Sr. Staff Application Security Engineer

Who We Are Aurora (Nasdaq: AUR) is delivering the benefits of self-driving technology safely, quickly, and broadly to make transportation safer, increasingly accessible, and more reliable and efficient than ever before. The Aurora Driver is a self-driving system designed to operate multiple vehicle types, from freight-hauling trucks to ride-hailing passenger vehicles. It underpins Aurora's driver-as-a-service products for trucking and ride-hailing. Aurora is working with industry leaders across the transportation ecosystem, including Continental, FedEx, Hirschbach, PACCAR, Ryder, Schneider, Toyota, Uber, Uber Freight, Volvo Trucks, Volvo Autonomous Solutions, and Werner. Aurora hires talented people with diverse backgrounds who are ready to help build a transportation ecosystem that will make our roads safer, get crucial goods where they need to go, and make mobility more efficient and accessible for all. Aurora's Product Security team's mission is to discover, mitigate, and prevent security risks in the software, hardware, and services developed by Aurora. Our team is responsible for ensuring the secure design and implementation of the technology built for the Aurora Driver as well as continually improving the assurance levels of security across all of Aurora's Products. We are searching for an experienced Security Engineer with strong application security experience that is excited to lead and improve the overall application security posture for the autonomous vehicle platform to join us on this mission. In this role, you will Perform secure design reviews and threat modeling. Identify and prioritize risks, attack surfaces, and vulnerabilities. Perform security code reviews of source code changes and advise developers on remediating vulnerabilities and following secure coding practices. Perform technical security assessments and reviews, research, uncover, and reproduce vulnerabilities, design secure protocols and systems, and write tests and fuzzers to drive architecture changes. Manage the vulnerability management process and program through triage, prioritization, tracking, remediation, and validation of vulnerabilities from audits, scans and external reports. Employ techniques including reverse engineering, fuzzing, and static and/or dynamic analysis. Conduct research to identify new and novel attack vectors against Aurora's products and services. Review, develop and document secure operational best practices, and provide security guidance for engineers and various internal and external partners. Develop and manage a secure software development lifecycle. Develop and manage a bug bounty program. Research, recommend, and develop security tools and technologies to strengthen defenses against emerging threats and vulnerabilities. Work with Engineering teams and OEMs to ensure successful security assurance of the Aurora Driver platform and services. Advocate, guide and mentor both security and non-security engineers to instill security best practices through secure architecture, design, and development. Required Qualifications Ability and desire to write production-quality code in C++, Golang, or Python. Foundational knowledge of operating system security for Linux. Foundational knowledge of the CWE Top 25. Ability to assess software and/or hardware components with and without full knowledge. Ability to work well with other assessment members and engineering partners. Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences. Experience in one or more of the following: risk assessment, threat modeling, incident and emergency response, OS hardening, vulnerability management, pentesting, offensive security or cryptographic protocols and concepts. Experience in vulnerability discovery and analysis, design review, and code-level security reviews. Experience in, and technical knowledge of security engineering, computer and network security, authentication and security protocols, and applied cryptography. Experience with assessment, development, implementation, and documentation of a comprehensive and broad set of security technologies and processes. Familiarity with automotive protocols and security standards. Experience in Security Assurance / Secure-SDLC processes in an agile / waterfall environment. Experience building and evaluating threat models / risk assessments. Experience and ability to implement best practices related to cryptographic protocols, infrastructure and network security. Minimum 8 years of experience in a security-specific or security-adjacent industry. Minimum 2 years of experience in the robotics or automotive industry or equivalent. Desirable Qualifications Relevant work experience in offensive security, penetration testing or red teaming. Experience implementing various Defense in Depth Strategies to address dynamic threats across various software and hardware stacks. Experience evaluating the security of software, hardware and services. Foundational knowledge of embedded firmware security and hardware security, preferably in the robotics or automotive space. Familiarity with cloud security (AWS) and infrastructure-as-code. Familiarity with Trusted Platform Modules, HSMs, and trusted boot. A history of giving back to the security industry via open source contributions, published papers, or conference presentations. The base salary range for this position is $254k-$407K per year. Aurora's pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, the successful candidate's starting base pay will be determined based on factors including job-related skills, experience, qualifications, relevant education or training, and market conditions. The successful candidate will also be eligible for an annual bonus, equity compensation, and benefits. #LI-SP1 #Mid-Senior Working at Aurora At Aurora, we bring together extraordinarily talented and experienced people united by the strength of our values. We operate with integrity, set outrageous goals, and build a culture where we win together — all without any jerks. We have offices in several locations across the United States, where we encourage team and cross-functional collaboration. Aurora offers competitive medical, dental, and vision benefits, and additional healthcare support including medical transportation reimbursement, fertility, adoption, and surrogacy benefits. Our Learning and Development offerings include Aurora Academy, where our people learn, develop, and practice the essential skills that drive Aurora's mission, continually up-leveling our team along the way. Our Careers page provides insight into career opportunities at Aurora. Safety is central to everything we do. Every employee at Aurora has a role in contributing to safety, every step of the way. Aurora is committed to providing access to anyone who seeks information from our website. We invite anyone using assistive technologies, such as a screen reader or Braille reader, to email us at careersiteaccommodations@aurora.tech if they experience difficulty using our website. Aurora considers candidates without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy status, parent or caregiver status, ancestry, political affiliation, veteran and/or military status, physical or mental disability, or any other status protected by federal or state law. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion At Aurora, every employee is empowered to take an active role in building an inclusive, collaborative, and unified culture that leverages our diverse strengths, perspectives, and backgrounds.

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