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# Cybersecurity Engineer (TARA)

- **Company:** JAM Recruitment
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** £41,500.0 - £71,000.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** AUTomotive Open System Architecture (AUTOSAR), Cyber Security, Public Key Infrastructure, ISO/IEC 15504, Polarion
- **Published:** September 11, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5878312104

## About the Role

* 5-10 years of experience in automotive embedded systems, including at least 3 years in automotive cybersecurity roles
 * Deep practical knowledge of the ISO/SAE 21434 lifecycle and its work products from Item Definition to CS Case
 * Demonstrable experience delivering TARA using recognised methods
 * Strong requirements engineering skills using Polarion or DOORS, including bidirectional traceability across the V-cycle
 * Working knowledge of Automotive SPICE processes and ISO 26262 co-dependencies, including safety-security co-engineering
 * Solid understanding of automotive E/E architectures, communication buses, and typical attack surfaces
 * Architectural understanding of cryptographic primitives, PKI, key lifecycle, and secure boot concepts
 * Working knowledge of AUTOSAR Classic security architecture

## Description

* Lead the front end of the ISO/SAE 21434 cybersecurity lifecycle across our products
 * Drive cybersecurity activities from Item Definition and Threat Analysis & Risk Assessment through Cybersecurity Goals, Cybersecurity Concepts, and the derivation of system and software cybersecurity requirements
 * Act as the technical authority for cybersecurity across the development lifecycle
 * Work closely with OEM customers
 * Collaborate with Systems, Software, Functional Safety, Hardware, Quality, and Programme teams to deliver secure, compliant products

Technologies:

 * AUTOSAR
 * Embedded
 * Hardware
 * Security
 * SPICE


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