# Technical Lead - Secure Communications

Own the design, development, and delivery of core VPN and secure connectivity modules in QConnect—IPsec and TLS data and control planes and crypto-layer integration. Lead a team of 4-5 engineers, work closely with the architect and peer tech leads, and deliver features end-to-end: design documents, code, tests, release notes, production support, and security-certification readiness. This is a hands-on role; you code, review, debug, and make module-level architecture calls. Responsibilities: Design and develop IPsec and TLS VPN data and control planes, including integration with the crypto layer. Make module-level architecture calls aligned with the architect's technical direction. Own features end-to-end, design documents, code, tests, release notes, production support, and readiness for security certifications (FIPS, Common Criteria). Drive quality gates toward fewer than 5 major defects and zero critical/blocker defects at release. Lead 4-5 engineers, sprint ownership, code reviews, mentoring, and unblocking. Collaborate closely with the architect, peer tech leads, QA, and L3 support. Apply and teach high-productivity use of AI coding tools (Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot) across

- **Id**: 3981133
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/qnu-labs-technical-lead-secure-communications>
- **Role**: Backend
- **Role family**: Backend
- **Seniority**: lead
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Bengaluru, India
- **Countries**: IN
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 10
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-09T19:35:50Z
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-09T19:35:50Z
- **Board verified**: no
- **Days open**: 0
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 3723
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Military Communication, Blockchain & Crypto, Quantum Science & Computing, Custom Software Development

## Company

- **Id**: 2402086
- **Name**: QNu Labs
- **Domain**: qnulabs.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/qnulabs>
- **Size band**: 51-200
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no

## Technologies

- **C++** — Optional: no
- **Claude Code** — Optional: no
- **Copilot** — Optional: no
- **Cursor** — Optional: no
- **gRPC** — Optional: no
- **Linux** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no
- **Rust** — Optional: no
- **StrongSwan** — Optional: no
- **VPN** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: not_scored
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 10
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-09T19:35:50Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 30
- **Reasons**: seen:0, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-09T21:19:01Z

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