Technical Lead, Product & Device Security

Garmin; Olathe (KS); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Garmin is seeking a full-time Technical Lead Security Engineer at its U.S. headquarters in the Greater Kansas City area. The role focuses on applying expert security engineering to Garmin products and services, supporting threat analysis, risk mitigation, and secure design practices.

You will lead security design reviews, mentor engineers, and promote secure engineering processes across projects. Strong cryptography, PKI, and programming knowledge are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field with extensive security experience or equivalent.
• Experience in product security engineering, threat modeling, and secure design.
• Ability to mentor engineers and drive secure practices across teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and guide product security engineering activities and project security direction.
• Perform threat analysis, security reviews, and risk assessments; advise on mitigations.
• Define security requirements and ensure secure design across multiple Garmin products.

Skills

Security leadership

Threat analysis

Secure SDLC

Cryptography/PKI

Programming languages

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Master’s degree in a related field

Tools

Security tooling (static/dynamic analysis)

Job description

Garmin is seeking a full-time Technical Lead Security Engineer at its U.S. headquarters in the Greater Kansas City area. The role focuses on applying expert security engineering to Garmin products and services, supporting threat analysis, risk mitigation, and secure design practices.

You will lead security design reviews, mentor engineers, and promote secure engineering processes across projects. Strong cryptography, PKI, and programming knowledge are essential for success.