Cyber Security Expert

Visteon Corporation; Chennai District; On-site; INR 2,000,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive technology company in Chennai is seeking a Cybersecurity Project Manager. This role involves managing cybersecurity projects, ensuring product development aligns with cybersecurity requirements, and fostering collaboration between engineering and sales teams. Candidates should have 12+ years of experience in embedded software and a degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering. Strong knowledge of cybersecurity practices and programming is essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in automotive or similar embedded software environments.
• Over 6 years of hands-on software development experience.
• Strong understanding of cryptography algorithms and security software libraries.

Responsibilities

• Manage cybersecurity project and process development.
• Ensure implementation of cybersecurity processes for product development.
• Drive software quality through Secure Development Life Cycle.

Skills

Cybersecurity experience

Technical project management

Programming languages

Penetration testing

Linux or POSIX operating systems

Education

Degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering

Job description

Overview

This role will engage with the customer and engineering teams and work on project development, architect solutions related to cybersecurity feature sets. Working with product development teams, this role will need technical understanding of systems and software integration, manage the cybersecurity process, prototype, and integrate solutions.

Responsibilities

• Cybersecurity project and process development while managing the product security solutions in HW, SW, and systems.
• Ensure implementation and refinement as required of cybersecurity process to support the customer product development.
• Ensure that product hardware and software development is focused on meeting and exceeding the customer cybersecurity requirements.
• Ensure cybersecurity project management through customer communication, tracking, follow-up and process management.
• Work with technical sales teams and customer business groups for RFI/RFQ responses.
• Work in Secure Development Life Cycle and drive cross-domain teams to producing high-quality software products.
• Analyze product solutions at all levels from systems, software, OS, to hardware.
• Ethical penetration testing, security research, vulnerability management and mitigation, code coverage, static analysis, build tools, and code signing infrastructure is a plus.
• 12+ years of work experience in automotive or similar embedded software and systems environments.

Desired Competencies/Experience

• Degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering or similar.
• Over 6 years of experience in hands-on software development and technical project management experience in telecom/software/automotive product development.
• Programming languages and scripting core competency required.

Familiarity/Experience with cybersecurity concepts

• Cryptography algorithms, security software libraries, access control systems
• Familiarity with unit, white box, penetration testing and/or fuzz testing techniques
• Network protocol knowledge i.e., TCP/IP, UDP, IPSEC, HTTP, HTTPS, DHCP/NTP, et al.
• Very good understanding of Linux or POSIX operating systems
• Automotive software stack experience a plus (QNX, Autosar), Automotive CAN, LIN, MOST
• Ability to successfully build working relationships, especially with plant teams, engineering, program managers and program teams
• Advanced skills in problem definition, problem resolution, research, analysis, and reporting
• Good level of written, verbal and graphics communication capabilities.