Senior BIOS Engineer

EPAM Systems; Katowice; Hybrid; PLN 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Multisport card

Shopping vouchers

Employee stock purchase plan (15% off)

Relocation opportunities

Hybrid/remote work within Poland

Job summary

EPAM Systems is seeking a Senior BIOS Engineer to fortify BIOS and firmware security across our enterprise platform. You will review signing requests, validate images against baselines, and coordinate cross-team validation while maintaining rigorous audit trails.

In this role, you’ll apply expertise in UEFI, Secure Boot, and TPM, mentor junior engineers, and communicate complex decisions to technical and non-technical stakeholders. Hybrid work within Poland is available.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of cybersecurity experience focusing on BIOS/Firmware security and testing.
• Experience with Secure Boot and TPM.
• Background in pre-boot environments (UEFI), embedded firmware, or device driver development.
• Experience supporting enterprise security infrastructure and operations.
• Strong troubleshooting across infrastructure, networking, and apps.
• Ability to independently review, analyze, and approve firmware/BIOS images.
• Strong written and verbal communication; ability to justify technical decisions to diverse stakeholders.
• English proficiency at B2 level or higher.
• Experience mentoring less experienced engineers.
• Experience with Git or other source control systems.
• Knowledge of cryptographic key management and secure signing operations.

Responsibilities

• Review BIOS/Embedded Controller signing requests before signing approval.
• Analyze images to distinguish production vs test versions for expedited processing.
• Validate images against baselines in internal repositories.
• Compare images with previously approved versions using internal tools.
• Identify modifications and assess non-security-critical changes.
• Approve signing requests that align with prior reviews.
• Escalate significant changes for security review.
• Coordinate with teams for images needing extra validation.
• Support onboarding/offboarding and access reviews for users.
• Maintain access control docs and audit records.
• Document approval decisions with audit trails.
• Support BIOS/firmware investigations and security reviews.

Skills

Cybersecurity experience

BIOS/Firmware security

Technical communication

Troubleshooting

Mentoring engineers

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

PowerShell

Python

Bash

Job description

We are seeking a Senior BIOS Engineer to support the BIOS and Firmware Security Team by performing BIOS security reviews and ensuring that BIOS signing requests are properly validated. This role provides operational support for firmware signing workflows, BIOS approval validation, troubleshooting activities, and user lifecycle management across the internal proprietary portal ecosystem.

Responsibilities

• Review BIOS and Embedded Controller signing requests submitted through the internal proprietary portal prior to signing approval
• Analyze BIOS and Embedded Controller images to determine production vs test versioning requiring expedited processing
• Validate BIOS and Embedded Controller images against approved baselines maintained in internal repositories and databases
• Compare incoming BIOS and Embedded Controller images with previously approved versions using internal analysis tools
• Identify image modifications and assess whether changes are limited to non-security-critical functionality
• Approve signing requests when images align with previously reviewed and approved firmware
• Escalate images containing significant modifications for formal security review
• Coordinate with internal teams regarding images requiring additional validation
• Support onboarding, offboarding, and access approval processes for application users, update permissions, and perform periodic access reviews
• Maintain access control documentation and audit records
• Document approval decisions and maintain audit records supporting firmware signing activities
• Support BIOS and firmware investigations and security review activities

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in cybersecurity, with a focus on BIOS/Firmware security and testing
• Familiarity with security-related technologies such as Secure Boot and TPM
• Background in pre-boot environments (e.g., UEFI), embedded firmware, or device driver development
• Proven track record supporting enterprise security infrastructure and operational environments
• Skilled in troubleshooting infrastructure, networking, and application issues
• Demonstrated ability to independently review, analyze, and make approval decisions on firmware/BIOS images
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly justify technical decisions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• English proficiency at B2 level or higher
• Nice to have Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• Scripting skills using PowerShell, Python, or Bash
• Experience with source control systems such as Git
• Knowledge of cryptographic key management and secure signing operations
• Experience administering Windows and/or Linux environments
• Experience mentoring or guiding less experienced engineers

We offer

We gather like-minded people: Top tech minds driving innovation in AI, cloud and digital platform modernization Supportive team and agile, startup-like culture Hybrid by design mode and opportunity to work remotely within Poland Chance to work abroad for up to 60 days annually Business-driven relocation opportunities

We provide growth opportunities

• Career development programs
• Thought leadership, mentoring, soft skills and well-being programs
• Certification (Anthropic, Gemini, GCP, Azure, AWS)
• English classes

We cover it all

• Stable pay
• Participation in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan with a 15% discount
• Benefits package (health insurance, multisport, shopping vouchers)
• Referral bonuses up to $2,000
• Offices featuring entertainment and relaxation zones, table tennis and football, free snacks, coffee and more
• Corporate, social and well-being events

Please note: Benefits listed above are available to employees only. We are open for working with Contractors. Terms of B2B cooperation agreements are agreed individually.

We will reach out to selected candidates exclusively EPAM is global leader in AI transformation engineering and integrated consulting, serving Forbes Global 2000 companies and ambitious startups. With over thirty years of expertise in custom software, product and platform engineering, we empower our clients to become AI-Native enterprises, driving measurable value from innovation and digital investments.