Tech Lead – Product Security
Emerson
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Pune • India
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About the role
- Act as technical lead for product security testing across embedded industrial product lines.
- Define and drive end-to-end security test strategy, scope, and depth based on threat models and risk.
- Validate implementation of security controls (secure boot, firmware integrity, authentication, encryption, and secure update) through testing and evidence.
- Lead advanced security testing activities
- Penetration testing
- Fuzzing and protocol robustness testing
- Vulnerability assessment and fixes validation
- Establish and govern security test metrics, KPIs, and quality gates aligned with IEC 62443-4-1 / 4-2.
- Architect and standardize security test automation frameworks and reusable tooling.
- Review and approve security test plans, automation scripts, and test evidence.
- Lead security incident testing and post-fix validation.
- Provide hands-on technical mentoring to security test engineers.
- Partner with firmware, architecture, and product security teams to ensure testability and risk coverage.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Electronics, Instrumentation, or related field
- 10–12 years of experience in embedded systems Verification & validation
- 10–12 years of experience in Product Security Testing for industrial or OT products
- Proven experience leading security testing efforts across multiple products or releases
- Strong expertise in embedded firmware and hardware security testing
- Advanced penetration testing and threat-based testing for industrial/OT products
- Hands-on experience with fuzzing and protocol robustness testing (AFL, libFuzzer, Peach or similar)
- Strong working knowledge of IEC 62443 (4-1 / 4-2) from a testing and compliance evidence perspective
- Experience testing industrial communication protocols (HART, Modbus, Fieldbus, Ethernet/IP, PROFINET)
- Python scripting for security test automation and tooling
- Experience leading and mentoring security test engineers
Benefits
- competitive benefits plans
- a variety of medical insurance plans
- an Employee Assistance Program
- employee resource groups
- recognition
- flexible time off plans
- paid parental leave (maternal and paternal)
- vacation
- holiday leave
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Hard Skills & Tools
security testingpenetration testingfuzzingprotocol robustness testingvulnerability assessmentsecurity test automationPython scriptingembedded systems verificationfirmware security testinghardware security testing
Soft Skills
technical leadmentoringcollaborationleadership
Certifications
Bachelor’s degreeMaster’s degree