Principal SW Engineer - Gigasmart

Description

At Gigamon, our purpose is to protect the hybrid networks and data of the largest, most complex organizations on the planet. Certified as a Great Place to Work, we offer a deep observability pipeline that efficiently delivers network-derived intelligence to cloud, security, and observability tools. This helps our customers to eliminate security blind spots, optimize network traffic, and dramatically reduce tool cost and complexity, enabling them to better secure and manage their hybrid cloud infrastructure. Gigamon has served more than 4,000 customers worldwide, including over 80 percent of Fortune 100 enterprises, 9 of the 10 largest mobile network providers, and hundreds of governments and educational organizations.

We are seeking Principal Software Engineer for our GigaSMART team. The candidate will be working as part of a dynamic team and be responsible for architecting, designing, and implementing security-related technologies. The candidate will work with cross-functional groups to contribute to product specifications, software architecture and design. The successful candidate must be comfortable working in a very fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities:

• Help develop innovative network security solutions to expand Gigamon portfolio
• Contribute to overall product requirements, architecture and design
• Propose designs/solutions to meet requirements for new products
• Conduct feasibility analysis for proposed solutions
• Produce functional specifications and design documents
• Mentor junior engineers in software development, technology and processes

Qualifications:

• Minimum MSEE/CS with 14+ years of software development experience in networking, Software architecture, design and more than 7+ years in the security space.
• Proven successful technical leadership experience in Network Security technologies
• In-depth knowledge of Proxy, Firewalls, IDS, IPS, Data protection, encryption solutions and authentication systems (LDAP, SAML, etc)
• Knowledge of Enterprise/Service Provider Network Security Deployments
• Proficient in Internet and Security protocols especially TCP/IP, HTTPS, SSL/TLS and Key Management
• Hands-on experience with multi-core, multi-process/multi-threaded systems
• Expert in C/C++ coding.
• Excellent written/oral communication skills and strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Self-motivated individual with the ability to work in a high-achieving team or independently.

As an equal opportunity employer, all applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic under applicable federal, state, and/or local law. For more information, please refer to Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodation for all qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation, please contact us at (669) 240-2248.

If your experience and skills closely match our job description but may not necessarily fulfill all requirements, please still apply. Gigamon is on a continued mission to grow and scale an innovative organization. We believe this is best achieved by hiring, celebrating, and respecting people with diverse backgrounds, skills, perspectives, and experiences.

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We may use automated tools, including AI-based systems, to help screen and evaluate application materials for this role. These tools are designed to assess job-related qualifications only and do not make final hiring decisions; human reviewers remain involved in the process. Further, Gigamon uses Jobvite, developed by Employ, to screen and evaluate all Gigamon applicant resumes. The system analyzes resumes for skills, experience, and qualifications and processes employment history, education, and skills. This AI-based system is used for all Gigamon positions. For questions, contact [email protected]. You have the right to request reasonable accommodation; to do so, please send a message to [email protected].