Staff Software Engineer, Security & Cryptography — Edge Compute

Fresh Consulting; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 245,000; Full time

Job summary

Fresh Consulting in Houston, TX seeks a Staff Software Engineer at Principal level to design, develop, and integrate cryptographic systems for an orbital-edge multi-tenant environment. The role may be remote, but onsite in Houston is required every other week, with ITAR restrictions in place.

You will work across crypto, PKI, key management, threat modelling, and secure coding practices, collaborating with software and hardware engineers to deliver secure, scalable solutions under ambiguity in a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent experience.
• 15 years of professional software development experience.
• Strong cryptography knowledge and secure development practice.
• Experience with cloud/multi-tenant environments.
• Experience with GitLab CI/CD and security reviews.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and integrate cryptographic systems for orbital edge compute.
• Architect security and data-sovereignty models for multi-tenant workloads.
• Develop key management, PKI, and certificate lifecycle solutions.
• Perform threat modeling and security code reviews.
• Collaborate with software and hardware teams to deliver secure solutions.

Skills

Software development

Cryptography

Threat modeling

Security practices

Collaborative design

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/Cybersecurity/Math or equivalent

Tools

GitLab CI/CD

Cloud platforms

HSM/TPM/TEEs

PKI / certificate lifecycle

Job description

Fresh Consulting in Houston, TX seeks a Staff Software Engineer at Principal level to design, develop, and integrate cryptographic systems for an orbital-edge multi-tenant environment. The role may be remote, but onsite in Houston is required every other week, with ITAR restrictions in place.

You will work across crypto, PKI, key management, threat modelling, and secure coding practices, collaborating with software and hardware engineers to deliver secure, scalable solutions under ambiguity in a