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Samsung Research America

Engineer, Android Security

Samsung Research America, Mountain View, California, us, 94039


Lab Summary:

Samsung Knox™ ( https://www.samsungknox.com/ ) is Samsung’s guarantee of security, and a secure device gives you the freedom to work and play how, where, and when you want. Samsung Knox consists of a highly secure platform built into a variety of Samsung devices, including Samsung’s mobile phones and laptop computers.

Come join the Samsung KNOX team and help us define and develop the future core technologies for Samsung devices and services!

Position Summary:

In this position, the Android security engineer will ideate, design, and architect new security and user privacy features for Samsung’s mobile products. The engineer will keep up-to-date with security features, vulnerability reports, and trends in the mobile phone industry, such as advanced malware and spyware techniques, and design appropriate defenses.

Position Responsibilities:

Propose novel security and privacy features for Samsung’s smartphones targeted towards end users

Work with product management teams to refine proposals

Design and architect security features

Communicate feature motivations and designs clearly to stakeholders and reach agreement

Provide expert security guidance to global development teams and ensure security requirements are met through the development process

Keep up-to-date with latest security features and vulnerability reports on mobile devices from various sources such as social media and blogs

Research and innovate security through patents where applicable

Required Skills:

Requires 10+ years of related experience in a professional role with a Bachelor's degree; or 8+ years with a Master's degree; or 5+ years with a PhD; or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience

Experience in computer security and/or user privacy as demonstrated by one or more of:

Academic publications

Academic or industry experience in security

Vulnerability disclosures, such as CVEs

Tools developed to analyze computer programs

Understanding of security architecture principles including threat, trust, and security models, access control and cryptography primitives

A holistic understanding of the Android (or alternate mobile phone) software stack, with deeper technical knowledge in Android framework security, access controls, and internals

Understanding of latest threats facing smartphones such as advanced malware, ransomware, and spyware

Knowledge of secure coding and exploit mitigations

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