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Come work at a place where innovation and teamwork come together to support the most exciting missions in the world! Brief Description: Principal Software development engineer for Cloud Agent Endpoint Security Product Full Job Description: We invite you to be part of motivated and agile Qualys engineering team responsible for developing high-end Cloud based Security Solutions. This opening is your chance to work in the rapidly expanding field of computer security, in a company with excellent customer ratings and outstanding growth rates. In this position you will be working on network security solutions to deliver cutting-edge products including advanced Endpoint Security Technology and product. This position is for our fastest growing R&D center in Pune, India, which is part of multi-continent engineering team. Responsibilities: Develop understanding of the product functionality spanning in-field appliance to cloud services i.e. the end-to-end architecture, how customers use the product, how the product fits in the overall Qualys security platform and its value-add, various customer use case scenarios etc. This perspective is required for in-depth understanding and handling customer queries. Ability to lead the initiatives and engineering lifecycle including write, read, comprehend codebase and participate in design / code / testcase reviews. Develop in-depth knowledge in Endpoint Security and networking domains Contribute to the appliance stack development. Understand the existing appliance architecture well to be able to own new feature development - design, develop, deliver. Study and decipher documentation needed to accomplish tasks at hand viz Endpoint security technologies including EDR/AntiMalware (EPP), XDR, MDR, etc., other Cloud Agent standards, RFCs and protocol specifications, network topologies, networking fundamentals ( Tcp/Ip stack, switches, routers, networking protocols, firewalls), Linux platform fundamentals, virtualization, deep packet inspection etc. Debug issues in the product reported by internal QA teams or in production by customers and suggest solutions. Interact with QA teams to describe product feature and methods to test it – functionality, performance, negative scenarios. Document the design and test plans as part of development activities. Communicate with other team members, including with the QA team and collaborate as required. Qualifications: Must Have: Degree in Computer Science/Electronics/Instrumentation. 10 to 15 years software development or testing experience in Windows Development background and Windows Internals. Professional experience developing products in any tech domains is a good added advantage, for example experience in areas such as deep packet inspection, packet parsing and fast packet processing techniques, firewalls, networking protocols socket programming, virtualization and hypervisors etc. Ability to write as well as comprehend written code in C/C++ and/or Python programs. Passion to build a career in Endpoint systems and system closer to OS levels. Good academic record. Good reading and comprehension skills to be able to read technical literature of Network Security products and make inferences. Ability to operate Windows Operating System commands and related applications Good written and verbal communication skills. Additional skills that are good to have: Good debugging skills, ability to inspects packet captures Understanding of Linux boot loaders, grub, kernel compilation and networking stack internals, TCP/IP knowledge. Knowledge of one or more protocols used in Network Security systems - eg. LDAP, DHCP, ARP, DNS etc. Knowledge of Layer 2 and 3 switching, High availability, VPN, VLAN technologies etc. Working knowledge of deployment of Virtual Machines such as Vmware. Good understanding of Database concepts and good working knowledge with Oracle/PLSQL/Postgres. Excellent analytical and program solving skills, excellent written and oral communication, self-starter and highly motivated. Work in a dynamic environment and ability to adapt quickly to changes. Show more Show less
