Senior Principal Product Security Engineer

Alcon; Lake Forest (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Life insurance

Retirement plans

Flexible time off

Relocation assistance

Travel opportunities

Job summary

Alcon is seeking a Senior Principal Product Security Engineer to oversee the security of medical products. This role involves managing product security processes, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and contributing to regulatory documentation, while thriving in a diverse and innovative environment.

Qualifications

• 7 years of relevant experience in product security.
• Ability to communicate fluently in English.
• Experience with Software as a Medical Device (SaMD).

Responsibilities

• Manage and implement security in assigned products.
• Perform architecture reviews as part of product security.
• Develop and contribute success criteria for security testing.

Skills

Security in software products

Risk assessment

Technical leadership

Security certification knowledge

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent experience

Job description

At Alcon, we are driven by the meaningful work we do to help people see brilliantly. We innovate boldly, champion progress, and act with speed as the global leader in eye care. Here, you'll be recognized for your commitment and contributions and see your career like never before. Together, we go above and beyond to make an impact in the lives of our patients and customers.

We foster an inclusive culture and are looking for diverse, talented people to join Alcon. As a Senior Principal Product Security Engineer supporting Research and Development you will be responsible for the end-to-end security of the assigned Alcon product(s) and working closely with R&D staff in achieving product and security objectives.

In this role, a typical day will include:

• Manage and implement security in assigned products


• Understanding of the clinical use cases for software as a medical device (SaMD) and software in a medical device (SiMD)


• Performing architecture reviews as part of product security process resulting in a product security architecture.


• Building threat model and security risk assessments with prioritized items to be mitigated


• Being a technical lead and guidance for product teams driving implementation of core security assets.


• Developing security requirements and security use cases to address clinical environment


• Influencing product features and roadmaps


• Developing/contributing success criteria for security product/solution testing


• Managing the requirements to realize security certification/regulatory documentation


• Collaborating with product development team and cross-functional stakeholders.


• Building capabilities, tools, and help automate where possible driving improvements to Alcon product security process and practices


• Leading vulnerability analysis, core engineering assets in alignment with the security vision

WHAT YOU'LL BRING TO ALCON:

• Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent years of directly related experience (or high school+15 yrs; Assoc.+14 yrs; M.S.+7 yrs; PhD+6 yrs)


• The ability to fluently read, write, understand and communicate in English


• 7 Years of Relevant Experience

HOW YOU CAN THRIVE AT ALCON:

Benefit from working in a highly respectable and diverse environment.

Join Alcon's mission to provide outstanding, innovative products and solutions to improve sight, improve lives, and grow your career.

Alcon provides robust benefits package including health, life, retirement, flexible time off, and much more!

• Travel Requirements: 25%


• Relocation assistance: Yes


• Sponsorship available: Yes