
Staff Software Engineer – Windows Services, Windows Kernel
Ivanti
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: India
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About the role
- Design, develop, and maintain security Windows device drivers and Windows services
- Modernization to adopt the latest Windows driver models, frameworks, and APIs.
- Port drivers to new hardware platforms as required (e.g. Windows on ARM)
- Optimize existing drivers (storage, networking, etc.) for performance and reliability
- Manage Windows logo and certification pipelines (WHQL, SVVP, etc.) to ensure seamless installation and operation
- Collaborate with Product Managers and Technical Support to address technical issues across Ivanti’s wide customer base; triage and address incompatibilities, help define future feature capabilities as required
- Develop and maintain a framework for service and driver stability across multiple products ensuring continuous delivery capabilities with known high quality
- Ensure the broadest possible support for plugin hardware devices, networking and PC platforms throughout product offerings.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related engineering field
- 10+ years of Microsoft Windows software development experience
- 5+ years of experience with Windows device driver development (including kernel-mode, and Windows Driver Model Drivers, Windows Driver Kit)
- Strong experience developing Windows services
- Advanced kernel-level debugging skills (live systems and using crash dump analysis using debug/PDB files, WinDbg, Static Driver Verified and other related tools)
- Strong expertise in Windows Internals such as memory management, interrupt handling, I/O mechanisms, kernel/user mode boundaries, and multi-threading programming.
- Strong team player with excellent communication skills
- Proven ability to design and architect solutions for enterprise environments
- Experience using Microsoft Azure DevOps (ADO) for tracking work items, bugs, and test cases
- Programming languages: C language, plus object-oriented programming language experience such as C++
- Platforms/Runtimes: Windows x86, x64, ARM architecture & .NET
- Technologies: Windows application development, Microsoft SQL, Microsoft Visual Studio, GitHub
- Strong grasp of secure code development practices
- Unit testing & automation testing
- 2+ years of Cloud services/SaaS with Azure or AWS
- Technologies: IIS, Web Services, Web Development, Jira, TLS.
- Experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum or Kanban)
- Interception, monitoring and filtering.
- Windows Kernel debugging, memory dump analysis, malware & rootkit analysis, reverse engineering (WinDbg, IDA).
- Extensive knowledge of Windows NT internals (both documented and undocumented).
- Procedural programming with C
Benefits
- Remote-friendly, flexible schedules: Empower excellence in every setting and elevate human potential.
- Competitive compensation & total rewards: Including health, wellness, and financial plans tailored for you and your family.
- Global, diverse teams: Collaborate with talented people from 23+ countries.
- Learning & development: Grow your skills with access to best-in-class learning tools and programs.
- Equity & belonging: We value every voice. Your story helps inform our solutions for a changing world.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
Windows device driver developmentWindows services developmentKernel-level debuggingWindows InternalsC languageC++Unit testingAutomation testingCloud servicesSecure code development
Soft Skills
Team playerExcellent communication skillsSolution design and architecture