Title:  Senior Software Engineer (C, C++)

Job Summary

The ONTAP Security team is dedicated to developing and maintaining robust security solutions that protect our customers' data. We focus on implementing and enhancing security protocols and technologies to ensure the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of data stored in ONTAP. As a Senior Engineer, you will be part of a high-performance team responsible for designing, developing, and testing security features. You will also mentor and coach junior engineers, fostering a collaborative and innovative environment.

An ideal candidate for this position will be driven to produce results, collaborative, curious, and creative. They will strive to excel in their day-to-day work and will continue to produce high-quality results without requiring constant supervision. They will bring broad experience across multiple domains, including systems, networking, distributed systems, and security.

Job Requirements

• Design and lead the implementation of security features in ONTAP, including TLS, kernel TLS, Authentication, RBAC, Key Management, and IPsec.
• Excellent coding skills in C/C++.
• Strong understanding of computer architecture, data structures, and programming practices.
• Deep technical knowledge of systems, networking, and distributed systems
• Provide technical leadership and participate in key technical decisions.
• Engage with product management to define roadmaps and influence architectural choices to achieve business outcomes.
• Engage with customers on escalations and ensure continuous improvement in all areas under your technical purview.
• Mentor and coach junior engineers, providing guidance in development and testing activities.
• Experience with security technologies such as TLS, OpenSSL, kernel TLS, Authentication, Key Management, and IPSEC is a plus.
• Participate in technical discussions within the team and with other groups within Business Units associated with specified projects.
• Work on multiple tasks and responsibilities that contribute towards team, department, and company goals.
• Enforce best practices for software design and development through appropriate reviews.
• Stay updated with new technologies and apply creative ideas to solve problems.
• Coding and execution of projects.
• Technical design and architecture.
• Test automation and debugging.
• Performance analysis and optimization.
• Running Proof of Concepts (PoCs) and Research & Development (R&D) activities.
• Critical and/or high visibility customer support

Education

• 12- 18 years of relevant experience.
• Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field; a Master’s Degree or PhD is preferred.