Platform Security Research Engineer

HP; Bristol; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company is looking for a Platform Security Research Engineer in Bristol, UK. This role involves designing platform security for endpoint devices while collaborating with R&D teams. Key responsibilities include developing security architectures and building prototypes. Ideal candidates should have experience in hardware and firmware technologies, a strong engineering background, and the ability to communicate effectively with diverse teams. This position offers a 12-month fixed-term contract with potential for extension.

Qualifications

• Experience with hardware and firmware technologies.
• Ability to document architecture and technical designs.
• Knowledge in systems security is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop new hardware and firmware security architecture.
• Build prototypes to de-risk ideas.
• Validate use cases with end-users.

Skills

Hardware and firmware technologies (x86, ARM, UEFI, PCIe, DMA)

Knowledge of computer architecture

Strong engineering skills

Endpoint security knowledge or interest

Effective communication with technical and non-technical teams

Education

Degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Overview

Platform Security Research Engineer. We have an exciting opportunity to join our Security Lab. The role will be focused on designing platform security for endpoint devices, with particular emphasis hardware-firmware co-design and on designing and using robust hardware roots of trust and security properties. You’ll also collaborate with business R&D teams to ensure business impact drives our development strategy. You will be contributing to HP’s security research, contributing to analysis of use cases and threats, as well as design and prototyping novel security architecture to help inform the design of future products and services. You will be working closely with systems security research engineers, and with security technologists across HP. The candidate will have solid technical skills and a background in computer engineering and architecture, ideally with knowledge in systems security and some understanding of enterprise IT architectures. This position requires a strong engineer who can communicate effectively about low level computer architecture and security. This is a 12-month fixed-term contract including benefits, with a strong possibility of extension.

Responsibilities

• Developing new hardware and firmware security architecture

• Building prototypes to de-risk and show feasibility of ideas

• Documenting architecture and technical designs

• Validating use cases with end-users and business partners

• Working in a fast-paced environment that iterates and evolves rapidly

Requirements

• Experience with hardware and firmware technologies (x86, ARM, UEFI, PCIe, DMA, etc.)

• Knowledge of computer architecture

• Strong engineering skills

• Knowledge or interest in endpoint security

• An ability to convey technical knowledge to both technical experts and non-technical teams alike

Plus

• Knowledge in systems security

• Knowledge of enterprise IT (device and security) management

• Knowledge of OS kernel and hypervisor security

• Degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent

Job Details

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• Job - Engineering

• Schedule - Full time

• Shift - No shift premium (United Kingdom)

• Travel -

• Relocation -

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