Cybersecurity Embedded Software Engineer
KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Flintham, United Kingdom
9 days ago
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Experience level
Senior Compensation
£ 70KJob location
Remote
Flintham, United Kingdom
Tech stack
Systems Engineering
ARM
Azure
C++
Computer Security
Software Debugging
Embedded C
Embedded Software
Firmware
FreeRTOS
Real-Time Operating Systems
TCP/IP
Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter
Computer Network Technologies
Hardware Testing
Information Technology
Production Code
Bare Metal
Job description
You'll lead cybersecurity assessment and remediation while directly contributing to the design, development, and validation of secure, network-connected product features - working closely with firmware, hardware, test, compliance, and quality teams to keep products ahead of evolving regulatory requirements., * Lead cybersecurity assessments: identifying risks, vulnerabilities, and remediations
- Design and implement secure, network-connected product functionality, including HTTPS/TLS and RFC-based networking
- Write, review, and maintain production code for cybersecurity and network features
- Support compliance with the Cyber Resilience Act, EN18031, and IEC 62443, including technical documentation
- Investigate and resolve vulnerabilities; support patching and secure update strategies
- (Desired) Provide technical leadership and best-practice guidance across engineering teams
Requirements
Essential:
- 5+ years' embedded software/systems engineering, including production code delivery, in a relevant wireless or high-tech industry
- Experience with network-connected products and protocols (TCP/IP, HTTP/S)
- Hands-on secure communications/cybersecurity feature implementation
- Embedded C or C++ 11/14
- RTOS experience (ThreadX, Azure RTOS, or FreeRTOS)
- Bare-metal development and low-level driver experience
- Familiarity with cybersecurity standards/frameworks (e.g. IEC 62443)
- Strong diagnostic, problem-solving, and communication skills
Desirable:
- Awareness of the Cyber Resilience Act and connected-product regulations
- Experience supporting compliance, certification, or customer cybersecurity requests
- ARM Cortex-M / STM32 experience
- Exposure to SPI, I2C, I2S, UART, DMA
- Hardware test and debug experience
Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
Benefits & conditions
Package: 60,000- 70,000 DOE 37.5 hrs/week Hybrid Well-resourced team delivering a genuinely leading-edge development programme.