Senior Staff Architect, IP Security

Provides security guidance and consultation to engineering teams throughout the product development lifecycle, including secure coding practices and vulnerability assessments to ensure the development of secure products Investigate and evaluate new software protection mechanisms, focusing on optimal balance between cost, complexity, security, and flexibility Maintains industry alignment on security standards and provides thought leadership on future security requirements Drive consensus across multiple stakeholder teams to obtain buy-in from those groups on proposed solutions Use sound business judgment to influence and change mindsets to drive IP Security as the next frontier in driving profitability and shareholder value Champion cross functional stakeholder efforts to better predict contingent outcomes from both the customer and market competitive perspectives Understand the company and customer business ecosystem to better integrate the Cyber and IP Security value proposition throughout the supply chain while balancing the needs of both Drives the IP Security engineering teams to deliver these security controls using agile methodology, and be adaptable to changes in the market or in the internal environment Define test strategies used to verify the level of robustness of both internal and external software protection mechanisms, as defined by product requirements and legal agreement Minimum 10+ years of work experience Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering or related field (Masters preferred) MBA, or other business qualification is preferred Able to think strategically and tactically with business results in mind An evangelizer of new and innovative ideas, persuasive communicator able to articulate ideas and thoughts clearly through various means, including written and oral communications with all levels of the organization Experience with software protection and anti-reverse engineering techniques Wide-ranging knowledge of intellectual property (IP) protection and security landscape Key technologies and players in the market Mechanisms and techniques to protect both hardware and software IP Cloud IP delivery mechanism In-depth knowledge of the hardware and software mechanisms available in embedded and consumer devices: Software protection techniques and countermeasures against reverse engineering Knowledge of cryptographic concepts Trusted Execution Environment, TrustZone and Virtualization Watermarking and tracking techniques Provisioning of security assets Code protection SoC architecture Working knowledge of formal security analysis and testing methodologies Experience with IP security deployment in embedded and consumer products