Principal Technical Lead, Software Engineering; Network and Security-North America Software Center

Position: Principal Technical Lead, Software Engineering (Network and Security)-North America Software Center

Join TSMC Washington and help power the future of technology. At TSMC, we don't just make semiconductors; we innovate to transform industries and enhance lives. As the world’s leading semiconductor foundry, we partner with top tech companies to drive advancements in industries such as healthcare, automotive, consumer electronics, and renewable energy. At TSMC Washington, you'll thrive where innovation meets precision manufacturing, and integrity guides our high standards and customer trust.

Our visionary leaders collaborate with clients to achieve groundbreaking results, ensuring our leadership in the semiconductor sector. Explore career opportunities with TSMC Washington and join a company with a commitment to excellence and innovation.

Who We're Looking For:

We are seeking a talented and experienced Network & Security Tech Leader to define the architecture, strategy, and engineering direction of TSMC's Network and Security Platform.

You will partner with engineering teams across North America and Taiwan to design secure, resilient, highly available networking and security services supporting global cloud infrastructure, AI platforms, enterprise systems, and manufacturing environments.

This role requires deep expertise in enterprise networking, cloud networking, cybersecurity, distributed systems, and modern zero-trust architecture.

Key Responsibilities:

Technical Leadership

• Define long-term technical strategy for enterprise networking and cybersecurity platforms.
• Lead architecture decisions across networking, identity, security, and cloud connectivity.
• Drive engineering standards, technical roadmaps, and architectural governance.
• Mentor senior engineers and technical leads.
• Lead cross-functional architecture reviews for mission-critical systems.
• Influence engineering strategy across multiple organizations.

Enterprise Network Platform. Design and evolve enterprise networking platforms including:

• Global WAN architecture
• SD-WAN
• Data center networking
• Cloud networking
• Global load balancing
• DNS architecture
• High availability networking

Cloud Networking. Lead architecture for:

• Hybrid cloud connectivity
• Transit Gateway
• VPC architecture
• Multi-region networking
• Multi-cloud networking

Enterprise Security Platform. Drive architecture for:

• Zero Trust Network Architecture (ZTNA)
• Identity-aware networking
• Secure remote access
• Authorization platforms

Cybersecurity Engineering. Design enterprise security capabilities including:

• Network security
• Security monitoring
• Threat detection
  
  Security automation
• Vulnerability management

Minimum Requirements:

BS/MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Cybersecurity, or related field.

• 12+ years of networking or security engineering experience.
• 5+ years leading enterprise-scale networking or cybersecurity architecture.
• 3+ years’ experience serving as Principal Engineer, Staff Engineer, Security Architect, or Technical Lead.
• Strong technical communication skills for collaborating with global cross-functional teams.

Enterprise Networking. Deep expertise with:

• TCP/IP
• BGP
• OSPF
• MPLS
• VXLAN
• EVPN
• DNS
• DHCP
• IPv4/IPv6
• Network segmentation
• Data center networking

Cloud Networking. Strong experience with:

• Virtual networking
• Direct Connect
• Express Route
• VPN
• Load Balancers
• Global networking

Enterprise Security. Hands-on experience with:

• Zero Trust Architecture
• Identity and Access Management

Security Operations.

Experience with :

• Security monitoring
• Incident response
• Threat intelligence

Software Engineering. Proficiency in one or more of:

• Go
• Python
• Java

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience designing platforms supporting:

• Global enterprises
• Multi-region cloud deployments
• Manufacturing environments
• AI infrastructure

Eligibility:

Applicants must have legal authorization to work in the United States. We currently cannot provide sponsorship or take over sponsorship of an employment visa. Employment at TSMC is contingent upon passing a background check and drug screening. In compliance with Washington state regulations, cannabis (marijuana) use will not be included in the drug screening.

Work Location &

Schedule:

This position is based on-site at our Vancouver, Washington location during core business hours, Monday through Friday from 8 am to 5 pm. Additional hours…