Radio Security Developer

Ericsson GmbH; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 102,000 - 133,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Stock Purchase Plan

Annual bonus

Paid time off & parental leave

Job summary

Ericsson Canada Inc. is seeking a Radio Security Developer with strong cybersecurity expertise and hands-on radio verification experience.

The role focuses on security engineering, lab verification, and AI-enabled automation to deliver secure radio products. You will lead security testing, analyze vulnerabilities, and design mitigations while collaborating with hardware, software and system teams to address platform risks and verification gaps.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of cybersecurity/security engineering experience.
• Experience with nodal-level or virtualized network functions.
• Strong radio security engineering and end-to-end verification background.
• Proficiency with Linux, networking, automation, and field debugging.
• Experience with IPsec/IKEv2, TLS, SNMP, and LDAP.

Responsibilities

• Lead security testing across products, releases and lab environments.
• Drive application and network security testing, robustness validation, vulnerability analysis, and root-cause investigation.
• Contribute to threat and risk assessments at feature and product level.
• Design, implement, and validate security mitigations considering hardware constraints.
• Develop automation pipelines and AI-enabled workflows for security tools.
• Collaborate with hardware, software and system teams to close verification gaps.
• Document strategies, results and evidence clearly and collaborate on remediation.

Skills

Nodal/virtualized networks

Radio security engineering

Linux & networking

C/C++

Python

Automation & AI workflows

Security testing tools

Tools

Git/Gerrit

Embedded Linux

SBOM/SCA tools

Fuzzing tools

Packet analyzers

Job description

Join our Team

At this time, Ericsson Canada Inc. does not provide immigration assistance/sponsorship now or in the future for this position.

About this opportunity:

We are looking for a Radio Security Developer with strong cybersecurity expertise, hands-on radio verification experience, and a passion for practical software development. This role helps deliver secure, reliable radio products through security engineering, system-level verification, lab ownership, field issue investigation, and AI-enabled automation.

What you will do:

• Lead and prioritize security testing activities across products, releases, and lab environments, ensuring clear scope, coverage, evidence, and reporting.
• Drive application and network security testing, robustness validation, vulnerability analysis, and root-cause investigation using industry-standard tools.
• Contribute to threat and risk assessments at feature and product level, especially where third-party and open-source components are involved.
• Design, implement, and validate software-based security mitigations and hardening measures, especially where hardware constraints need to be considered.
• Drive and contribute to security backlog activities from analysis and refinement through implementation, verification, and continuous improvement.
• Design, build, operate, and maintain nodal and end-to-end verification lab environments.
• Plan and execute system-level verification activities across radio products, releases, and lab setups.
• Reproduce, debug, and support resolution of complex field and customer issues.
• Work closely with hardware, software, and system teams to understand platform constraints, verification gaps, and product-level risks.
• Develop and maintain automation pipelines, including AI-enabled workflows, to orchestrate security and verification tools and generate structured reports.
• Provide technical guidance to software development teams when required, including support for design reviews, implementation discussions, and complex problem resolution.
• Document test strategies, results, recommendations, and supporting evidence clearly, and collaborate with cross-functional teams on remediation and continuous improvement.

The skills you bring:

• Hands-on experience with nodal-level or virtualized network functions in telecom or similar distributed systems, including lab build, deployment, and system-level verification.
• Strong background in radio security engineering and end-to-end verification, supported by Linux, networking, automation, and field-debugging expertise.
• Minimum 5 yearsof industry experience in cybersecurity, security engineering, vulnerability assessment, secure software development, or related security domains.
• Solid understanding of key network and security protocols such as IPsec/IKEv2, TLS, SNMP, and LDAP, with the ability to interpret protocol traces.
• Practical development experience with C/C++, Python, embedded Linux, Git/Gerrit, code reviews, debugging, and unit testing.
• Experience with security testing workflows and tools such as fuzzing suites, web security tools, vulnerability scanners, SBOM/SCA tools, and packet analyzers.
• Practical experience using AI or scripting to automate security and verification workflows, orchestrate multiple tools, and generate structured reports.

Nice to have:

• Background in radio or access network hardware, or previous collaboration with hardware design and validation teams.
• Experience integrating security and verification tooling into CI/CD pipelines and DevOps-style environments.
• Familiarity with secure software development models such as SSDF and creating documentation, guidelines, or design rules for development teams.
• Experience with threat and risk analysis at system or feature level.
• A self-driven mindset for continuous security learning, including participation in external security forums, communities, or standards activities.
• Security-related certifications such as CISSP, GSEC, OSCP, or similar.
• Familiarity with cybersecurity standards, regulations, and emerging technologies relevant to radio products, including ISO 27001, ISO 21434, IEC 62443, the EU Radio Equipment Directive, the EU Cyber Resilience Act, NIST cybersecurity guidance, and post-quantum cryptography principles.

Why join Ericsson?

At Ericsson, you´ll have an outstanding opportunity. The chance to use your skills and imagination to push the boundaries of what´s possible. To build solutions never seen before to some of the world’s toughest problems. You´ll be challenged, but you won’t be alone. You´ll be joining a team of diverse innovators, all driven to go beyond the status quo to craft what comes next.

Ericsson uses a merit-based hiring approach that values people with different experiences, perspectives and skillsets. We truly believe this approach drives innovation, which is essential for our future growth. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and realize their full potential as part of our Ericsson team. Ericsson is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer, learn more.

If you need assistance or to request an accommodation due to a disability, please contact Ericsson at [e-mail].

DISCLAIMER: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees in this position. They are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for this position, and you may be required to perform additional job tasks as assigned.

Primary country and city: Canada (CA) || Ottawa (Country/ City)

Job details: Developer

Compensation and Benefits at Ericsson

At Ericsson, we know that our people are the key to our success. We offer a competitive package to help with your individual needs and goals.

Your Pay

The salary offered is dependent on various factors including, but not limited to, location, and the candidate’s combination of job-related knowledge, qualifications, skills, education, training, and experience.

• Ottawa: $101,500CAD - $ 133,350CAD

Short-Term Variable Compensation Plan: Your pay also includes the opportunity for an annual bonus. Actual bonus payouts are based on performance of the business against the unit’s objectives, individual performance, and the individual bonus target. Certain eligibility and pro-ration rules apply.

Your Health

Ericsson offers excellent health benefits including the choice of 3 medical and dental plan options that allow an employee to select the level of coverage that suits their needs. Core level coverage is paid for fully by Ericsson.

Your Financial Security

We invest in both your short and long-term financial wellbeing. Ericsson’s Group Retirement & Savings Program offers an automatic 2% company contribution into the Pension Plan. Ericsson also offers a 50% match of employee’s contribution into the Registered Retirement Savings Plan, up to 8% of the employee’s contribution (maximum of 4% match). This leads to a total company contribution potential of 6%. Employees will also basic life insurance and basic accidental death and dismemberment coverage at two-times annual base pay at no cost, as well as short-term disability coverage. Employees also have the option to participate in Ericsson’s Stock Purchase Plan.

Your Time

Your work-life balance is important to us. New employees are provided a minimum of 18 days of accrued vacation, at least 3 personal days, minimum 10 holidays, 1 volunteer day, and sick days. Please note paid time off is pro-rated based on the employee’s start date. Furthermore, Ericsson provides up to 10 weeks of paid maternity leave and 6 weeks of parental or adoption leave at 100% of pay.

Additional Benefits

Ericsson offers many other company-paid benefits such as financial wellness programs, educational assistance, matching gifts, wellness account, and recognition programs.