Senior Cybersecurity Engineer, Embedded Systems

Permanent, Senior Cybersecurity Design Verification Engineer, Medical Devices

Summary

Our client, a Fortune 500 medical device company, has engaged GForce Life Sciences to provide a Senior Cybersecurity Design Verification Engineer to be responsible for a variety of software verification and validation (V&V) activities including process development, project planning, developing test procedures, developing software to automate testing, and providing reports. Key areas of responsibility include verification of medical device embedded software, evaluating and testing medical device cybersecurity, validation of software related to product testing, and development of scripts/tools to automate embedded software testing including Cybersecurity. This role will participate in code reviews, comply with software standards, and produce clear, concise documentation that complies with internal processes and regulatory agency requirements.

Responsibilities

• Creating and maintaining processes and procedures supporting Software Design Verification and Cybersecurity Testing.
• Developing V&V software test project plans including regression planning and testing of software during the development process.
• Developing V&V software test procedures using current industry standards (e.g. ISO, IEEE, CMMI).
• Effectively managing test project schedules by communicating project workload, executing these planned activities, and coordinating with the larger project team.
• Planning and executing team meetings including, but not limited to Test Approach, Test Readiness, and Pre-Release Review. Participates in project team meetings.
• Generating test guidelines for the software team, Quality and Engineering groups for testing software during development; designing and building tools/ fixtures for embedded software during the development phase.
• Developing and implementing automated test procedures to streamline testing processes. Placing a strong emphasis on continuous improvement and cost-effective innovation through new and improved technologies and innovative processes.
• Developing nimble test scripts/tools to automate embedded software system testing. Testing needs will change with each embedded software release, and the automated testing will need to be modular.
• Coordinating test activities with the project team. Reviewing test results and investigating if issues occur. Generating software test documentation compliance.
• Training new software design verification engineers and test technicians

Requirements

• A STEM Bachelor’s degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited institution, preferable: Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Cybersecurity
• 7 years of experience in Cybersecurity, Software Quality Engineering and/or Software Test Methodologies in a private, public, government, or military environment
• Experience with other forms of security testing activities and creating documentation, such as software composition analysis (SCA), SBOM generation and monitoring, threat modelling and vulnerability assessments, and using associated frameworks, test plans, protocols, reports, etc.
• Experience with Cybersecurity testing and equipment (Penetration Testing, malformed input testing / fuzz testing, static application security testing (SAST), etc.)

Nice to Have

• Advanced Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Programming, Cybersecurity, or Electrical Engineering
• Working knowledge of premarket and postmarket medical device regulations (FDA, EU and other agencies), as well as medical device-related standards, such as ISO 13485, ISO 14971, IEC 62304, amongst others.
• Notable work in Embedded Cybersecurity: Cryptography, PKI, Secure Boot, Firmware Security, Threat Modeling.
• Experience with embedded systems, IoT, Bluetooth, wi-fi and cellular technologies

Terms & Start

• Hybrid in San Antonio, TX
• Permanent, Full Time 40hrs/week
• Start ASAP
• Benefits included (Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k options)