Senior Third Party Firmware Program Manager
Core
Establish and lead HPE's cross-functional program for governing third-party firmware incorporated into HPE products and solutions, ensuring supplier-developed firmware is identifiable, secure, supportable, and traceable throughout its lifecycle.
Role type
Senior Program Manager (Supply Chain & Firmware Governance)
Builds
Operating model for third-party firmware lifecycle management across power infrastructure, storage, memory, and other supplier-provided devices.
Domain
Hardware infrastructure, supply chain management, firmware security, and vendor governance.
Required skills
Technical program management, engineering program management, product lifecycle management, firmware lifecycle management, supply chain cybersecurity, vendor contract negotiation, cross-functional leadership, risk management, executive communication.
Preferred skills
Experience with embedded systems, servers, infrastructure products, firmware cybersecurity, vulnerability management, secure development, SBOMs, firmware signing.
Technologies
Project and program planning tools, software packages for tracking project results.
Responsibilities
Define enterprise operating model, RACI, and decision rights across Firmware, Hardware Engineering, Security, Supply Chain, and Procurement; Establish repeatable processes for supplier qualification, firmware assessment, release, deployment, and vulnerability response; Partner with Product Security to establish requirements for secure firmware and supply-chain cybersecurity; Work with Procurement to establish contractual expectations for firmware quality and security updates; Define HPE versus supplier responsibility for firmware ownership; Enable customer and service support to identify and obtain approved firmware updates; Lead cross-functional execution and manage program-level risk and executive communication.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
