Android Security Engineer, Samsung Knox

Android Security Engineer, Samsung Knox

Company Samsung Knox
Job title Android Security Engineer
Job location Mountain View, CA, US
Type Full Time

Responsibilities:

  • Propose novel security and privacy features for Samsung’s smartphones targeted towards end users
  • Work with product management teams to refine proposals
  • Design and architect security features
  • Communicate feature motivations and designs clearly to stakeholders and reach agreement
  • Provide expert security guidance to global development teams and ensure security requirements are met through the development process
  • Keep up-to-date with latest security features and vulnerability reports on mobile devices from various sources such as social media and blogs
  • Research and innovate security through patents where applicable

Requirements & Skills:

  • Requires 10+ years of related experience in a professional role with a Bachelor’s degree; 8+ years with a Master’s degree; or 5+ years with a PhD; or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
  • Experience in computer security and/or user privacy as demonstrated by one or more of:
    • Academic publications
    • Academic or industry experience in security
    • Vulnerability disclosures, such as CVEs
    • Tools developed to analyze computer programs
  • Understanding of security architecture principles including threat, trust, and security models, access control and cryptography primitives
  • A holistic understanding of the Android (or alternate mobile phone) software stack, with deeper technical knowledge in Android framework security, access controls, and internals
  • Understanding of latest threats facing smartphones such as advanced malware, ransomware, and spyware
  • Knowledge of secure coding and exploit mitigations

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