Software Security Architect (m/f/d)

NXP Semiconductors N.V.; Österreich; Vor Ort; EUR 70.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading semiconductor company in Austria is seeking a Security Architect to join the team, ensuring robust security solutions for IoT and Automotive applications. The successful candidate will specify and design security architectures, conduct risk assessments, and manage security requirements. A PhD or Master's in a relevant field is required, along with a strong background in security and embedded software development. Excellent communication and teamwork abilities are essential.

Qualifikationen

• Strong background in security.
• Experience or interest in AI security.
• Strong knowledge of SoCs software stacks, middleware, and applications.
• Familiarity with key cybersecurity standards.

Aufgaben

• Specify, design, and review system software security architectures.
• Conduct threat analysis and risk assessments for security systems.
• Manage security requirements linking mechanisms to functional requirements.
• Perform root cause analysis of security defects.

Kenntnisse

Security architecture design

Threat analysis

Embedded software development

Excellent communication skills

Team collaboration

Ausbildung

PhD or Master's degree in Cryptography, Security, Software Engineering, Electronics, or Mathematics

Jobbeschreibung

Our Chief Technology Office (CTO) organization manages innovation within NXP on a company level. We support the Business Units with the tools, knowledge, and processes that enable them to create great new secure products for our customers. The Security Architecture Team of the Competence Center Crypto & Security is part of this organization.

Join our team and support the SoC SW teams in gathering requirements, specifying, designing, verifying, reviewing, and implementing security solutions for NXP's products in the IoT/Automotive domains.

Your Responsibilities

• Specify, design, and review system software security architectures and implementations.
• Conduct threat analysis and risk assessments for security systems.
• Manage security requirements by defining and linking security mechanisms to functional requirements, incorporating innovative security mechanisms into the system software architecture.
• Perform root cause analysis of security defects and develop countermeasures.
• Serve as the technical interface to customers, evaluation labs, and product development teams.

Your Profile

• PhD or Master's degree in Cryptography, Security, Software Engineering, Electronics, or Mathematics.
• Strong background in security.
• Experience or interest in AI security.
• Extensive experience in embedded software development using C and assembly.
• Strong knowledge of SoCs software stacks, middleware, and applications.
• Familiarity with key cybersecurity standards.
• Independent working style with a willingness to listen and adapt.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Strong team player.

Please note: The successful candidate may/will be responsible for security related tasks. The assignment may/will be in scope of security certifications, therefore a conscious and reliable way of working is necessary.