Extreme NetworksEN

Senior FIPS 140 Security Engineer (9111)

Trusted by more than half of the Fortune 50, Extreme is a market leader in cloud networking. Our innovative solutions help more than 50,000 customers across the globe securely connect devices and applications in new ways, helping to enrich customer experiences, reduce risk, improve operating efficiency, and grow topline revenue.

Extreme Networks

Employee count: 1001-5000

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Extreme Networks Named to Computerworld’s 2023 List of Best Places to Work in IT!
Over 50,000 customers globally trust our end-to-end, cloud-driven networking solutions and rely on our top-rated services and support to accelerate their digital transformation efforts and deliver progress like never before and with double digit growth year over year, no provider is better positioned to deliver better outcomes on scale, than Extreme.
We believe in “walking the walk” of our strong core values which enable us to successfully advance together. Diversity and Inclusion is a vital part of our values and beliefs, and we’re proud to foster an environment where every Extreme employee can thrive.
Come become part of something big with us! We are a global leader, with hubs in North America, South America, Asia Pacific, Europe, and the Middle East.

Senior FIPS 140 Security Engineer

By joining the Extreme Networks security (FIPS) team, you will get an exciting opportunity to work in the growing IT security field. You will work on industry-leading products to make them more secure and robust. Come to be a part of an expanding security industry where you will get a chance to work with industry experts on various commercial products. As a skilled security engineer, you will become an integral part of a team involved in the development of the leading-edge Wi-Fi solutions.

Requirements

  • Knowledge of FIPS 140 requirements.
  • Knowledge of cryptographic encryption algorithms, key exchange algorithms, hashing/message authentication algorithms, PKI, random number generators etc.
  • Experience with various programming languages (C, C++ and Python) and development environments.
  • Ability to understand security standard requirements and apply them to products.
  • Knowledge of common security protocols and their design (i.e. SSH, IPsec, TLS etc.).
  • OpenSSL knowledge and experience.
  • Knowledge of X.509 certificates and their attributes.
  • Vulnerability Analysis and/or penetration testing experience/expertise.
  • Strong knowledge of Linux operating system.
  • Extensive experience developing real time embedded applications for Linux.
  • Experience building testing environments, performing testing and reporting results (technical writing).
  • Participate in maintaining the existing products and provide engineering support to the customer.
  • Participate in the design, implementation, testing, maintenance, enhancement and support of complex software modules.
  • Actively participate in the specifications and other technical documentation reviews to determine software engineering requirements.
  • Take ownership of software modules, provide work estimates, write all the necessary documents, implement and unit test software components.
  • Participate in design and code reviews and provide feedback to your peers, mentor junior developers.
  • Experience with networking technologies and familiarity with subnets and switching/routing.
  • Be able to work with cross functional teams in a collaborative work environment.
  • Strong debugging and problem-solving skills of the embedded Linux platform.
  • Solid verbal and written communications skills.
  • Positive attitude, team player.

Qualification and Experience

  • Requires BS in engineering or computer science.
  • 4-8 years of prior relevant experience
Extreme Networks, Inc. (EXTR) creates effortless networking experiences that enable all of us to advance. We push the boundaries of technology leveraging the powers of machine learning, artificial intelligence, analytics, and automation. Over 50,000 customers globally trust our end-to-end, cloud-driven networking solutions and rely on our top-rated services and support to accelerate their digital transformation efforts and deliver progress like never before. For more information, visit Extreme's website or follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook.
We encourage people from underrepresented groups to apply. Come Advance with us! In keeping with our values, no employee or applicant will face discrimination/harassment based on: race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, age, gender, marital domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, or veteran status. Above and beyond discrimination/harassment based on “protected categories,” Extreme Networks also strives to prevent other, subtler forms of inappropriate behavior (e.g., stereotyping) from ever gaining a foothold in our organization. Whether blatant or hidden, barriers to success have no place at Extreme Networks.

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About the job

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Jun 26, 2024

Posted on

Apr 27, 2024

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Senior

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Canada +/- 0 hours

About Extreme Networks

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Trusted by more than half of the Fortune 50, Extreme is a market leader in cloud networking. Our innovative solutions help more than 50,000 customers across the globe securely connect devices and applications in new ways, helping to enrich customer experiences, reduce risk, improve operating efficiency, and grow topline revenue.

Our Core Values

Extreme pushes boundaries of networking technology, driven by a vision of making it simpler, faster, more agile and secure. We help customers connect beyond the network, strengthening their relationships with those they serve and finding new ways to drive better outcomes across their organization.

  • Teamwork: We work together to drive improved performance. We pull our weight, give others credit for success, push peers to raise their game and celebrate success

  • Transparency: We share what we see and what is happening, not assuming others know what we know. We shine a light on it.

  • Candor: We keep it real and embrace difficult conversations, constructively. We don't sugarcoat and there are no elephants in the room. We are respectful, but truthful.

  • Curiousity: We ask questions and commit to learn more. Learning best practices is the Extreme way. We are smarter than the competition. Higher intelligence drives higher performance.

  • Ownership: It’s our company. We have skin in the game. We invest the time and energy to make the changes that get the best outcomes for our customers, shareholders and ourselves. We're accountable.

  • Inclusion: We challenge dominant voices to listen and non-dominant voices to speak up. By fostering diversity regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age or religion, we get better perspective to make intelligent decisions that drive better business outcomes.

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