Sr Software Development Engineer Firewall

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Position Summary:

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to build and evolve the core dataplane and controlplane capabilities of BIGIP TMOS and BIGIP Next for Kubernetes(BNK) Firewall platforms. This role is for an experienced systems engineer who thrives in highscale highperformance networking and security software and who can take features from architecture to production with a strong sense of ownership.
In this role you will work on missioncritical firewall traffic management and L4L7 networking components contributing to both classic TMOS and cloudnative BIGIP Next (Kubernetesbased) architectures.

Primary Responsibilities:

Design develop and maintain high-performance Firewall and IPS features in a cloud-native Kubernetes-based environment
Technically lead major Firewall/IPS system components from design to implementation
Independently determine and develop approaches to solutions for assigned projects
Provide technical solutions to ensure that resulting design specifications fit into the technical architectural framework
Investigate and resolve reported security and networking issues related to Firewall and IPS components
Recommend and maintain technical design methodologies processes and standards
Mentor junior engineers and serve as a source of technical expertise across the team
Unit test the software using automation frameworks and contribute to CI/CD pipelines

Required Skills:

Excellent coding skills in C C Go
Mastery of data structures and algorithms run-time complexities IPC etc.
Background in networking technologies & protocols.
Experience with Linux network security tools and packet analysis
Good understanding of Firewalls NAT and Intrusion Prevention/Detection System (IPS/IDS)
Experience with Kubernetes Docker and software networking
Able to collaborate and thrive in a fast-paced high-performance environment
Experience building networking or security solutions in cloud native environment.
Strong architectural skills in designing highly available systems in distributed environments
Excellent communication collaboration and leadership skills
8 years of software engineering experience with designing and implementing large-scale distributed systems

The Job Description is intended to be a general representation of the responsibilities and requirements of the job. However the description may not be all-inclusive and responsibilities and requirements are subject to change.

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