Systems Security Research Engineer

Hewlett Packard Enterprise; West of England; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site Bristol office

Job summary

HP in Bristol is seeking a Systems Security Research Engineer to join the HP Security Lab. You will work on security architectures across silicon to cloud and devices to lifecycle, raising the bar in device security and manageability at cloud scale.

Collaborate with business R&D teams, produce invention disclosures, build prototypes, and validate ideas with partners in a fast-paced industrial research setting.

Qualifications

• Doctoral, Master’s, or Bachelor’s degree in relevant topics with industrial experience.
• Experience with computer systems, hardware and firmware technologies (x86, ARM, UEFI, PCIe, DMA, etc.).
• Strong engineering skills including programming, software, architecture and design.
• Experience in endpoint security including access control, zero trust, antimalware, hardware isolation, virtualization.
• Ability to convey technical knowledge to technical and non-technical teams.
• Commercial awareness of security feature value and company strategy alignment.
• Creativity, initiative, and good written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Developing new security designs and architectures.
• Building prototypes to de-risk and prove feasibility of ideas.
• Writing invention disclosures, technical reports and papers.
• Validating concepts with end-users and business partners.
• Working in a fast-paced environment that iterates rapidly.

Skills

Endpoint security

Hardware and firmware

Zero trust

Communication skills

Engineering & software architecture

Industrial research experience

Education

Doctoral/Master’s/Bachelor’s in relevant topics

Job description

Systems Security Research Engineer Description - The HP Security Lab is looking to add your talent and experience as a Security Researcher to our team working on endpoint security, taking both a ‘silicon to cloud’ and a ‘factory to end of life’ approach to raising the bar in device security architecture, and manageability at cloud scale. We have a position open to join our highly collaborative and experienced team, where you’ll work on technical challenges from co-designing hardware and firmware for cyber resilience and enhanced supply chain security, through to designing distributed systems security across cloud, edge, and endpoint devices. You’ll also collaborate with business R&D teams to ensure business impact drives our development strategy.

If you have solid technical cyber security research or advanced engineering experience and a strong interest in helping innovate and lead the industry in the field of endpoint security, we want to hear from you. With over 20 years of research in computer and systems security, the HP Security Lab innovates in HP products and solutions, collaborates with academia, and creates and leads industry standards. We are uniquely positioned as an industrial research Lab at the intersection of academic and business-focused research innovation, partnering across the industry for greater impact, and understanding customers’ real-world challenges. Join us in our office in the heart of the bustling Bristol city centre, within walking distance from the old town cafes and restaurants, in the middle of the city’s thriving startup and academic tech ecosystem.

Full time

Responsibilities

• Developing new security designs and architectures
• Building prototypes to de-risk and show feasibility of ideas
• Writing invention disclosures to protect ideas, technical reports and papers
• Validating concepts, design, and their use cases with end-users and business partners
• Working in a fast-paced environment that iterates and evolves rapidly

Requirements

• A Doctoral, Master’s, or possibly a Bachelor’s university degree in the relevant topics, and a number of industrial experience with demonstrated achievements
• Experience with computer systems, hardware and firmware technologies (x86, ARM, UEFI, PCIe, DMA, etc.)
• Strong Engineering skills, including but not limited to programming, software, architecture and design
• Experience in endpoint security including but not limited to architectures and concepts such as access control, zero trust, antimalware, hardware isolation, virtualisation
• Anability toconvey technical knowledge to both technical experts and non-technical teams alike
• Commercial awareness as to the value of security features, and ability to connect into the company strategy
• Creativity, initiative, and good written and verbal communication skills

Additional desirable skills and experience

• Good understanding of distributed systems, including cloud platforms
• Security architecture and threat modelling from device level to large distributed systems, including supply chains and device lifecycle concepts
• Enterprise device and network management

About HP

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