Principal SW Engineer - Gigasmart

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.
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