Embedded Security Engineer

About the role

Develop & drive security requirements for the hardware and firmware that goes onto the devices we ship to our customers to improve the security of Verkada’s products and exceed customer expectations.

Build security tooling to ensure secure development best practices.

Perform red team/offensive assessments against firmware & devices.

Triage and recommend solutions for security bugs from tools, third party assessments and bug bounties.

Develop threat models & attack trees, and participate in security design & code reviews.

Explore innovative solutions to enable Verkada business instead of “Security says No”.

Collaborate with the CISO and security team to grow the broader Verkada security program.

Share your security experience with other teams internally and externally via security conferences and blogs, and help your peer engineers grow their own security reasoning.

What You Bring

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent.
• 8+ years of experience as a security engineer, software engineer, or security consultant.
• Familiarity with security weaknesses, exploits, attacks and mitigations.
• Excellent written & verbal communication & collaborative skills.
• Deep knowledge of Linux-based operating system internals & network protocols.
• Knowledge of hardware security features such as secure boot, TrustZone, disk encryption, or mandatory access control.
• Working cryptography knowledge around primitives, protocols and applications.

US Employee Benefits

• Healthcare programs that can be tailored to meet the personal health and financial well-being needs - Premiums are 100% covered for the employee under at least one plan and 80% for family premiums under all plans
• Nationwide medical, vision and dental coverage
• Health Saving Account (HSA) with annual employer contributions and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) with tax saving options
• Expanded mental health support
• Paid parental leave policy & fertility benefits
• Time off to relax and recharge through our paid holidays, firmwide extended holidays, flexible PTO and personal sick time
• Professional development stipend
• Fertility Stipend
• Wellness/fitness benefits
• Healthy lunches provided daily
• Commuter benefits

Additional Information

• We do sponsor and take over sponsorship of employment visas for this role. If we make you an offer, we will make every reasonable effort to get you a visa.
• Above is the annual on-target earnings (OTE) range for full-time employees for this position, comprised of base compensation and commissions (if applicable).
• Estimated Annual Pay Range: $130,000 - $280,000 USD

Verkada Is An Equal Opportunity Employer

As an equal opportunity employer, Verkada is committed to providing employment opportunities to all individuals. All applicants for positions at Verkada will be treated without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.