Principal Software Engineer (Security)
Safran Passenger InnovationsAbout the role
At Safran Passenger Innovations, we make flying fun by focusing on maximizing the Passenger Experience. As an innovative In-Flight Entertainment and Connectivity (IFEC) company we design, engineer, manufacture, sell and support world-class In-Flight Entertainment and Connectivity solutions. Our products are constantly evolving, solving complex media distribution, playback, and networking problems in a secure, demanding on-wing environment. Safran IFEC products are utilized by many of the world’s premier air carriers. Step aboard and help us by creating the best in-flight experiences for today and beyond!
Job Summary
As a Principal Security Software Engineer on the Software Development team, you will engage with an experienced cross-disciplinary staff to design and implement innovative In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) products applying state-of-the-art security principles (wired and wireless) concepts and technologies to modernize all security aspects of our platform, including on-wing and off-wing Compute, Connectivity, Networking, and Storage. Working closely with inter-disciplinary teams you will participate in the architecture, design, development, test, and integration of software features for the RAVE IFEC systems and products using a hybrid development methodology in a regulated environment. You must be a self-starter, responsive, flexible, and able to succeed within an open, collaborative peer environment.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Contribute to the design, creation, development, and improvement of security features, packaging, tools, testing, test automation, continuous integration, delivery, documentation, and building of complex distributed systems in a low power, low latency, heat-conscious environment
- Problem-solving - troubleshoot, triage, debug, and resolve security issues
- Demonstrate a passion for continuous improvement and take personal ownership of quality
- Provide guidance, mentoring, training, and support across product development and the broader IFE business with respect to security best practices
- Provide realistic estimates, foster a culture of transparency, and meet agreed-upon commitments
- Facilitate communication internally, with stakeholders, users, and/or customers on specifications, architecture, design, implementation, and approvals
- Actively participate, engage, and contribute during meetings
- Leverage other internal organizations to facilitate product success
- Prepare and present technical information for large and diverse audiences
- Assess third-party and open-source software and in some cases implement the same
- Adhere to, contribute to, and help improve both organizational processes and the software development lifecycle (SDLC)
Pay: $148,000 - $197,000 per year
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, or equivalent experience in a related field (Cybersecurity training or experience is advantageous)
- 3-6 years of experience in a Senior (or above) level role within Security software engineering
- 15+ years of overall software development experience
Required Experience
- 5+ years of proven experience in containers technologies, microservices, and DevOps practices
- Expert on monolithic to secure by design microservices with an eye towards practical migrations and attack surface analysis
- Expert in service-to-service (API) communication security and monitoring
- Security – holistic - Experience with security engineering concepts and practices including system and network security, authentication, protocols, cryptography, DB, and application security in regulated environments
- Enterprise-level expertise in securing the development and delivery of complex distributed computing environments
- Mastery of basic security concepts such as authentication, authorization (IAM), DevSecOps, Infrastructure as Code, and Microservices/Containers
- Deep network understanding including protocols, debugging, layers, security, intrusion detection, log analysis, and network scanning
- Understand the OSI model and the relationship between layers
- Hybrid networking concepts (Cloud/On-Prem/On-Wing)
- Secure design of API’s, queuing/messaging
- Securing Kubernetes
- Design experience with implementing Digital Rights Management (DRM) tools and key/secrets management
- Experience with decentralized access control in complex distributed environments
- UNIX/Linux or embedded operating systems using C/C++
- Experience troubleshooting &
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