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Motorola Solutions

Senior Software Cybersecurity Engineer

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  • The Senior Software Cybersecurity Engineer will analyze software designs and implementations to identify and remediate security vulnerabilities across the SDLC
  • Security Design and Implementation:
  • Perform threat modeling, risk assessments, audits, and architecture reviews, focusing on Cloud and container environments
  • Manage Key Management and IAM controls
  • Support engineering teams by defining security requirements to meet compliance standards and industry best practices
  • Perform security code reviews and act as a technical SME for engineering and compliance teams
  • Security Testing & DevSecOps:
  • Deploy and manage automated security tools (SCA/SBOM, SAST, DAST, Secret Scanning) within CI/CD pipelines
  • Apply manual network/application testing, custom scripting, and unit test cases to validate controls
  • Recommend improvements to existing security tools, processes, and secure coding standards
  • Vulnerability Management:
  • Drive vulnerability management with a focus on Kubernetes (K8s) and container images
  • Triage, validate (including writing PoCs), and prioritize scanning tool findings
  • Communicate security issues to stakeholders and manage remediation throughout the SDLC
  • Incident Response and Compliance:
  • Support product security incident response, including root cause analysis, mitigation strategies, and creation of technical runbooks
  • Apply Detection Engineering principles, setting baseline app security parameters and maintaining IDS/IPS rules
  • Conduct post-incident analysis and lessons learned to refine response strategies
  • Monitor emerging threats to proactively integrate new protections and ensure compliance with standards (OWASP, NIST)

Benefits

  • Flexible work models
  • Paid time off
  • Paid parental and family leave
  • Health care benefits
  • Global wellness resources
  • Employee assistance programs
  • Rotation programs
  • Mentor relationships
  • Learning and development opportunities
  • Retirement benefits
  • Employee bonuses
  • Stock grants & employee stock purchase plans
  • Software Engineering: Hands-on development experience, specifically in Go and C#
  • Leadership: Proven track record in leading process change, mentoring on secure-by-design principles, and driving continuous improvement
  • Experience & Education: 7+ years in Security/Application Engineering; Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field
  • AppSec & DevSecOps: Deep understanding of threat modeling (STRIDE, PASTA), IAM, cryptography, web/network protocols (HTTP, REST, TLS, TCP/IP), and integrating security tooling (SCA, SAST, DAST) into CI/CD pipelines
  • Cloud & Container Security: Strong knowledge of orchestration (AWS, Azure, GCP, Docker, Kubernetes) and container image vulnerability lifecycles
  • Standards & Frameworks: Knowledge of NIST, ISO 27001, CIS, and OWASP (ASVS/Testing Guides)
  • Advanced Technical Skills: Deep vulnerability research, exploit R&D, manual pentesting (cloud/web/embedded/mobile), SIEM/logging platforms (Splunk, OSQuery), AI/ML security, and distributed systems
  • Education & Certifications: Master’s degree preferred; Cloud/Security certifications (CCSP, CCAK, AWS Security Specialty, OSCP, CISSP, SANS/GIAC)
  • Soft Skills: Strong communication across technical and non-technical groups, calm under pressure, and experience in high-growth SaaS environments

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