(Principal) Senior Security Engineer

Responsibilities

We are representing a confidential autonomous mobility technology client seeking a Senior or Principal Security Engineer to join their Berlin team. In this role, you will shape the cybersecurity foundation of a complex real-world platform combining vehicles, embedded systems, cloud infrastructure, and advanced transportation technology.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Owning and evolving cybersecurity engineering practices across the technology platform and vehicle ecosystem
• Performing threat modelling, security risk assessments, and technical security analysis across products and systems
• Defining cybersecurity requirements and working with engineering teams to implement practical mitigations
• Influencing architecture and system design across Software, Systems, Embedded, Infrastructure, Safety, and Validation teams
• Building security into the full engineering lifecycle, from early design through implementation, testing, and deployment
• Shaping security testing and validation strategies across the technology stack
• Supporting secure approaches to authentication, authorization, communications, software updates, identity, and trust
• Assessing vulnerabilities, prioritizing real-world risk, and driving effective remediation
• Representing cybersecurity in technical reviews, architecture discussions, and internal and external conversations
• Building scalable security processes that support continued commercial growth

What We're Looking For

Required qualifications:

• Approximately 8+ years of experience across cybersecurity engineering, product security, application security, platform security, or related areas
• Strong knowledge of security architecture, secure software development, threat modelling, vulnerability management, and security risk assessment
• Experience securing complex products involving multiple software, infrastructure, networking, hardware, or device components
• Experience translating security risks into clear technical requirements and practical mitigations
• Good understanding of authentication, authorization, cryptography, secure communications, and trust models
• Experience working with security standards, regulatory frameworks, or structured cybersecurity engineering processes
• Strong technical depth and the ability to understand unfamiliar systems quickly
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across technical and non-technical audiences
• Comfortable owning ambiguous problems and operating both strategically and hands-on
• For Principal-level scope: significant experience driving security architecture, technical direction, and cybersecurity topics across multiple engineering teams or an organization

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience securing embedded systems, firmware, robotics, IoT, industrial technology, aerospace, medical devices, automotive systems, or other cyber-physical systems
• Automotive cybersecurity or vehicle systems security experience
• Familiarity with ISO 21434, UNECE R155/R156, IEC 62443, the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), or similar standards and regulations
• Experience conducting TARA or comparable structured security risk assessments
• Knowledge of embedded Linux, secure boot, secure software updates, hardware-backed security, or device lifecycle security

This position is based in Berlin and offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology in the autonomous mobility space.

How We Work With You

Our talent team at Get A Job.ai has partnered with this innovative client to find exceptional security engineering talent. Here's how the process works:

• Submit your application through the Get A Job.ai platform
• A recruiter from our team will review your profile and conduct an initial screening
• If there's a strong match, we will submit your profile to our client for consideration
• Please do not contact the client directly; all communication will be coordinated through Get A Job.ai

Pay

Compensation details will be discussed during the screening process and are competitive for the Berlin market at the Senior/Principal level.

Equal Employment Opportunity: Get A Job.ai is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive recruitment process. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other protected characteristic.