Principal Engineer - Cybersecurity R&D

Principal Engineer - Cybersecurity R&D

This role has been designed as 'Hybrid' with a requirement that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office.

Who We Are

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today’s complex world.

Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what’s next. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good. If you are looking to stretch and grow your career our culture will embrace you. Open up opportunities with HPE.

Job Description

This is an opportunity to provide technical leadership and help build a team that will operate at the frontier of cybersecurity, as part of the Junos Cybersecurity R&D organization in the HPE Networking business unit.

The mission of Cybersecurity R&D is to collaborate across functions to build and sustain secure routers, switches, and firewalls running Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved.

The organization spans cybersecurity domains with major responsibilities in the development of system security features, applied cryptography, supporting security certifications, and Secure Development Lifecycle (SDL) practices, including harnessing frontier AI models for vulnerability discovery and remediation.

Responsibilities

• Support security certifications including NIST FIPS 140, Common Criteria, and the European Union Cybersecurity Resilience Act (EUCRA)
• Drives the development and enhancement of product security capabilities including certification gap analysis, risk-based threat modelling, static analysis of code, dynamic analysis of running network devices, penetration testing, hardware security assessments, and AI-enhanced vulnerability management
• Continually identifies and evaluates new cybersecurity technologies and innovations that benefit product security posture and processes; works with other senior technical leaders and management to build out the cybersecurity roadmap, and then leads hands-on execution of the roadmap
• Leverages recognized domain expertise and experience to influence decisions of key stakeholders including executives, engineering managers, platform teams, product line managers, and customers
• Provides guidance and mentoring to less-experienced staff members; bootstraps excellence in cybersecurity design and development

Education and Experience Required

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or adjacent technical field of study.
• Typically 10+ years experience.

Knowledge and Skills

• Deep knowledge of the art and science of cybersecurity
• Ability to improvise, adapt, and overcome in the face of quickly evolving cybersecurity challenges and strategies
• Strong knowledge of networking, networking security protocols (TLS, SSH, IPsec), and cryptography as built into networking
• Significant experience working in one or more programming languages: C preferred, Python; bonus points for Rust
• Working experience driving product security certifications -- FIPS 140 and Common Criteria – from gap analysis, to product preparation, to pre-testing, to submission to third-party labs, to certificate award; ability to quickly ramp on on EU CRA
• Working experience in harnessing AI systems for defensive security purposes including vulnerability discovery and management; understands the importance of AI governances and keeping the human-in-the-loop
• Strong technical communication skills both verbal and written; ability to explain, persuade, and evangelize

Relocation Support

Relocation support provided for eligible candidates.

Accessibility

HPE is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible workplace and encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities. If you believe you require accommodation during any stage of the application or interview process, please submit your request by completing our secure form linked here. Note: This option is reserved for applicants needing assistance/reasonable accommodation related to a disability.

What We Can Offer You

• Health & Wellbeing We strive to provide our team members and their loved ones with a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports their physical, financial and emotional wellbeing.
• Personal & Professional Development We also invest in your career because the better you are, the better we all are. We have specific programs catered to helping you reach any career goals you have — whether you want to become a knowledge expert in your field or apply your skills to another division.
• Unconditional Inclusion We are unconditionally inclusive in the way we work and celebrate individual uniqueness. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good.

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Job Details

Job: Engineering Job Level: TCP_05

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