Senior Software Engineer - IPv6 Networking exp is a must**
PuneFull-time7–9 yrsPosted 2 months ago
Senior software engineering role at SonicWall in Pune. Needs 7–9 years.
About the role
As a Principal Engineer, you will be the technical authority for IPv6 feature parity, protocol correctness, and interoperability across SonicWall Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) platforms. This role is ideal for engineers with hands-on experience delivering IPv6 in high-performance router, switch, or carrier-grade networking products who are looking to apply that expertise in the embedded network security domain.
What you'll do
- Drive IPv6 Feature Parity — Identify and close gaps between IPv4 and IPv6 feature sets across subsystems — including VPN Tunnel Interfaces, IPsec/IKEv2, SSL-VPN, Syslog
- Resolve Complex IPv6 Protocol Issues — Diagnose and resolve deep-rooted interoperability, conformance, and performance issues involving IPv6 neighbor discovery
- Cross-Functional Collaboration — Work closely with Platform, Security, Data Platform
- Prototype and Evaluate IPv6 Technologies — Evaluate emerging IPv6 transition mechanisms (464XLAT, MAP-T, CLAT
- Influence Technical Direction — Drive architectural decisions, IPv6 scalability strategies
What you need
- Networking
- C++
- Network security
- Firewalls
- ACLS
- Root cause analysis
Good to have
- C