Embedded Security Solution Architect – HW/SW

OLM Consultants; Meyreuil; Hybrid; EUR 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit-sharing

Company health insurance

Meal vouchers

TOIL arrangements

Job summary

OLM Consultants is seeking an experienced HW/SW Security Solution Architect to lead security architectures for Secure Elements and embedded software, spanning chip-to-cloud environments. The role combines hands-on engineering with translating customer requirements into robust HW/SW architectures, including post-quantum cryptography and PKI lifecycle management.

The position is based in Meyreuil, France, with up to two remote days per week and international travel.

Qualifications

• Over 10 years of relevant experience in embedded security, secure systems or HW/SW architecture.
• Strong background in secure embedded software and its associated security ecosystem.
• Proven experience translating system-level requirements into HW/SW architectures.
• Deep understanding of hardware security, including secure boot, attestation, key management, isolation and side-channel resistance.
• Expert-level C/C++ development experience for bare-metal, RTOS and/or embedded Linux systems.
• Experience with Secure Elements and/or JavaCard platforms.
• Strong understanding of hardware roots of trust and cryptographic engines.
• Strong knowledge of NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography standards.
• Deep PKI knowledge, including certificate lifecycle management and device enrollment/provisioning.
• End-to-end understanding of key management from cloud infrastructure to chip and in-field device management.
• Experience with TCG TPM, FIPS 140-3 and/or Common Criteria is a strong advantage.
• Strong customer-facing communication skills and ability to participate in technical pre-sales discussions.
• Able to move comfortably between low-level engineering details and product-level architecture.
• Fluent English and French.

Responsibilities

• Own the security architecture of Secure Element solutions, including embedded software, applications and lifecycle management.
• Architect complete solutions from bare-metal software through to cloud applications.
• Translate customer and market requirements into HW/SW architecture specifications.
• Define security subsystems, roots of trust and cryptographic architectures.
• Define product requirements, interfaces, performance targets and integration constraints.
• Work closely with silicon, firmware, embedded software and system integration teams.
• Develop scalable and reusable architecture concepts across product lines.
• Own and contribute to the technical product roadmap.
• Evaluate customer RFPs and new opportunities from a technical and security perspective.
• Assess feasibility and make pragmatic trade-offs between security, performance and cost.
• Work directly with developers and product owners to prioritize and drive the engineering backlog.
• Ensure alignment with security standards and certification requirements including FIPS and Common Criteria.
• Participate in detailed technical discussions with international customers.

Skills

Embedded security

HW/SW architecture

C/C++

Secure Elements

JavaCard

Roots of trust

Cryptographic engines

Post-Quantum cryptography

PKI management

Device lifecycle

Attestation

Side-channel resistance

Cloud security

Pre-sales

Job description

We are recruiting an experienced HW/SW Security Solution Architect for a fast-growing international technology company developing next-generation secure semiconductor and post-quantum security solutions.

This is a senior technical, customer-facing position requiring genuine expertise across both hardware architecture and embedded software.

You will own security architecture from chip to cloud, covering Secure Elements, embedded software, PKI, device lifecycle management and post-quantum cryptography.

You will also work directly with customers and Product Management to translate requirements into technically viable architectures, while collaborating closely with HW/SW engineering teams to bring those solutions into production.

Your responsibilities

• Own the security architecture of Secure Element solutions, including embedded software, applications and lifecycle management
• Architect complete solutions from bare-metal software through to cloud applications
• Translate customer and market requirements into HW/SW architecture specifications
• Define security subsystems, roots of trust and cryptographic architectures
• Define product requirements, interfaces, performance targets and integration constraints
• Work closely with silicon, firmware, embedded software and system integration teams
• Develop scalable and reusable architecture concepts across product lines
• Own and contribute to the technical product roadmap
• Evaluate customer RFPs and new opportunities from a technical and security perspective
• Assess feasibility and make pragmatic trade-offs between security, performance and cost
• Work directly with developers and product owners to prioritize and drive the engineering backlog
• Ensure alignment with security standards and certification requirements including FIPS and Common Criteria
• Participate in detailed technical discussions with international customers

Your profile

• Over 10 years of relevant experience in embedded security, secure systems or HW/SW architecture
• Strong background in secure embedded software and its associated security ecosystem
• Proven experience translating system-level requirements into HW/SW architectures
• Deep understanding of hardware security, including secure boot, attestation, key management, isolation and side-channel resistance
• Expert-level C/C++ development experience for bare-metal, RTOS and/or embedded Linux systems
• Experience with Secure Elements and/or JavaCard platforms
• Strong understanding of hardware roots of trust and cryptographic engines
• Strong knowledge of NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography standards
• Deep PKI knowledge, including certificate lifecycle management and device enrollment/provisioning
• End-to-end understanding of key management from cloud infrastructure to chip and in-field device management
• Experience with TCG TPM, FIPS 140-3 and/or Common Criteria is a strong advantage
• Strong customer-facing communication skills and ability to participate in technical pre-sales discussions
• Able to move comfortably between low-level engineering details and product-level architecture
• Fluent English and French

A previous background as a Field Application Engineer within semiconductors, embedded security or cryptography would be particularly attractive.

Location & travel

The position is based in Meyreuil, near Aix-en-Provence, where the R&D team is located.

Up to two days of remote work per week are available.

International business travel is required, particularly to the United States for customer meetings and technical discussions.

What is offered

• €80,000–100,000 gross annual salary
• Permanent full-time position
• Hybrid working with up to 2 remote days per week
• Work on next-generation secure semiconductor and post-quantum technologies
• Significant technical ownership from chip to cloud
• Direct interaction with international customers
• Close collaboration with R&D and engineering teams
• Strong international exposure
• Profit-sharing
• Company health insurance
• Meal vouchers
• TOIL arrangements

This is an individual-contributor position with no direct people-management responsibility.

We are looking for a technically strong architect who combines hands-on embedded security expertise with the ability to understand customer requirements and turn them into complete, practical HW/SW security architectures.

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