Senior Security Architect - Hardware & Software

Qualcomm; San Diego, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 187,000 - 281,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. in San Diego seeks a Senior Staff Security Engineer to lead advanced security efforts across hardware and software products. You will develop security features, perform rigorous assessments, and guide cross-functional teams to secure product lifecycles.

The role emphasizes deep security expertise, architecture influence, and the ability to drive critical decisions in a dynamic engineering environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (Engineering/CS or related) with 6+ years in Security Engineering or related field; or Master’s with 5+ years; or PhD with 4+ years.
• 6+ years of Security Engineering or related work experience.
• Experience developing hardware/software security features and performing security assessments.

Responsibilities

• Leverages deep security knowledge to achieve critical engineering objectives.
• Develops new security features and updates across the product lifecycle.
• Performs advanced security assessments, vulnerability analyses, and threat modeling.

Skills

Security engineering

C/C++/Java/Python

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Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Computer Science or related

Master's degree in Engineering/Computer Science or related

PhD in Engineering/Computer Science or related

Tools

C

C++

Java

Python

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Job description

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. in San Diego seeks a Senior Staff Security Engineer to lead advanced security efforts across hardware and software products. You will develop security features, perform rigorous assessments, and guide cross-functional teams to secure product lifecycles.

The role emphasizes deep security expertise, architecture influence, and the ability to drive critical decisions in a dynamic engineering environment.