Senior Security Software Engineer

Keysight Technologies
Birmingham
3 weeks ago
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About the Role


Keysight is looking to hire a senior security software engineer to develop automated program analysis and fuzz testing capabilities for our security assessment products. The successful candidate will be key in designing and implementing novel and scalable tools for automated software composition analysis and vulnerability discovery in firmware binaries and code bases. If you enjoy regularly being challenged and working on novel ideas to solve cybersecurity problems, please apply to join our team.


About Keysight


Keysightis on the forefront of technology innovation, delivering breakthroughs and trusted insights in electronic design, simulation, prototyping, test, manufacturing, and optimization. Our ~15,000 employees create world-class solutions in communications, 5G, automotive, energy, quantum, aerospace, defense, and semiconductor markets for customers in over 100 countries. Learn moreabout what we do.


Our powerful,award-winningculture embraces a bold vision of where technology can take us and a passion for tackling challenging problems with industry-first solutions.Diversity, equity & inclusionare integral parts of our culture and drivers of innovation at Keysight. We believe that when people feel a sense of belonging, they can be more creative, innovative, and thrive at all points in their careers.



Responsibilities:


  • Designing solutions to enable automated software composition analysis and identification of vulnerabilities
  • Developing and maintaining software composition analysis tools
  • Performing research in embedded device firmware security and compose articles and papers for publication


Required Skills:


  • Master’s degree in computer science, Mathematics, or Cyber Security OR equivalent practical experience in a related field
  • Experience with writing automated source code analyzers
  • Experience with automating binary analysis tasks in Ghidra, IDA Pro, Binary Ninja, or Radare2
  • Experience with fuzz testing and CPU/system emulation frameworks
  • Sound knowledge of auditing C/C++ code
  • A willingness to learn new things and an ability to analyze and solve new problems with little instruction or guidance



Preferred Skills:


  • Familiarity with the Rust programming language
  • Experience with firmware reverse engineering
  • Experience with training or mentoring
  • Experience with SaaS development



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