Senior Technical Manager - C/C++ | Network Security & Cybersecurity
SonicWall
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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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SonicWall is an equal opportunity employer.
We are committed to creating a diverse environment and are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
At SonicWall, we pride ourselves on recruiting a diverse mix of talented people and providing active security solutions in 100+ countries.
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