolbox. 
• You have a passion for creating technical content that speaks to all levels of users and solves problems they didn’t know they had. 
• You’re comfortable with Agile practices and being part of a scrum team (or two). Multitasking and project management will serve you well here. 
• You understand the importance and impact that cybersecurity has in all of our lives and are ready to pick up the cyber shield. 

What Forescout Offers You  

• Competitive compensation and benefits–we cover 85% of employee and dependents’ health care premiums, 100% company paid employee life and disability insurance premiums, 401K match, generous FTO policy (U.S. only), option to purchase voluntary life, accident and critical illness insurance, employee assistance program, maternity and parental bonding leave and much more. 
• Collaborative and innovative environment –make an impact on worldwide security while working on the hottest technology. 
• Leadership that supports and encourages professional growth and development. 
• Want a glimpse of Life @ Forescout? Check us out on Facebook and Instagram. 
• Learn more @ www.forescout.com .  

Our Mission - Continuously identify, protect, and ensure the compliance of all cyber assets across the modern organization. 

Our Values  

• One Team – We all work together, and we all win together.   
• Cyber Obsessed – We are curious about technology, and we are innovative and passionate about solving big programs.   
• Customer Driven – We listen, we learn, and we make it right.   
• Relentless – We're smart, determined, and find a way. We figure stuff out.   
• Collaborative, without Ego – No one succeeds alone. We strive to be the humble person that people want to work with.  

Thank you for taking the time to learn more about us. 
If this opportunity intrigues you, we would love for you to apply!

NOTE TO EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES: We value the partnerships we have built with our preferred vendors. Forescout does not accept unsolicited resumes from employment agencies. All resumes submitted by employment agencies directly to any Forescout employee or hiring manager in any form without a signed Employment Placement Agreement on file and search engagement for that position will be deemed unsolicited in nature. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is subsequently hired because of the referral or through other means.  

Forescout Technologies is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We value and embrace diversity, equality, inclusion, and collaboration at the core of our “One Team” philosophy. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

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