C++/Networking/Security Engineer

What You Will Be Doing

• Design and develop innovative features to enhance the security of our Network Security products.
• Implement best practices in Quality Assurance and Security throughout all development stages, including unit testing and automation.
• Work collaboratively with architects and software engineers to devise effective solutions for complex security challenges.
• Ensure product reliability, availability, performance, and scalability while maintaining a strong focus on security.
• Support and maintain existing code, troubleshoot issues in large-scale, complex environments.
• Engage and collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive impactful security initiatives.
• Promote a culture of continuous learning and improvement by sharing knowledge and mentoring junior engineers.
• Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging threats to proactively adapt security strategies and solutions.

To Be Successful in The Role, You Will Have

• 6+ years of hands-on software Engineering experience targeting Linux/Unix applications
• MUST have experience working in Networking Protocols (DHCP, TCP/IP, AAA, RADIUS, LDAP, SNMP, 802.1X, IPSec, SSL/TLS) and various Authentication methods
• MUST have programming experience with C++ and good understanding of Perl and Python
• MUST have good understanding of the Linux Operating System Internals, Linux OS Bring Up, Secure Boot, Bootloader, SELinux
• Significant PLUS: have experience with triaging & analyzing issues, recommending recommendations and implementing fixes for security vulnerabilities (CVEs and OWASP Top 25 issues)
• Significant PLUS: Strong understanding of certificates, encryption and Security Tools such as Metasploit, BurpSuite, Nessus, ZAP, Qualys, Blackduck etc.
• Experience working in an AGILE environment and working with a geographically distributed team