Senior Cyber Software Engineer
Core
Design and implement cryptographic and platform security for air defense products in contested, classified, and disconnected environments.
Role type
Senior hands-on IC security engineer (low-level systems & cryptography)
Builds
FIPS-validated encryption modules, secure boot chains, full-disk encryption, anti-tamper mechanisms, and secure communications protocols for embedded/edge hardware.
Domain
Defense technology, cybersecurity, embedded systems, cryptography
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
C/C++, Rust, Golang, Python, applied cryptography, Linux kernel hardening, firmware development, secure communications protocols, CI/CD automation, NIST 800-53 compliance
Preferred skills
FIPS 140-2/140-3 validation, CSfC, Type 1 encryption, HAIPE, CNSA 2.0, post-quantum cryptography, vulnerability research, reverse engineering, fault injection, side channel attacks, U-Boot/UEFI, TPM/TEE, policy-as-code (OSCAL, OPA/Rego), Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes hardening
Technologies
U-Boot, UEFI, TPM, OP-TEE, TrustZone, SELinux, AppArmor, gdb, ftrace, NIST 800-53, STIG, CNSSI, mTLS, PKI, HAIPE, CNSA
Responsibilities
Implement FIPS 140-3 validated encryption; own the platform trust chain (secure boot, TPM attestation, firmware signing); design full-disk encryption and key management; build anti-tamper and zeroization features; engineer secure communications protocols; build audit and validation tooling; harden Linux, container, and firmware baselines; automate compliance surface for accreditation.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
