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# Technical Lead Security Engineer (Product/Device Security)

- **Company:** Garmin Ltd
- **Location:** Overland Park, KS, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** C (Programming Language), Java (Programming Language), C Sharp (Programming Language), C++ (Programming Language), Cyber Security, Python (Programming Language), Public Key Infrastructure, Software Tools, Software Engineering, Rust (Programming Language), EndPointSecurity, Garmin, Software Security
- **Published:** October 16, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=7510605124fad85e

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree plus 9 years relevant experience or Master's degree plus 8 years relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience
 * Relevant information security or product security experience with working knowledge of cryptography, Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), software security (AppSec), secure software development practices, and hardware-based security controls
 * Demonstrates technical expertise and the ability to independently determine general approaches and specific solutions to technical security problems
 * Demonstrates strong and effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
 * Demonstrates ability to work collaboratively and professionally with others under challenging circumstances
 * Must possess detailed knowledge and experience with high-level language structure in C, C++, C#, Rust, Python, and/or Java relevant to Garmin's business needs
 * Capable of mentoring junior engineer associates in security engineering practices

## Description

* Serve as a technical leader for product security engineering activities, guiding the technical direction of projects and supporting project planning for security-related work
 * Apply technical expertise to define security approaches, requirements, acceptance criteria, and specific solutions for complex product security problems
 * Lead and contribute to security design and design reviews across multiple product types, identifying risks, recommending mitigations, and promoting secure design practices
 * Understand current and emerging security threats; perform security reviews, threat analysis, and system security risk assessments; and advise teams on practical mitigation strategies
 * Take conceptual security objectives and reduce them to practice through implementation guidance, process definition, tooling recommendations, and validation planning
 * Develop and promote policies, processes, standards, and guidelines that integrate security into product development and support consistent application across projects
 * Provide technical input to product development plans, concept documents, security roadmaps, and business-relevant security decisions
 * Develop reliable solutions to complex security problems that require sound judgment, creativity, and regular use of engineering tools and techniques
 * Evaluate, recommend, and leverage security tools, reusable components, and engineering practices that improve product security outcomes
 * Mentor less experienced engineers, share information beyond the immediate team, and support development of security knowledge across engineering teams
 * Offer suggestions to improve security and engineering processes and author procedures, standards, or guidance where appropriate
 * Provide security-focused training and awareness to engineering teams and project stakeholders