Embedded Security Architect (Lead)

Ktek Talent Solutions; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Ktek Talent Solutions seeks a senior security professional to design and defend security architectures for embedded systems, firmware, IoT, and connected devices.

You will lead threat modeling, security assessments, and risk analysis, translating client requirements into architecture recommendations and security controls. In pre-sales, you’ll articulate concepts to technical and business stakeholders and prepare architecture diagrams and technical proposals.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Embedded Security / Product Security / Cybersecurity.
• Strong experience in Embedded Security Architecture.
• Hands-on understanding of embedded systems and secure firmware.
• Strong knowledge of Threat Modeling and Security Assessment.
• Knowledge of Secure Boot, Encryption, Cryptography, Authentication, Key Management, Device Identity, Secure Firmware, IoT Security, Connected Device Security.
• Understanding of security architecture, security controls, risk assessment, and security best practices.
• Familiarity with embedded/IoT security standards and industry practices.
• Experience designing security solutions for embedded products, IoT devices, or connected systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and define security architectures for embedded systems, firmware, IoT, and connected devices.
• Analyze customer requirements and translate them into security architecture and solution recommendations.
• Perform threat modeling, security assessments, risk analysis, and security gap assessments.
• Design and review security mechanisms such as Secure Boot, encryption, authentication, key management, and device identity.
• Provide guidance on secure firmware development and embedded systems security.
• Evaluate security requirements and recommend appropriate security controls, technologies, and architecture patterns.
• Support security architecture for IoT and connected-device ecosystems.
• Ensure proposed solutions align with security standards, best practices, and industry requirements.
• Collaborate with engineering and technical teams to review security designs and provide architecture guidance.
• Participate in pre-sales discussions, client meetings, technical workshops, and solution presentations.
• Understand client requirements and contribute to technical solution proposals, RFP/RFI responses, and Statements of Work (SOWs).
• Prepare technical presentations, architecture diagrams, solution documents, and security recommendations.
• Communicate complex security concepts clearly to both technical and business stakeholders.
• Support clients during technical discussions and help address security-related questions and concerns.
• Identify potential security risks and recommend practical and scalable mitigation approaches.
• Collaborate with sales, solution architects, engineering teams, and other stakeholders during the pre-sales lifecycle.
• Stay updated on emerging embedded security, IoT security, firmware security, and cybersecurity standards.

Skills

Embedded Security Architecture

Threat Modeling

Security Assessments

Secure Boot

Encryption

Authentication

Key Management

Device Identity

Secure Firmware

IoT Security

Connected Device Security

Security Architecture

Risk Assessment

Security Standards

Security Consulting

Pre-Sales Consulting

Technical Proposal Development

Client Management

Job description

Role & responsibilities

• Design and define security architectures for embedded systems, firmware, IoT, and connected devices.
• Analyze customer requirements and translate them into appropriate security architecture and solution recommendations.
• Perform threat modeling, security assessments, risk analysis, and security gap assessments.
• Design and review security mechanisms such as Secure Boot, encryption, authentication, key management, and device identity.
• Provide guidance on secure firmware development and embedded systems security.
• Evaluate security requirements and recommend appropriate security controls, technologies, and architecture patterns.
• Support security architecture for IoT and connected-device ecosystems.
• Ensure proposed solutions align with relevant security standards, best practices, and industry requirements.
• Work with engineering and technical teams to review security designs and provide architecture guidance.
• Participate in pre-sales discussions, client meetings, technical workshops, and solution presentations.
• Understand client requirements and contribute to technical solution proposals, RFP/RFI responses, and Statements of Work (SOWs).
• Prepare technical presentations, architecture diagrams, solution documents, and security recommendations.
• Communicate complex security concepts clearly to both technical and business stakeholders.
• Support clients during technical discussions and help address security-related questions and concerns.
• Identify potential security risks and recommend practical and scalable mitigation approaches.
• Collaborate with sales, solution architects, engineering teams, and other stakeholders during the pre-sales lifecycle.
• Stay updated on emerging embedded security, IoT security, firmware security, and cybersecurity standards.

Preferred candidate profile

We are looking for a senior security professional with 10+ years of experience and strong expertise in embedded and product security.

Required Technical Experience

• 10+ years of overall experience in Embedded Security / Product Security / Cybersecurity.
• Strong experience in Embedded Security Architecture.
• Hands-on understanding of embedded systems and secure firmware.
• Strong knowledge of Threat Modeling and Security Assessment.
• Good understanding of:
  
• Secure Boot
• Encryption
• Cryptography
• Authentication
• Key Management
• Device Identity
• Secure Firmware
• IoT Security
• Connected Device Security
• Knowledge of security architecture, security controls, risk assessment, and security best practices.
• Understanding of relevant embedded/IoT security standards and industry practices.
• Experience designing security solutions for embedded products, IoT devices, or connected systems.

Pre-Sales & Client-Facing Experience

• Strong experience in pre-sales technical consulting or solution consulting.
• Ability to understand client requirements and translate them into security architecture and solution recommendations.
• Experience participating in client meetings, technical discussions, workshops, and presentations.
• Experience preparing technical proposals, RFP/RFI responses, solution documents, architecture presentations, and technical recommendations.
• Strong ability to communicate technical security concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to work effectively with sales, engineering, architecture, and client teams.

Desired Skills

• Embedded/Product Security
• IoT & Connected Device Security
• Firmware Security
• Security Architecture
• Threat Modeling
• Security Risk Assessment
• Secure Boot
• Cryptography & Encryption
• Authentication & Key Management
• Device Identity
• Security Standards
• Security Assessment
• Security Consulting
• Solution Architecture
• Pre-Sales Consulting
• Technical Proposal Development
• Client Management

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate should be someone who combines strong embedded security architecture expertise with excellent client-facing and pre-sales consulting skills. Candidates with experience in designing security solutions for IoT, connected devices, embedded products, or secure firmware will be relevant for this position.