Strategic Product & Device Security Architect

Garmin; Olathe (KS); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Garmin is seeking a Staff Security Architect at its U.S. headquarters in the Greater Kansas City area.

The role focuses on shaping secure architectures and engineering practices across major AOEM programs, providing technical direction and guidance throughout product lifecycles. The position requires leading complex security problems, aligning security with business objectives, and influencing decisions across software, systems, hardware, and verification teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related field.
• Minimum 14 years of relevant engineering experience.
• Experience in product security architecture, threat modeling, risk assessment, and secure design reviews.
• Ability to influence engineering decisions and communicate security risk to stakeholders.
• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Proficiency with high-level languages including C, C++, C#, Rust, Python, or Java.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a recognized product security authority for AOEM products and programs.
• Provide technical leadership on security projects and programs.
• Define security objectives, organize work, and develop engineering standards.
• Develop roadmaps for product security across multiple lines.
• Lead threat analysis, risk assessments, and vulnerability analysis.
• Lead security architecture reviews and define system-wide mitigations.
• Promote policies and guidelines for secure product development across teams.
• Contribute to product development plans, feasibility studies, and security roadmaps.
• Represent Garmin in technical security discussions with customers and partners.

Skills

Product security

Threat modeling

Security architecture

Cross-functional leadership

Communication skills

Mentoring

Security risk assessment

Programming languages (C/C++/C#/Rust/P

Education

Bachelor’s degree

14+ years engineering experience

Job description

Garmin is seeking a Staff Security Architect at its U.S. headquarters in the Greater Kansas City area.

The role focuses on shaping secure architectures and engineering practices across major AOEM programs, providing technical direction and guidance throughout product lifecycles. The position requires leading complex security problems, aligning security with business objectives, and influencing decisions across software, systems, hardware, and verification teams.