
Johnson Controls
Produces HVAC, fire, security and building automation systems to optimize and protect buildings globally.
Principal Product Security Engineer
Lead product security engineering, ensuring secure design, development, and compliance.
Job Highlights
About the Role
• Apply expert product and software security knowledge, including secure SDLC and privacy‑by‑design. • Solve cybersecurity problems and map legal, policy and industry requirements to controls. • Lead change initiatives that manage software cyber‑risk. • Deliver results using agile methods and tools such as Scrum, Kanban and Jira. • Perform penetration testing, reverse engineering, fault injection and tamper‑resistance analysis. • Handle TPM, Secure Boot, OTP, PKI and hardware debugging interfaces (JTAG, SPI/I2C). • Stay current on security threats and vulnerability exploitation techniques. • Apply OWASP‑based secure design for web and mobile applications. • Design data‑protection, secure cloud and network infrastructure solutions. • Use risk‑management frameworks such as RMF, NIST 800‑53, IEC 62443, ISO 27001, GDPR, SOC 2, etc. • Build trust with stakeholders and explain security concepts effectively. • Participate in hackathons or cybersecurity competitions (optional).
Key Responsibilities
- ▸penetration testing
- ▸reverse engineering
- ▸secure boot
- ▸risk management
- ▸agile delivery
- ▸secure design
What You Bring
• Exhibit technical and operational excellence with thought leadership. • Understand agile development and CI/CD pipelines. • Work with Linux, Java, Python, Perl and security tools like Kali, Nessus, Netsparker, OpenVAS, BurpSuite, Metasploit. • Know embedded system architectures (ARM, Cortex), RTOS/Linux, network protocols and C/C++ programming. • Experience with operational technologies (control systems, building management) is a plus. • Communicate clearly and present complex security topics to diverse stakeholders. • Hold certifications like CSSLP, CISSP, CCSP, OSCP or CEH. • Possess a bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Engineering or related field. • Have at least 7 years of experience, including 5 years in software/product cybersecurity. • Travel up to 10 % of the time, including occasional international trips.
Requirements
- ▸linux
- ▸python
- ▸c/c++
- ▸kali
- ▸cissp
- ▸bachelor
Work Environment
Office Full-Time