Senior Software Security Engineer

Posted 15 days 11 hours ago by Motorola Solutions

Permanent
Full Time
I.T. & Communications Jobs
Not Specified, United Kingdom
Job Description
Motorola Solutions values your privacy . Perform threat modelling, risk assessments, and architecture reviews to identify and mitigate risk. Support the engineering teams on definition on detailed security requirements to meet compliance requirements and industry best practices. Perform security code reviews looking for potential security vulnerabilities. Act as a subject matter expert to advise and answer questions from engineering and compliance teams on technical product security matters. Define and oversee the deployment of Software Composition Analysis (SCA) tools to compile SBOMs of software components, helping to identify known vulnerabilities and license compliance violations. Define and oversee the deployment of automated security testing tools into CI pipelines, including Static Application Security Testing (SAST), Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST), and Secret Detection scanning tools. Manual penetration testing of web applications (backend and frontend).Manual penetration testing skills in the domains of cloud infrastructure, embedded/OS or mobile are desirable. Write custom scripts or unit test cases to check for vulnerabilities or broken/missing security controls. Recommend improvements to existing security scanning tools and processes, and propose new ones. Establish and maintain secure coding standards, baseline product security requirements and more general best practices to provide guidance to development teams. Assist the program area with implementing a secure Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipeline utilizing DevSecOps principles and practices to increase automation. Implement automated security controls as part of CI/CD pipelines. 5+ years of experience in Security Engineering with a focus on product security and/or application security. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related technical field. In-depth knowledge of Linux and Docker container-based infrastructures, including their orchestration (e.g. Kubernetes). Working knowledge of techniques, standards, and state-of-the-art authentication and authorization technologies, applied cryptography, security vulnerabilities and remediations. Significant software development experience. Experience in Go (our main backend language), Typescript/Javascript, C/C++, Python and Bash is desirable. Working knowledge of web-related protocols and technologies (HTTP, REST APIs, DOM, CSP), networking protocols (IP, TCP, UDP), and security protocols (TLS). Experience in performing threat modeling, with a good grasp of common threat vectors and frameworks. Strong knowledge of security principles, best practices, and industry standards, such as NIST, ISO 27001, and CIS Critical Security Controls, OWASP ASVS and Testing Guides. Familiarity with industry-standard security frameworks such as OWASP and NIST. Experience with security tools such as SAST, DAST, IAST, and SCA. Exceptional analytical and investigative skills, with hands-on experience in root cause analysis. Knowledge of current and emerging threats and techniques for exploiting security vulnerabilities. Experience with CI/CD pipeline, security tools integration, and secure SDLC. Experience with cloud-based infrastructure (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud), and on best practices on how to secure cloud environments. Familiarity with security considerations for AI/ML systems is desirable. Understanding of distributed systems design, implementation and operation. Understanding of privacy threats and controls, including on how to adapt generic best practices to specific scenarios in the product by providing detailed specifications to stakeholders. Exploit development experience, and good understanding of the necessary conditions to trigger different vulnerability types, and the maximum impact achievable. Experience with enterprise log collection and analysis platforms (e.g., Splunk, OSQuery). Master's degree or equivalent experience preferred. Security certifications are a plus, including OSCP, OSEE, SANS/GIAC, CCSP, and CISSP. Excellent verbal and written communication, with the ability to translate complex security concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders. Demonstrated ability to design, document, and implement new security processes. Experience in a high-growth technology environment or SaaS business. Ability to remain calm under pressure, especially during incidents or audits.