Senior Devops Engineer

Assa Abloy; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Assa Abloy as a Senior Firmware Engineer in Cardiff! You'll develop and debug firmware for global security products, work with a versatile team, and contribute to innovative solutions. We seek candidates with experience in embedded systems, C/C#, and cryptographic protocols. Enjoy a competitive salary, inclusive culture, and career growth opportunities within a leading global organization.

Benefits

Competitive salary and rewards package

Benefits and annual leave for work-life balance

Career development opportunities

Vibrant, inclusive culture

Part of a global organization

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4+ years of industry experience.
• Experience with firmware/software development processes.
• Familiarity with low-level programming and cryptographic solutions.

Responsibilities

• Implement embedded firmware designs and test solutions in C and C#.
• Collaborate in a team environment for product design and sustaining activities.
• Create design documentation and support different product lifecycle stages.

Skills

Firmware development

Debugging

Collaboration

C

C#

Cryptographic solutions

Unit testing

CI/CD

Scripting

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent

Tools

Jenkins

NUnit

Development software (debuggers, editors, compilers)

Job description

An Amazing Career Opportunity for a Senior Firmware Engineer!!

Location: Cardiff, UK

Job ID: 37052

A skilled senior engineer with firmware development and debugging skills is required for our design center in Cardiff.

Working in a small, versatile team, the candidate's work will involve product design and sustaining activities on a range of PACS RFID access control products sold worldwide.

The candidate needs to effectively manage their time to support work on various products at different lifecycle stages and collaborate well with colleagues from different departments both onsite and overseas.

If this sounds like you, keep on reading!

Who are we?

HID powers the trusted identities of the world's people, places, and things, enabling safe transactions, productive work, and free travel.

We are a high-tech software company headquartered in Austin, TX, with over 4,500 employees worldwide. Check us out: www.hidglobal.com and https://youtu.be/23km5H4K9Eo

Physical Access Control Solutions (PACS):

HID PACS secures spaces with advanced, reliable access control solutions, including readers, credentials, controllers, mobile, and biometric technologies. We empower organizations to protect their people, property, and assets with scalable, high-quality solutions.

This is more than just a job—it's your chance to join an industry leader, drive innovation in access control, and impact global security solutions.

Are you ready to make a difference? Join us and help shape the future of security.

As our Senior Firmware Engineer, you'll support HID's success by:

• Implementing embedded firmware designs and test solutions primarily in C and C#
• Implementing cryptographic solutions
• Creating design documentation
• Working hands-on with debugging embedded systems
• Collaborating in a team environment
• Completing design tasks with minimal supervision

What we will love about your background:

• Verifying product software requirements
• Understanding, maintaining, and creating designs from stories/user/stakeholder requirements
• Providing technical solutions to mid to high complexity issues
• Knowledge of low programming languages (C/C#) and scripting
• Familiarity with low-level developer techniques
• Experience with TDD Unit testing
• Familiarity with CI/CD techniques
• Experience with software version control
• Experience with firmware/software development processes
• Using development software: debuggers, editors, compilers
• Understanding cryptographic solutions including symmetric and PKI asymmetric

Your Experience and Education include:

• An engineering degree or equivalent, or suitable experience
• Minimum of 4+ years of related industry experience

Additional beneficial skills/experience:

• Smart Card ISO7816 and RFID ISO 14443/15593 protocols
• I2C and SPI protocols
• USB low-level protocols
• Cryptographic code programming
• Jenkins automation server/client programming
• NUnit testing framework
• Bluetooth Low Energy protocol
• Scripting languages e.g., Python
• CMock unit testing
• Implementation experience of cryptographic solutions including symmetric & PKI asymmetric

What we can offer you:

• Competitive salary and rewards package
• Benefits and annual leave for work-life balance
• A vibrant, inclusive culture
• Career development opportunities
• Be part of a global organization pioneering security solutions

Why apply?

• Empowerment: Work in a global team with flexible arrangements. We value most skills and experience, even if not all boxes are checked.
• Innovation: Embrace challenges, drive change, and suggest ideas, including flexible work options.
• Integrity: Be results-oriented, reliable, and authentic. We value diversity and inclusion.

We are the ASSA ABLOY Group

As a global leader, we value results over titles and backgrounds, supporting our employees' growth locally, regionally, or internationally. We strive for diverse, inclusive teams, valuing different perspectives and experiences.