Staff Product Security Engineer

Innovate Skillsource; Limerick; On-site; EUR 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading medical technology company is seeking a Staff Product Security Engineer in Limerick to define and guide product security strategy across multiple product lines. This role combines strategic leadership, hands-on technical execution, and collaboration to ensure security throughout the product lifecycle. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in IT security, experience in regulated environments, and the ability to mentor a high-performing team. This position requires on-site collaboration, typically four days a week.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years experience in IT security architecture, secure software development, or system security.
• Experience leading or mentoring technical teams.
• Background working in regulated environments with formal quality management systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performing Product Security team supporting multiple product lines.
• Align product security efforts with organisational cybersecurity strategy and regulatory expectations.
• Track security performance metrics, report on security posture, and identify improvement areas.

Skills

IT security architecture

Secure software development

System security

Collaboration

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Static/dynamic code analysis tools

SAP

SharePoint

DocuSign

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Staff Product Security Engineer to lead, strengthen, and evolve product security across a portfolio of next‑generation medical technology products. This role combines strategic leadership, technical depth, and hands‑on security engineering, ensuring products remain secure throughout their lifecycle in a rapidly shifting threat landscape.

The position requires a blend of technical expertise, cross‑functional collaboration, and the ability to influence engineering teams toward secure‑by‑design principles.

Role Purpose

The Staff Product Security Engineer will define and guide product security strategy across multiple product lines. You will establish strong security practices, ensure compliance with regulatory and cybersecurity standards, and build a culture where security is prioritised from product conception to post‑market activities.

This position offers the opportunity to mentor a high‑performing security team, collaborate with diverse engineering and quality functions, and play a key role in enhancing the resilience and integrity of complex medical technology systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high‑performing Product Security team supporting multiple product lines.
• Drive improvements that reduce security risks and strengthen product resilience.
• Align product security efforts with organisational cybersecurity strategy and regulatory expectations.
• Build a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Secure Product Development

• Embed secure‑by‑design principles across the product lifecycle—from concept through post‑market.
• Facilitate risk reduction through threat modelling, vulnerability management, and secure architecture practices.
• Provide guidance to engineering teams on interpreting and implementing security requirements.
• Conduct product security risk assessments and support remediation planning.

Technical Execution

• Deploy and maintain security tooling such as static/dynamic code analysis, encryption, authentication, audit logging, and hardening frameworks.
• Support development of incident and vulnerability management plans.
• Contribute to technical design reviews and code evaluations, offering actionable recommendations.
• Liaise with penetration testing teams, hardware and systems engineers, quality, and technical support teams.

Documentation & Compliance

• Provide and maintain standard product security documentation.
• Support document management workflows using tools such as SAP, SharePoint, and DocuSign.
• Ensure adherence to development policies, quality procedures, and regulatory frameworks relevant to medical device cybersecurity.

Monitoring & Reporting

• Track security performance metrics, report on security posture, and identify improvement areas.
• Support the handling of product security incidents when they arise.

About You

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.

Experience

• Minimum 5 years experience in IT security architecture, secure software development, or system security.
• Understanding of security challenges associated with embedded devices.
• Experience leading or mentoring technical teams.
• Background working in regulated environments with formal quality management systems.

Technical Skills

• Knowledge of encryption, PKI, authentication and secure communications.
• Familiarity with static and dynamic code analysis tools.
• Strong understanding of networking concepts and associated security threats.
• Experience with security controls such as encryption, DR/BCP, log management, system hardening, patching, and vulnerability scanning.

Soft Skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong problem‑solving abilities and a commitment to driving results.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across engineering, quality, and IT functions.
• Strong organisational discipline and attention to detail.

This role involves on‑site collaboration, typically requiring a minimum of four days per week in the Limerick office to support innovation, problem‑solving, and cross‑team communication.