Principal Software Engineer Lead

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Principal Software Engineer Lead based in India. This is a senior technical leadership opportunity focused on building secure, resilient solutions for enterprise-scale digital environments. You will guide the design and implementation of network and security capabilities while influencing product architecture across a global engineering organization. The role combines hands-on software engineering, security architecture, technical leadership, and cross-functional collaboration. You will help ensure products meet demanding security standards, including FedRAMP and NIST-aligned requirements, while addressing evolving threats and vulnerabilities. You’ll work closely with engineering, product, audit, vulnerability assessment, penetration testing, and sales engineering teams. This is an opportunity to shape security solutions that protect critical digital experiences used at extraordinary global scale. Lead the design and implementation of secure network and security solutions, translating business and technical requirements into scalable functional designs. Establish, maintain, and promote security standards, procedures, guidelines, and engineering practices across the product portfolio. Evaluate network, security, cloud, and related technologies and recommend solutions aligned with industry best practices and applicable regulatory requirements. Identify security and network risks within existing architectures and implementations and drive effective remediation strategies. Partner with audit, vulnerability assessment, and penetration testing teams to prioritize findings and ensure appropriate corrective actions are implemented. Review software written in C, C++, Python, and Go while establishing processes and standards that strengthen secure coding practices. Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to engineers developing innovative user access and security solutions. Collaborate with development, product, support, sales engineering, architecture, and other stakeholders to integrate security into product design and development. Guide teams in meeting FedRAMP and comparable security and compliance requirements throughout the product lifecycle. Monitor emerging developments across networking, cloud, security, and software engineering and translate relevant advances into product and architectural improvements. Contribute to technical strategy, design decisions, and continuous improvement within a globally distributed engineering environment. Requirements Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, combined with 12+ years of relevant professional experience. Extensive expertise in networking protocols and technologies, including TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, and VLANs, with demonstrated experience designing and deploying secure network infrastructure. Strong knowledge of VPN technologies, virtual appliances, hypervisors, cloud platforms, and identity and access management protocols and tools. Deep understanding of security standards, frameworks, and best practices, including familiarity with NIST standards and FedRAMP compliance requirements. Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as C, C++, Python, or Go, with a strong focus on secure software development. Experience designing and developing both on-premises and cloud-based appliances, including the ability to identify and address associated security challenges. Strong understanding of network and application security architecture, threat identification, vulnerability management, and risk mitigation. Demonstrated ability to solve complex technical and security problems through structured analysis, investigation, and practical engineering solutions. Proven experience providing technical leadership and mentoring engineers while influencing architecture and engineering standards. Excellent communic