Senior/Staff/Principle FIPS 140 Software Development Engineer (9264)

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Senior/Staff/Principle FIPS 140 Software Development Engineer Join Extreme Networks for an exciting opportunity in wireless security space. As a member of our team, you'll contribute to enhancing the security and robustness of our industry-leading products. Collaborate with seasoned professionals to refine various commercial offerings in the expanding security sector. As a proficient security engineer, your expertise will be instrumental in the development of cutting-edge Wi-Fi solutions.

Responsibilities

• Engage in security standard validation initiatives, contributing expertise to ensure compliance with regulatory standards
• Develop system software that complies to FIPS-140, LINCE, and/or Common Criteria
• Perform comprehensive security analysis to identify potential vulnerabilities and strengthen overall system security
• Collaborate on the design of product architecture, integrating FIPS requirements seamlessly to meet security objectives
• Analyse system logic at a holistic level, ensuring alignment with FIPS standards and best practices
• Assess cryptographic algorithms for compliance and efficiency, ensuring they meet FIPS standards and operational requirements
• Perform thorough reviews of source code to identify and rectify security flaws and adherence to FIPS guidelines

Requirements

• Knowledge of FIPS-140, LINCE, or Common Criteria requirements
• Understanding of security protocols such as SSH, IPsec, TLS
• Familiarity with X.509 certificates and attributes
• Experience with cryptographic encryption, key exchange, hashing/authentication algorithms
• Familiarity with PKI, OpenSSL, and random number generators
• Strong knowledge of Linux subsystems and networking protocols (TCP/IP, UDP, IPsec etc.)
• Hands-on experience with programming languages such as C, C++, and Python.
• Extensive experience in developing embedded applications for Linux, participation in design, implementation, testing, maintenance, enhancement, and support of complex software modules.
• Solid verbal and written communications skills, positive attitude and is a team player.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• 5-15+ years of prior relevant experience

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