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By bringing connected technology, real-time threat intelligence, automation, and expert services together, SonicWall helps organizations simplify security operations, achieve better security outcomes, and lower total cost of ownership. Backed by a global ecosystem of more than 17,000 partners, SonicWall delivers enterprise-grade protection built for SMB and mid-market realities. \nFor more information, visit www.sonicwall.com or follow us on X, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram. \nSoftware Dev Principal Engineer - Cloud-Native Microservices & Network Security\nAbout the Role\nSonicWall is a global leader in cybersecurity, offering firewalls, secure access solutions, and threat intelligence that protect millions of networks for enterprises, governments, and service providers worldwide. SonicWall’s portfolio includes next-generation firewalls (NGFW), centralized management, wireless network management, secure mobile access, cloud security, and endpoint security. All these solutions are coordinated and managed through SonicWall's Unified Management (UM) architecture.\nWe invite you to join our team in developing innovative network security management solutions for SonicWall's Network Security Manager (NSM), a centralized management and analytics platform within the SonicWall Unified Management (UM) ecosystem. In this role, you will help build secure and scalable software capabilities that integrate with SonicWall's Unified Management (UM) platform and Shared Services Platform (SSP) to meet the unique operational needs of enterprise customers, Managed Service Providers (MSPs), and Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs) around the globe.\nYou will design and build cloud-native and on-premises microservices, RESTful APIs, real-time communication layers, and frontend components that power NSM's security policy management, device orchestration, and network visibility features. 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