Embedded Penetration Tester — Secure IoT Devices

TP-Link; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401k contributions

Paid vacation and holidays

Job summary

TP-Link Systems Inc. is seeking a skilled Penetration Testing Engineer for embedded devices to support security for a product line. You will perform penetration testing, threat modeling, and incident response under senior guidance, helping ensure robust security across embedded platforms.

The role emphasizes learning, cross-functional collaboration, and adherence to security standards. This is a hands-on position with opportunities to develop security tools and contribute to product

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field or equivalent work experience.
• 1–3 years' experience as a Security Engineer (Embedded devices) or similar role.
• Strong knowledge of protocol security design, cryptography, security frameworks and common vulnerabilities.
• Experience with security tools such as Burpsuite, Nmap, Kali, Nessus, Metasploit, IDA, Ghidra, etc.

Responsibilities

• Penetration Testing: identify vulnerabilities in embedded products and write remediation reports.
• Threat modelling and security assessments for modules.
• Incident response and vulnerability management for the area, coordinating with cross-functional teams.
• Product cybersecurity certification: analyze requirements and collaborate to achieve certification.
• Develop security tools and scripts to improve testing efficiency.
• SDLC integration to embed security in development processes.
• Interpret and apply global cybersecurity standards and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Penetration testing

Threat modelling

Incident response

Vulnerability management

Security tooling

SDLC integration

Regulatory standards

Programming (C/C++, Python)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Information Security

Tools

Burpsuite

Nmap

Kali

Nessus

Metasploit

IDA

Ghidra

Job description

TP-Link Systems Inc. is seeking a skilled Penetration Testing Engineer for embedded devices to support security for a product line. You will perform penetration testing, threat modeling, and incident response under senior guidance, helping ensure robust security across embedded platforms.

The role emphasizes learning, cross-functional collaboration, and adherence to security standards. This is a hands-on position with opportunities to develop security tools and contribute to product