Embedded Security Solution Architect – HW/SW, Remote

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

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.