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A Day in the Life

The Product Security Engineer position will provide Product Security support and leadership within the Enabling Technologies (ET) solutions. Specifically, the candidate will support and drive the integration of Information Security in the ET programs, to ensure that patient safety and information security are never compromised. The candidate will work cross-functionally with the R&D teams to ensure that:

• ET solutions are architected and designed for the highest level of security,
• Relevant security risks are identified and evaluated
• Engineering decisions are made to support security.
• Solutions released comply to the latest regulatory or standard Requirements

The candidate will execute the development and testing of security requirements, security processes & procedures and project / product security artifacts as part of the Product Security Engineering team. The candidate will be responsible to develop, maintain and review project security management deliverables for regulatory bodies to comply with standards/guidance documents, and communicate with regulatory bodies as required by the program.

The candidate will be part of a cross-functional team of security experts within the ET organization to create, improve and implement security design/ testing best practices and will be the interface with the Medtronic security council.

This position has the responsibility and authority to apply extensive technical expertise towards software solutions of complex technical problems and provides solutions that require the regular use of ingenuity and creativity. Work is performed without appreciable direction and with considerable latitude in determining technical objectives of the assignment.

The Product Security Engineer is responsible for providing leadership in the development of secured products used in the medical field.  Specific tasks include:

• Execute product security-related activities throughout the lifecycle of ET solutions. This includes but not limited to:
  • security requirements definition, flow down and verification, security design architecture at system and implementation through products,
  • risk management activities to identify areas where a development project must implement specific security controls and recommendations for system-wide security enhancements, risk assessment and mitigation plans for market –released products.
• Assist in the development of security-related abuse cases to identify security risks.
• Identify options for mitigating security-related risks, and assist the Systems Engineering team in evaluating these options.
• Support security activities in communications with regulatory bodies.
• Contribute to Medtronic’s understanding of current industry best practices and how they can be applied to ET Products.
• Applies advanced technical principles, theories and concepts. Support across the NS ET organization the development of processes, best practices leading to improve NS - ET position as it relates to Information and Product security.
• Works under consultative direction toward long range goals and objectives.
• Develops advanced technical ideas and guides their development into final product. 
• Lead / Coordinate / Execute/ Assist activities to sustain/ develop organic or inorganic security testing capabilities in alignment with Medtronic testing strategies.
• Maintains a high level of technical knowledge on security.
• Automating the running of the vulnerability scans, the report creation,
• Creating, managing/maintaining a database of vulnerabilities by product line mapping to CVE
• Performs duties in compliance with environmental, health and safety related site rules, policies or governmental regulations.
• Champion consistent implementation of the Quality System across projects

MUST HAVE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE: 

• Application software development experience
• Software test experience
• Strong expertise in scripting languages such as Python or Unix Shell, JSON
• Strong expertise in using Excel and generating reports.
• Cybersecurity Certification like CEH

EDUCATION REQUIRED: 

• B.E./B.Tech in Computer Science or similar Engineering discipline.

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE:  

• 5-7 years of software development experience with B.E./B.Tech.

• 5 years of software development experience with M.E./M.Tech.

PREFERRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Knowledge of programming preferably in C++
• Experience with Product Security / information security
• Experience with Risk Management and Systems Engineering processes.
• Experience analyzing and documenting requirements
• Experience in developing threat model for products
• Strong understanding of product and system security aspects
• Hands on experience on pentest and using security assessment tools at code, system and network-level
• Knowledge on secure authentication, authentication and encryption mechanisms to implement in design and code
• Knowledge of assessment and vulnerability ranking tools such as NIST and CVSS Knowledge of cybersecurity and data privacy is preferred, but not mandatory
• Strong oral and written communication skills.

Physical Job Requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position. 

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.
 

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

About Medtronic

We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 90,000+ passionate people. 
We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.

Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here