Principal Software Engineer Lead

Accountabilities:

• • Lead the design and implementation of secure network and security solutions, translating business and technical requirements into scalable functional designs.
  • Establish, maintain, and promote security standards, procedures, guidelines, and engineering practices across the product portfolio.
  • Evaluate network, security, cloud, and related technologies and recommend solutions aligned with industry best practices and applicable regulatory requirements.
  • Identify security and network risks within existing architectures and implementations and drive effective remediation strategies.
  • Partner with audit, vulnerability assessment, and penetration testing teams to prioritize findings and ensure appropriate corrective actions are implemented.
  • Review software written in C, C++, Python, and Go while establishing processes and standards that strengthen secure coding practices.
  • Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to engineers developing innovative user access and security solutions.
  • Collaborate with development, product, support, sales engineering, architecture, and other stakeholders to integrate security into product design and development.
  • Guide teams in meeting FedRAMP and comparable security and compliance requirements throughout the product lifecycle.
  • Monitor emerging developments across networking, cloud, security, and software engineering and translate relevant advances into product and architectural improvements.
  • Contribute to technical strategy, design decisions, and continuous improvement within a globally distributed engineering environment.

  Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, combined with 12+ years of relevant professional experience.
  • Extensive expertise in networking protocols and technologies, including TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, and VLANs, with demonstrated experience designing and deploying secure network infrastructure.
  • Strong knowledge of VPN technologies, virtual appliances, hypervisors, cloud platforms, and identity and access management protocols and tools.
  • Deep understanding of security standards, frameworks, and best practices, including familiarity with NIST standards and FedRAMP compliance requirements.
  • Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as C, C++, Python, or Go, with a strong focus on secure software development.
  • Experience designing and developing both on-premises and cloud-based appliances, including the ability to identify and address associated security challenges.
  • Strong understanding of network and application security architecture, threat identification, vulnerability management, and risk mitigation.
  • Demonstrated ability to solve complex technical and security problems through structured analysis, investigation, and practical engineering solutions.
  • Proven experience providing technical leadership and mentoring engineers while influencing architecture and engineering standards.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across technical and non-technical teams and adapt to changing priorities.
  • Strong understanding of enterprise security requirements and the ability to balance security, product quality, performance, and delivery objectives.
  • Ability to operate effectively in a global, collaborative, and highly technical environment.

  Benefits

  • Remote work flexibility from India.
  • Opportunity to work on security technologies protecting large-scale digital experiences and enterprise environments.
  • Significant technical influence over secure product architecture, engineering standards, and security practices.
  • Collaboration with global teams across engineering, product, security, audit, and customer-facing functions.
  • Opportunities for continuous learning and professional development across networking, cloud, cybersecurity, and software engineering.
  • Flexible working approach designed to support employees working from home, in an office, or through a combination of both.
  • Comprehensive benefits supporting health, well-being, financial security, and life beyond work.
  • Opportunity to contribute to complex, high-impact security initiatives involving industry standards and regulatory frameworks.