Senior Technical Manager - C/C++ - Network Security & Cybersecurity

Role – Sr Technical Manager (Cybersecurity)

Programming Language: C OR C++ 

Domain: Networking OR Cyber Security

We are looking for candidates with technical hands on and people/team management (direct reports) experience. 

Role Overview

We are seeking a hands-on Engineering Manager to lead a team of developers building key components of our next-generation Firewall and Network Security platform. You will be responsible for technical leadership, people management, and delivery execution, ensuring that your team produces high-quality, high-performance code for enterprise-grade networking systems.

Note: Cyber/Network security domain experience is a must.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage a team of engineers (mix of senior, mid-level, and junior developers).
• Drive sprint planning, estimations, and execution tracking; ensure timely delivery of high-quality code.
• Balance short-term goals with long-term technical sustainability.
• Build a culture of accountability, technical rigor, and collaboration within the team.
• Support hiring, onboarding, and performance reviews for team members.
• Participate in architecture and design reviews
• Collaborate with architects and senior engineers to translate product requirements into robust, maintainable implementations.
• Troubleshoot and guide resolution of production and integration issues when required.
• Partner with the Director of Engineering and other managers to align on delivery priorities and architecture decisions.
• Coordinate with QA, DevOps, and Product Management to ensure seamless integration and release readiness.

Required Skills & Experience

• Experience & Leadership: 12+ years in C/C++ software engineering in IP networking/firewall security, with 2–3+ years leading or managing teams in a cybersecurity product environment.
• Core Systems Programming: Advanced C / C++ proficiency in Linux/embedded OS environments, including multi-threading, IPC, memory management, and daemon architectures.
• Management Plane & Frameworks: Hands-on design of NGFW configuration frameworks, service APIs (REST/RPC), CLI engines, structured logging/syslog, and secure remote access (SSH).
• L3–L7 Networking & Security: Solid foundation in stateful firewalling, packet forwarding, Deep Packet Inspection (DPI), and transport protocols (TCP/UDP/IP).
• Cryptography & PKI: In-depth knowledge of SSL/TLS protocols, X.509 certificate lifecycle management, CA chains, CRL/OCSP, and cryptographic libraries (OpenSSL).
• Identity & Access Management: Strong background in authentication flows and identity federation, including MFA (TOTP), SAML, OAuth/OIDC, RADIUS, and LDAP.
• Security Hygiene & Vulnerability Remediation: Proven track record in vulnerability triage (CVEs/PSIRT), secure coding standards (OWASP, CERT C), and license/entitlement enforcement.
• Complex System Debugging: Expertise in troubleshooting critical system failures, crash dumps, and memory corruption using GDB, Valgrind, and packet analysis tools (tcpdump/Wireshark).

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