Senior Product Security Penetration Testing...

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A Day in the Life

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The Medtronic Product Security Office (PSO), within the Enterprise Quality organization, provides corporate-level oversight, services, strategy, and collaboration across the Medtronic Operating Units to safeguard medical devices.

The Penetration Testing team within the Product Security Office is responsible for providing attacker-like testing, product assessments, and other feedback on the security of devices for Medtronic's products to the distributed Operating Units across the organization.

The Senior Product Security Penetration Testing Engineer will execute complex testing to identify vulnerabilities in Medtronic products and assist with the identification of mitigation strategies. This testing will occur throughout a product's lifecycle for new product development and market-released products. This person will report to Enterprise Quality, members of this team will consult with product development and support organizations, scope assessments, conduct testing, summarize results, and report findings; all with a high degree of quality, autonomy, and speed.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:

• Scope, conduct, and report results of embedded product security penetration tests to key stakeholders

• Contribute ideas to the team to help design test scenarios and improve penetration testing processes related to embedded security

• Coach junior members on the team and review testing results to ensure accuracy and completeness

• Rate the severity of vulnerabilities that are identified through testing

• Stay up to date on current security knowledge

• Employ a variety of test methods to perform comprehensive vulnerability assessment and penetration testing of products

• Identify and leverage appropriate tools and techniques to accomplish testing

• Coordinate with product development engineers to ensure understanding of findings

• Document, communicate, and summarize the results of testing to relevant stakeholders, including formal test reports

• Maintain awareness of existing and emerging security research and leverage that knowledge during internal testing activities (an "attacker-like" approach to testing)

• Analyze, triage and recreate vulnerabilities submitted to Medtronic by 3rd party security researchers

• Understand current regulations and utilize that knowledge to inform internal testing activities

• Show creativity and innovation in all aspects of your responsibilities

• Operate with a high level of independence

• Contribute to Product Security Office Fiscal Year Initiatives and strategic plans

• Support ad hoc Product Security Office campaigns and initiatives

• Requires a Bachelors degree and minimum of 4 years of relevant experience OR Master's degree with a minimum of 2 years relevant experience OR PhD with 0 years relevant experience.

Nice to Have:

• Experience in product and embedded security, including assessment and penetration testing of regulated or safety-critical devices, preferably in the medical device industry

• Relevant penetration testing and information security certifications (e.g., OSCP/CEH, CISSP/Security+)

• Hands-on experience with hardware and software penetration testing, reverse engineering (Ghidra, IDA, Binary Ninja), and use of LLMs to assist firmware and application analysis

• Strong background in embedded systems and architectures, including Embedded Linux, RTOS, bare-metal systems, SoC/SoM hardware, ARM ISA, and serial/USB communication protocols

• Engineering or development experience across embedded hardware/firmware and application platforms (mobile, web, desktop)

• Knowledge of secure product development lifecycles, risk management methodologies, security frameworks, global regulations, and work within formal quality systems

• Strong research skills with the ability to evaluate emerging technologies and adapt proactively to change

• Creative, innovative, and independent self-starter comfortable working in ambiguous environments

• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills with a collaborative work style and experience facilitating working sessions

• Willingness to support global partners with occasional after-hours availability and travel up to 20%

For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.

At Medtronic, we are committed to fostering an environment where employees can thrive and make a meaningful impact. In alignment with our enterprise-wide workforce planning approach, U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B, TN, J, etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal-level roles and above, where specialized expertise aligns with long-term business needs. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.

Join us in our mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life-where your unique background and perspective are valued.

Benefits & Compensation

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package

A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$132,000.00 - $198,000.00

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

The base salary range is applicable across the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience, certification/education, market conditions, and location. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: Health, Dental and vision insurance, Health Savings Account, Healthcare Flexible Spending Account, Life insurance, Long-term disability leave, Dependent daycare spending account, Tuition assistance/reimbursement, and Simple Steps (global well-being program).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees: Incentive plans, 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match, Short-term disability, Paid time off, Paid holidays, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Employee Assistance Program, Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums), and Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums).

Regular employees are those who are not temporary, such as interns. Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time, as required under applicable state law, and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.

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