Senior BIOS Engineer

EPAM Systems; Województwo pomorskie; Hybrid; PLN 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Multisport

Shopping vouchers

Referral bonuses

Job summary

EPAM Systems is seeking a Senior BIOS Engineer to support the BIOS and Firmware Security Team. The role reviews signing requests, analyzes images, and validates against baselines within an enterprise signing workflow.

You will coordinate with internal teams and maintain audit records while ensuring secure pre-boot environments. Ideal candidates have 4+ years in BIOS/firmware security, familiarity with Secure Boot and TPM, and strong troubleshooting, communication, and scripting skills.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in cybersecurity, with a focus on BIOS/Firmware security and testing.
• Background in pre-boot environments (UEFI), embedded firmware, or device driver development.

Responsibilities

• Review BIOS and Embedded Controller signing requests submitted through the internal portal prior to signing approval.
• Analyze BIOS/Embedded Controller images to determine production vs test versioning requiring expedited processing.
• Validate BIOS/Embedded Controller images against approved baselines in internal repositories.
• Compare incoming 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 firmware.
• Escalate images with 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.
• Maintain access control documentation and audit records.
• Document approval decisions and maintain audit records for firmware signing.
• Support BIOS and firmware investigations and security review activities.

Skills

Cybersecurity

BIOS/Firmware security

Scripting (PowerShell/Python/Bash)

Git / source control

Troubleshooting

Technical communication

English (B2+)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Windows

Linux

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.