Senior Director, Software Engineering - SSE/SASE & Zero Trust

Overview

Senior Director of Software Engineering to lead architecture, development, and global scale-out of the Security Service Edge (SSE) platform, with focus on SSE/SASE and Zero Trust capabilities.

What you'll do

• Define and execute the long-term engineering roadmap for the SSE platform.
• Build, mentor, and scale high-performing engineering teams.
• Establish architectural governance, engineering best practices, and quality standards.
• Champion secure-by-design principles across application code, infrastructure, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Partner with Product Management to evolve SSE capabilities including ZTNA, SWG, CASB, policy engines, traffic inspection, analytics, and identity integrations.
• Recruit and retain engineering talent in cloud, distributed systems, and cybersecurity domains.

What you'll need

• 15+ years in software development and 5+ years in engineering leadership.
• Proven experience building and scaling SaaS engineering teams.
• Track record delivering complex, cloud-native security or networking products.
• Deep understanding of SSE/SASE architecture principles and zero-trust frameworks.
• Experience in distributed systems, microservices architectures, and hyperscale environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Experience with identity systems (SSO, MFA, OAuth, SAML), policy engines, and traffic inspection frameworks.
• Programming proficiency in Go and Python.

Details

• Location: Pune, Maharashtra, India.
• Work mode: Hybrid.