Senior Engineer – Cybersecurity R&D

Hewlett Packard Enterprise; San Juan (PR); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support

Job summary

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is seeking a Senior Engineer - Cybersecurity R&D to lead security initiatives for Junos-based networking products. The role blends hands-on engineering with strategy, focusing on secure routers, switches, and firewalls, and leveraging AI for defensive security.

Hybrid work with 2 days per week at an HPE office is offered. The candidate will drive certifications, threat modelling, static/dynamic analysis, and secure development lifecycle practices while collaborating

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or adjacent technical field.
• Typically 6–10 years of experience in cybersecurity or related area.
• Strong knowledge of networking security protocols (TLS, SSH, IPsec) and cryptography.

Responsibilities

• Lead and contribute to security certifications such as FIPS 140, Common Criteria, and EUCRA.
• Develop and enhance product security capabilities including threat modelling, code analysis, and vulnerability management.
• Guide roadmap and execute security initiatives across engineering teams and product lines.
• Mentor junior staff and influence key stakeholders across engineering and management.

Skills

Cybersecurity

Networking security

Programming languages

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in CS or Cybersecurity

Job description

Senior Engineer - Cybersecurity R&D

This role has been designed as 'Hybrid' with a requirement that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office.

Who We Are:

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today’s complex world. Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what’s next. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good. If you are looking to stretch and grow your career our culture will embrace you. Open up opportunities with HPE.

Job Description

This is an opportunity to provide technical leadership on a team that will operate at the frontier of cybersecurity, as part of the Junos Cybersecurity R&D organization in the HPE Networking business unit. The mission of Cybersecurity R&D is to collaborate across functions to build and sustain secure routers, switches, and firewalls running Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved. The organization spans cybersecurity domains with major responsibilities in the development of system security features, applied cryptography, supporting security certifications, and Secure Development Lifecycle (SDL) practices, including harnessing frontier AI models for vulnerability discovery and remediation.

Responsibilities

• Support security certifications including NIST FIPS 140, Common Criteria, and the European Union Cybersecurity Resilience Act (EUCRA)
• Develops and enhances product security capabilities including certification gap analysis, risk-based threat modelling, static analysis of code, dynamic analysis of running network devices, penetration testing, hardware security assessments, and AI-enhanced vulnerability management
• Tracks new cybersecurity technologies and innovations that benefit product security posture and processes; works with other technical leaders and management to contribute to the cybersecurity roadmap, and then leads hands-on execution of the roadmap
• Leverages domain expertise and experience to influence decisions of key stakeholders including engineering managers, platform teams, and product line managers
• Mentors less-experienced staff members; bootstraps excellence in cybersecurity design and development

Education and Experience Required

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or adjacent technical field of study
• Typically 6-10 years experience

Knowledge and Skills

• Deep knowledge of the art and science of cybersecurity
• Ability to improvise, adapt, and overcome in the face of quickly evolving cybersecurity challenges and strategies
• Strong knowledge of networking, networking security protocols (TLS, SSH, IPsec), and cryptography as built into networking products
• Significant experience working in one or more programming languages: C preferred, Python; bonus points for Rust
• Working experience driving product security certifications -- FIPS 140 and Common Criteria -- from gap analysis, to product preparation, to pre-testing, to submission to third-party labs, to certificate award; ability to quickly ramp on on EU CRA
• Working experience in harnessing AI systems for defensive security purposes including vulnerability discovery and management; understands the importance of AI governances and keeping the human-in-the-loop
• Strong technical communication skills both verbal and written; ability to explain, persuade, and evangelize

Relocation support is provided for eligible candidates.

Accessibility HPE is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible workplace and encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities. If you believe you require accommodation during any stage of the application or interview process, please submit your request by completing our secure form linked here. Note: This option is reserved for applicants needing assistance/reasonable accommodation related to a disability.

What We Can Offer You

Health & Wellbeing

We strive to provide our team members and their loved ones with a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports their physical, financial and emotional wellbeing.

Personal & Professional Development

We also invest in your career because the better you are, the better we all are. We have specific programs catered to helping you reach any career goals you have - whether you want to become a knowledge expert in your field or apply your skills to another division.

Unconditional Inclusion

We are unconditionally inclusive in the way we work and celebrate individual uniqueness. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good.

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HPE is an Equal Employment Opportunity/ Veterans/Disabled/LGBT employer.

We do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, or any other protected category, and all decisions we make are made on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. Our goal is to be one global team that is representative of our customers, in an inclusive environment where we can continue to innovate and grow together.

HPE is EEO Protected Veteran/ Individual with Disabilities.

HPE will comply with all applicable laws related to employer use of arrest and conviction records, including laws requiring employers to consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories.

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Accessibility HPE is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible workplace and encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities. If you believe you require accommodation during any stage of the application or interview process, please submit your request by completing our secure form linked here. Note: This option is reserved for applicants needing assistance/reasonable accommodation related to a disability.

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