Aon
Principal Hardware Security Consultant
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Job Description
- Req#: 87634
Employer Industry: Security Consulting
Why consider this job opportunity:
- Salary up to $180,000 annually
- Opportunity for career advancement and growth within the organization
- Inclusive and diverse workplace culture that values authenticity
- Flexible working style solutions to promote work/life balance
- Two Global Wellbeing Days each year to focus on personal health and wellbeing
- Engagement in continuous learning and professional development
What to Expect (Job Responsibilities):
- Perform penetration testing activities to assess the security of products across various verticals
- Conduct complex product security assessments involving hardware, firmware, and code review
- Create test harnesses to identify and demonstrate potential security vulnerabilities
- Document technical issues and provide tailored recommendations for remediation
- Mentor junior engineers and assist in recruitment efforts for the penetration testing team
What is Required (Qualifications):
- Minimum 5 years of hands-on hardware/product security testing and/or demonstrated bug bounty experience against IoT/Mobile products
- Strong experience in reverse engineering hardware (e.g., JTAG, SPI, UART, PCB analysis)
- Proficiency in low-level programming languages such as C, C++, and Assembly
- Experience with scripting languages like Python or Ruby for custom tooling and automation
- Advanced knowledge of microcontroller/microprocessor architectures (ARM, RISC-V, MIPS, x86)
How to Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications):
- Previous experience as a hardware security consultant or product security pentester at an established consulting firm
- Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related major
- Experience with exploit development and reverse engineering
- Published research or presentations at well-known industry security conferences
- Expertise in analyzing IoT/embedded firmware for vulnerabilities in OTA update mechanisms
#SecurityConsulting #HardwareSecurity #CareerOpportunity #WorkLifeBalance #ContinuousLearningAbout the company
Aon plc is a large British global professional services firm that sells a range of financial risk-mitigation products, including insurance, pension administration, and health-insurance plans.
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