Aon
Principal Hardware Security Consultant
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Job Description
- Req#: 87634
Employer Industry: Cybersecurity Consulting
Why consider this job opportunity:
- Salary up to $180,000 annually
- Comprehensive benefits package, including a 401(k) savings plan with employer contributions and an employee stock purchase plan
- Opportunity for career advancement and mentorship within a dynamic team
- Flexible working environment with options for work-life balance and well-being days
- Engaging in continuous learning culture through research, conferences, and open-source contributions
- Inclusive workplace valuing diversity and equal opportunity for all employees
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
- Document technical issues identified during security assessments and provide tailored recommendations for remediation
- Offer technical mentorship and career development guidance to junior engineers
- Engage in vulnerability research to produce blog posts, whitepapers, and conference talks
What is Required (Qualifications):
- Minimum of 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 and proficiency with tools like oscilloscopes and logic analyzers
- Advanced knowledge of microcontroller/microprocessor architectures (ARM, RISC-V, MIPS, x86)
- Proficiency in low-level programming languages such as C, C++, and Assembly
- Experience with static and dynamic analysis of firmware binaries using tools like Ghidra or IDA Pro
How to Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications):
- Experience at an established consulting firm as a hardware security consultant or product security pentester
- Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related major and/or equivalent experience
- Produced public-facing research and/or delivered presentations at well-known industry security conferences
- Knowledge of secure hardware design principles and supply chain risks
- Expertise in identifying high-level vulnerabilities in embedded systems
#Cybersecurity #HardwareSecurity #CareerOpportunity #InclusiveWorkplace #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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