Network Security Engineer (Protocol & Architecture) Bucharest

Network Security Engineer (Protocol & Architecture)
Bucureşti
Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania

Who Are We?

We’re not just a company; we’re a global force—fiercely committed to ensuring that everyone, everywhere, can live digitally safe. Our family of brands—Norton, Avast, Life
Lock, Avira, AVG, Reputation
Defender, and CCleaner—unites the brightest minds, sharp tech, and diverse thinking to protect over 500 million people.

We’ve built an inclusive workplace where your
- being is a priority, because true success comes from balance and authenticity. When you’re thriving, you’re unstoppable. Bring us your bold ideas and relentless passion.

The digital world isn’t a distant future—it’s our present. If you’re ready to push boundaries and be part of something bigger, join #Team
Gen.

Mission and Goals:

We’re looking for a VPN Tech Lead to drive the evolution of our VPN technology—the engine behind Norton Secure VPN and Avast Secure
Line VPN. You’ll lead innovation, performance improvements, and protocol development across both client and infrastructure layers.

Our team operates at the core of internet privacy, owning protocols such as Wire
Guard and Mimic (our
- house solution). Your mission: push the boundaries of VPN performance, reliability, and obfuscation—and ensure our tech meets the needs of hundreds of millions of users in a complex,
- scale environment.

This role can focus purely on technical leadership (architecture, coding, mentoring) or evolve to include organizational/team leadership—depending on your skills and ambitions.  You will own protocol architecture and evolution (e. g. , handshake, key exchange, transport) and the gateway fleet design (HA,
- region, routing/BGP) at scale. Candidates whose experience is limited to configuring vendor appliances without
- level or system design work are unlikely to be a fit.

Objectives (What You Will Do in This Role):

Competencies (What You’ll Need to Be Successful in This Role):

Nice to Have:

What We Can Offer:

Gen is proud to be an
- opportunity employer, committed to diversity and inclusivity. We base employment decisions on merit, experience, and business needs, without considering race, color, national origin, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, medical condition, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, military or veteran status, or other unlawful factors. Gen prohibits discrimination based on these protected characteristics and recruits talented candidates from diverse backgrounds.

We consider individuals with arrest and conviction records and do not discriminate against employees for discussing their own pay or that of other employees or applicants. Learn more about pay transparency.  

To conform to U. S. export control regulations, applicant should be eligible for any required authorizations from the U. S. Government.