Staff Software Engineer Zero Trust Networking (remote)

About Johnson Controls

Johnson Controlsa global leader in thermal management mission-critical building systems energy efficiency and decarbonization helps customers use energy more productively reduce carbon emissions and operate with the precision and resilience required in rapidly expanding industries such as datacenters healthcare pharmaceuticals advanced manufacturing and higher education.

For more than 140 years Johnson Controls has delivered performance where itreally matters. Backed by advanced technology lifecycle services and an industry-leading field organization weelevatecustomer performanceturn goals into real-world results andhelpmove society forward.

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What you will do

Johnson Controls is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to help support our Airwall Zero Trust technology! This technology is used to secure mission critical assets across the world. As cybersecurity concerns are growing Airwall allows for secure remote access edge to cloud communication and even helps protect legacy infrastructure from discovery and attacks.

In this critical role you will drive the technical direction of ourOpenBlueAirwall Zero Trust Networkingtechnologyand overall communication flow between edge and cloud. This role is ideal for a hands-on engineerwho excels at architecting complex systems mentoring engineerstalking with customersand influencing cross-functional teams. You will play a key role in setting technical standards ensuringhigh levelsof softwarecraftsmanship and solving high-impact technical challenges.

This position is remote for anyone based in the US.

How you will do it

• Ensure the quality and stability of ourOpenBlueAirwall product portfolio

• Lead the development of new mechanisms for monitoring the health of data from edge to cloud

• Lead architectural decisions and technical strategy across products and platforms

• Help troubleshoot complex networking issues when they occur

• Collaborate closely with product design and engineering teams to define and deliver scalable solutions

• Act as a technical mentor for engineers at all levels

• Evaluate and recommend tools technologies and processes to ensure engineering excellence

• Contribute to key codebases and set standards for code quality testing and performance

• Represent engineering in executive discussions and help shape the long-term roadmap

What you will need
Required

• 5years of software engineering experience.

• Experience designing and scaling distributed systems or complex software architectures.

• Expertise inC and/or Rust and the networking stack.

• Experience with AI native development knowing when and when not to use harnesses as a core part of your workflow like Claude Copilot Codex or Cursor.

• Experience with networking such as VPN Secure Remote Access IAM identity management.

Preferred

• Zero Trust Networking experience

• Ruby &