Telematics Cybersecurity

Daimler Truck; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Daimler Truck in Chennai, India seeks an experienced automotive cybersecurity specialist to secure telematics, OTA updates, and vehicle networks. You will assess threats, design secure architectures, and ensure compliance with ISO 21434, J3061, ISO26262 and MISRA. Engagement includes IoT-cloud security, secure boot, TEEs and KV management.

You’ll work with embedded systems, CAN/LIN/Ethernet protocols and UDS diagnostics, contributing to secure development and testing across platforms.

Qualifications

• Experience securing telematics systems and OTA updates.
• Expertise in threat analysis and risk assessment for automotive systems.
• Knowledge of ISO/SAE 21434 and SAE J3061 standards.
• Understanding ISO26262, AUTOSAR and MISRA.
• Familiarity with CAN/LIN/FlexRay/Ethernet, MQTT and TCP/IP.
• Proficient in UDS and diagnostics protocols.
• Experience with encryption, key management and secure communications.
• Background in embedded systems security and TEEs.
• Experience with vulnerability assessment and penetration testing.

Responsibilities

• Identify, evaluate and mitigate cybersecurity risks in vehicle networks.
• Lead security architecture reviews and threat modelling exercises.
• Prototype PoCs and document business cases for cybersecurity initiatives.
• Collaborate on IoT gateway to cloud security designs and implementations.
• Assist in board presentations and strategic roadmaps for security posture.

Skills

Automotive cybersecurity

Threat analysis

OTA security

Embedded security

Secure boot

TEEs

Penetration testing

Vulnerability assessment

CAN/LIN/Ethernet security

IoT/cloud security

IAM/compliance

UDS

ISO SAE 21434

SAE J3061

MISRA

AUTOSAR

Tools

Cryptography tools

Network analyzers

Job description

• Strong Experience of securing telematics systems and over-the-air (OTA) updates.




• Strong experience in Threat Analysis and Risk Assessment (TARA). Experience in conducting threat analysis and risk assessments specific to automotive systems. Ability to identify, evaluate, and mitigate cybersecurity risks in vehicle networks and systems.




• Deep understanding of Automotive Cybersecurity Standards and Protocols such as ISO/SAE 21434, SAE J3061.




• Understanding of ISO26262, AUTOSAR, and MISRA




• Understanding of automotive communication protocols like CAN, LIN, FlexRay, and Ethernet. Understanding of MQTT, TCP/IP and other communication protocols used for telemetry.




• Strong Experience of diagnostics protocols like UDS (Unified Diagnostic Services).




• Knowledge of network security principles and practices.




• Experience with secure communication protocols, encryption, and key management.




• Experience with system-level debugging and troubleshooting.




• Proficiency in Embedded systems security used in vehicles.




• Knowledge of hardware security mechanisms, secure boot, and trusted execution environments (TEEs).




• Strong experience in Penetration Testing and Vulnerability Assessment: Experience in performing penetration testing on automotive systems. Familiarity with tools and techniques for vulnerability assessment




• Understanding of wireless communication technologies (e.g., Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, LTE) used in vehicles.




• Knowledge of IoT architectures and protocols. Experience in designing and implementing IoT solutions that connect automotive gateways to cloud infrastructure.




• Knowledge of cloud security best practices, identity and access management (IAM), and compliance requirements.




• Conception, identification and piloting of new methods, tools and processes for technology and product development through industry benchmarking and evaluation




• Nurture futuristic capabilities- Facilitate ideation workshops (design thinking, brain storming sessions) to build cybersecurity competencies.




• Deepen Practice with PoC/ PoV, Whitepaper and Business case doc on growth and sustenance of new verticals. Assist in preparation of Board /Opcom presentation documents for relevant approvals.

Strategic visioning – Assist in evaluation of proposals, technologies, creation of product roadmap aligned to Business vision, chalking out strategy for momentum and bending the curve.