Value Chain Security Engineer
Cisco Systems
- North Carolina
- $121,600-167,800 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Drive anti-counterfeit technology validation during product development processes.
- Lead data protection efforts for manufacturing and product data as it flows into third party ecosystems.
- Ensure security controls are deployed into product development to include granular access control, threat modeling, encryption, and data flow visibility.
- Drive chain of custody integrity efforts from engineering to manufacturing.
- Lead implementation of tools and processes to ensure data flow is integrity through product development lifecycle.
- Identify and assess potential risks and vulnerabilities within the product development lifecycle.
- Standard processes, documentation, and drive overall consistency.
- Develop strategies and solutions to mitigate potential security threats.
- Keep up to date with the latest product security technologies and trends.
- Work closely with product development teams to integrate security measures into product designs.
- Participate in the creation and enforcement of hardware security policies and procedures.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- 3-5 years' experience with hardware security / trustworthy technology mechanisms such as Trusted Platform Modules (TPM), secure boot, and hardware roots of trust.
- Understanding of cryptographic principles and secure communication protocols.
- Knowledge of security standards and frameworks relevant to hardware security.
- Proven experience in hardware design and analysis
- Familiarity with common hardware vulnerabilities and attack vectors, including side-channel attacks, fault injection, and reverse engineering.
- Solid grasp of hardware security technologies, standard methodologies, and techniques.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work under pressure.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- A Master's degree or relevant professional certification will be an added advantage.
- Experience with hardware design tools and software such as CAD tools for PCB design, FPGA programming tools, or simulation tools.
- A deep understanding of the hardware lifecycle, from design to deployment and decommissioning.
- Experience with embedded systems and microcontrollers.
- Familiarity with compliance and regulatory requirements that impact hardware security, such as FIPS, Common Criteria, or specific industry standards.