Senior Security Engineer, RTOS and Virtualization

For our client, we are seeking a Senior Security Engineer RTOS And Virtualization to join the team of a leader in the Telecommunications & Hardware space. This role will lead technical work focused on secure, reliable systems and risk-aware execution. You will work across engineering, product, operations, and business stakeholders to translate complex requirements into practical technology solutions. The position offers the opportunity to influence architecture, execution quality, and the technology capabilities that enable long-term growth within a Telecommunications & Hardware environment.

Location: Remote - US based candidates only, no visa sponsorship available

Compensation: $184,000 – $356,500 annually

Responsibilities

• Lead security engineering for RTOS, hypervisor, and embedded virtualization technologies across design, implementation, review, and verification
• Collaborate on CPU and SoC architecture, including privilege levels, memory protection, DMA, interrupts, boot flows, debug controls, and hardware isolation
• Build and implement defensive features such as strong partitioning, least-privilege access, secure communication, fault containment, secure updates, and recovery from malicious inputs
• Perform threat modeling and automotive TARA, connecting risks, mitigations, requirements, tests, and evidence to security and safety standards
• Review low-level C/C++ code, investigate vulnerabilities, build fuzzing and security test infrastructure, and drive fixes into production

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on experience in systems, embedded, platform, product, or automotive security
• BSEE/ BSCS degree or equivalent experience
• Experience securing RTOS, hypervisor, kernel, firmware, boot, driver, or other privileged software
• Strong C/C++ skills focused on memory safety, concurrency, resource ownership, privilege boundaries, and isolation
• Familiarity with CPU and SoC security concepts including MMU/SMMU or IOMMU, DMA, interrupts, boot, debug, and hardware-backed isolation
• Experience with threat modeling, vulnerability analysis, exploitability assessment, fuzzing, static or dynamic analysis, and security remediation
• Familiarity with automotive cybersecurity, safety, or process standards such as ISO/SAE 21434, UN R155, ISO 26262 interfaces, or Automotive SPICE

Benefits

• Equity options in the company
• Comprehensive benefits package

Our client is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every qualification—your background could be exactly what this team needs.