We have an opportunity for a Firmware security engineer ! Please apply if qualified. *
Job Description:* The Firmware Engineering team is setting up a team to define security strategy.

The candidate will be one of the first engineers hired on this project. The Firmware Security Engineer will contribute to a team of security specialists to drive security strategy and harden bare metal embedded systems. As the Embedded Security Engineer, you will work within a collaborative team environment with executive leadership, engineering, marketing, quality, agency/safety teams, suppliers, IT, and global manufacturing operations. Qualifications 2+ years of hands-on experience of embedded security technologies such as security design review, threat modeling, risk analysis, security controls, processes, and testing. 5+ years hands-on experience through full software development lifecycle

Some combination of experience with the following: Certified Ethical Hacker – CEH Certified Penetration Tester – GPEN SANS GIAC SAST tools such as Coverity, Klockwork, SonarQube DAST tools such as Defensics, Nessus, Burp Suite
Responsibilities: *
Build, own and execute the product security strategy that include end-to-end protections.
Contribute to the development of security maturity models for team understanding and corresponding strategic plans and roadmaps.
Achieve realistic embedded security goals through continuous security & improvement processes through a DevSecOps mindset.
Establish and implement baseline security standards for embedded products.
Collaborate on the security architecture design review and change review processes.
Collaborate with partner teams on security issues providing guidance and expertise to secure embedded products.
Champion and drive new security strategies, processes, and procedures to meet the needs of a changing business.
Articulate, plan, implement and manage embedded product security best practices.
Test existing devices to ensure compliance with a set security strategy
Provide education and training to peers.
Top 3 Skills: *
2-5+ years of experience working on Firmware or Embedded Software Development
Experience with penetration testing
Passion for working on Firmware security

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