Staff Product Security Engineer, Aurora

• We are searching for an experienced Security Engineer with strong application security experience that is excited to lead and improve the overall application security posture for the autonomous vehicle platform to join us on this mission
• Ability to read and review production-quality code in C++, Golang, and Python
• Ability to write proficiently in C++, Golang and Python
• Foundational knowledge of operating system security for Linux
• Foundational knowledge of the CWE Top 25
• Ability to assess software and/or hardware components with and without full knowledge
• Ability to work well with other assessment members and engineering partners
• Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences
• Experience in one or more of the following: risk assessment, threat modeling, incident and emergency response, OS hardening, vulnerability management, pentesting, offensive security or cryptographic protocols and concepts
• Experience in vulnerability discovery and analysis, design review, and code-level security reviews
• Experience in, and technical knowledge of security engineering, computer and network security, authentication and security protocols, and applied cryptography
• Experience with assessment, development, implementation, and documentation of a comprehensive and broad set of security technologies and processes
• Familiarity with automotive protocols and security standards
• Experience in Security Assurance / Secure-SDLC processes in an agile / waterfall environment
• Experience building and evaluating threat models / risk assessments
• Experience and ability to implement best practices related to cryptographic protocols, infrastructure and network security
• Minimum 8 years of experience in a security-specific or security-adjacent industry
• Minimum 2 years of experience in the robotics or automotive industry or equivalent

Desirable

• Our team is responsible for ensuring the secure design and implementation of the technology built for the Aurora Driver as well as continually improving the assurance levels of security across all of Aurora’s Products. This team is also responsible for performing technical security assessments, threat modeling, security code reviews and vulnerability testing to highlight risk and help various engineering teams and partners to improve security
• We work closely with engineers across Aurora as well as 3rd party partners to design and proactively integrate initiatives to enhance security across a wide variety of software or hardware domains and technology stacks
• Perform secure design reviews and threat modeling. Identify and prioritize risks, attack surfaces, and vulnerabilities
• Perform security code reviews of source code changes and advise developers on remediating vulnerabilities and following secure coding practices
• Perform technical security assessments and reviews, research, uncover, and reproduce vulnerabilities, design secure protocols and systems, and write tests and fuzzers to drive architecture changes
• Manage the vulnerability management process and program through triage, prioritization, tracking, remediation, and validation of vulnerabilities from audits, scans and external reports
• Employ techniques including reverse engineering, fuzzing, and static and/or dynamic analysis
• Conduct research to identify new and novel attack vectors against Aurora’s products and services
• Review, develop and document secure operational best practices, and provide security guidance for engineers and various internal and external partners
• Develop and manage a secure software development lifecycle
• Develop and manage a bug bounty program
• Research, recommend, and develop security tools and technologies to strengthen defenses against emerging threats and vulnerabilities
• Work with Engineering teams and OEMs to ensure successful security assurance of the Aurora Driver platform and services
• Advocate, guide and mentor both security and non-security engineers to instill security best practices. through secure architecture, design, and development