Principal Product Security Engineer

This is where your work makes a difference.

At Baxter, we believe every person—regardless of who they are or where they are from—deserves a chance to live a healthy life. It was our founding belief in 1931 and continues to be our guiding principle. We are redefining healthcare delivery to make a greater impact today, tomorrow, and beyond.

Our Baxter colleagues are united by our Mission to Save and Sustain Lives. Together, our community is driven by a culture of courage, trust, and collaboration. Every individual is empowered to take ownership and make a meaningful impact. We strive for efficient and effective operations, and we hold each other accountable for delivering exceptional results.

Here, you will find more than just a job—you will find purpose and pride. 

Job Description

Your Role at Baxter
As a Principal Cybersecurity Engineer, you will have the opportunity to lead by example, and enjoy mentoring and learning from others. Here, you are trusted to manage your own time and are given opportunities to grow your career as you wish. Here, you often have the flexibility to work independently. We provide opportunities for you to continue to learn through various training, conferences, certifications, and support for advanced degrees.

What you'll be doing

Create technical documentation around the security of a product including:

• Threat modeling and interface architecture,

• Data Protection Impact Assessment

• Product Security whitepapers

• Manufacturer Disclosure Statement for Medical Devices

• Software Bill of Materials

• Static code analysis reports

• Work collaboratively with the product development teams to establish information security requirements, plans, and policies.

• Establish governance around vulnerability management in products

• Assist in responses to and recovery from a security breach in conjunction with other team members and business units

• Use tools (Tenable Nessus, Fortify, Coverity, etc.)  to scan for and test possible product vulnerabilities

• Stay ahead of and advise about industry zero day discoveries and react to assess products

• Work collaboratively with product teams on annual SOC2 and HiTrust audits for products

• Investigate security breaches

• Participate in project planning and scoping of security related deliverables and activities.

• Assess 3rd party and off the shelf components for secure use.

What you'll bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field desired.

• 5+ years of secure software development life-cycle experience.

• Solid understanding of application security throughout the software life-cycle.

• Experience in addressing OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities.

• Experience developing or analyzing secure coding practices with technologies such as ASP.Net (C#), SQL Server, HTML, C++.

• Strong technical writing skills.

• Familiarity with the privacy by design framework.

• Experience with Threat modeling methodologies like STRIDE, DREAD, LINDDUN, or PASTA.

• Experience performing security risk assessments and the ability to communicate impact of risk.

• Experience analyzing and documenting possible vulnerabilities found during development.

• Familiarity with industry standards and guidance such as IEC TR 80001, NIST 800-53, ISO IEC 27001 & 27002, etc.

• Expertise in designing secure networks, systems, and application architectures.

• Certification in security such as CAP, CSSLP, or equivalent desired but not required.

• Keen attention to detail, critical thinking and analytical abilities

• Proven interpersonal and communication (verbal, written, presentation) skills.

Baxter is committed to supporting the needs for flexibility in the workplace. We do so through our flexible workplace policy which includes a required minimum number of days a week onsite. This policy provides the benefits of connecting and collaborating in-person in support of our Mission. The flexible workplace policy is subject to local laws and legal requirements. At its discretion, Baxter may decide to adjust, suspend, or discontinue as business needs change.

We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. At Baxter, we are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. The estimated base salary for this position is $112,000 to $154,000 annually. The estimated range is meant to reflect an anticipated salary range fo