Principal Software Engineer 1 (NSG Firewall)
Sophos
IndiaremotePosted 10 days ago
Skill Required
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Key highlights
- Experience Level: 12+ years in enterprise architecture and cybersecurity
- Requirement: 7+ years C/C++/Golang and Linux system/kernel programming
- Requirement: 7+ years domain experience in networking and security
- Benefit: Remote-first working model
- Requirement: Legal authorization to work in the posted jurisdiction without sponsorship
Role overview
Sophos is looking for a senior developer to join the NSG engineering group and help shape the next generation of Sophos Firewall. In this role, you will design, develop, and evolve core platform capabilities, driving modernization, scalability, and innovation across a product that operates in a rapidly changing cybersecurity landscape. Working closely across scrum teams, you will help build and maintain high-impact network security capabilities that protect millions of users worldwide.
Responsibilities
- Architect, design, and develop products or systems aligned with the technical strategy, delivery timelines, and the quality and functional expectations defined with Product Management.
- Define and support unit, system, and integration testing across your own code and the broader product or system; resolve defects, log issues, and assess potential impact on related products or systems.
- Conduct and contribute to peer reviews of code, designs, and specifications in collaboration with the Development Lead or Manager.
- Manage competing priorities effectively and plan your time to consistently deliver against agreed objectives.
- Partner with Test Leads to recommend appropriate and effective testing strategies for the product or system
- Review requirement specifications for completeness, identify gaps or ambiguities, and propose alternative approaches to Product Management aligned with business needs.
- Drive the adoption of new architectures, technologies, design patterns, and engineering productivity improvements to strengthen quality, reliability, and delivery efficiency across projects or the team.
- Recommend improvements to engineering standards and processes across the wider organization and take ownership of assigned implementation areas.
Requirements
- 12+ years of progressive experience in enterprise architecture and cybersecurity, with demonstrated hands-on leadership across business, application, data, and technology domains
- 7+ years of experience working with commercial software using C/C++/Golang, Linux system programming, Linux kernel programming
- 7+ years of domain experience in networking, routing, switching, network security, cryptography, TCP/IP stack, and application protocols such as DHCP, DNS, LDAP, HTTP, HTTPS, and TLS, along with experience working on virtual and cloud platforms including AWS, Azure, GCP, and VMs, high availability
- Bachelors or Master of Science in Computer Software, Computer Science or related discipline or equivalent experience
- Great problem solver, quality-driven, self-initiative, creative, adaptive, listener, collaborator
- Applicants must have legal authorization to work in the jurisdiction where the position is posted, without requiring employer sponsorship.
Nice to have
- Hands-on experience with Linux kernel networking, including eBPF, XDP, netfilter, iptables, conntrack, and ipset
- Hands-on experience with VPN technologies and secure remote access solutions, including IPsec, SSL VPN, and related tunnelling protocols
- Hands-on experience with microservices architecture, Kubernetes, Docker, and REST-based technologies
- Hands-on experience using AI-assisted development tools to improve engineering productivity, code quality, debugging, testing, and documentation
Benefits
- Remote-first working model, making remote work the primary option for most employees (some roles may necessitate a hybrid approach)
- Employee-led diversity and inclusion networks that build community and provide education and advocacy
- Annual charity and fundraising initiatives and volunteer days for employees to support local communities
- Global employee sustainability initiatives to reduce our environmental footprint
- Global fitness and trivia competitions to keep our bodies and minds sharp
- Global wellbeing days for employees to relax and recharge
- Monthly wellbeing webinars and training to support employee health and wellbeing
Additional details
- Sophos is a cybersecurity leader defending 600,000 organizations globally with an AI-driven platform and expert-led services.
- Sophos solutions combine machine learning, automation, and real-time threat intelligence with frontline human expertise from Sophos X-Ops.
- Sophos offers managed detection and response (MDR) and a portfolio including endpoint, network, email, and cloud security, XDR, ITDR, and next-gen SIEM.
- Sophos goes to market with a global partner ecosystem (MSPs, MSSPs, resellers, distributors, etc.) and is headquartered in Oxford, U.K.
- Sophos encourages candidates to apply even if they do not check every box in the job description.
- Sophos is committed to equality of opportunity regardless of gender, sex, gender reassignment, marital status, race, religion or belief, color, age, military veteran status, disability, pregnancy, maternity or sexual orientation.
- CVs and personal details are held by Sophos for 12 months in accordance with their Privacy Policy.
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