Lead Cyber Security Engineer- Penetration Testing
German Base MNC
7 - 12 years
Pune
Posted: 12/02/2026
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Job Description
Required Qualifications
- Engineering Degree in CS, E&TC, EE, Cybersecurityor equivalent
- experience - 7-12 years
- Industry - Automotive, Information Technology, Mechatronics, Automation
- Strong hands-on with embedded/automotive protocols (CAN, UDS, DoIP, SOME/IP) and industrial/IoT protocols (Modbus, OPC UA, PROFINET, EtherNet/IP; plus wired/wireless Fieldbus/LoRa/WirelessHART).
Proficiency in tools: CANoe/CANalyzer/SocketCAN; Burp, Metasploit, Nmap, Wireshark.
Key Responsibilities
- Plan and perform end-to-end penetration tests on ECUs, gateways, TCUs, infotainment, ADAS-related ECUs, IoT and medical/industrial devices.
Assess in-vehicle networks (CAN, LIN, FlexRay, Automotive Ethernet) and design realistic attack chains across vehicle, mobile, cloud/back-end
- Align methods with ISO/SAE 21434, UNECE R155/R156, NIST SP 800, OWASP/ASVS/MAS/MASTG, ISA/IEC 62443.
- Collaborate with firmware, hardware, cloud, DevOps, and systems teams; present risks and remediation to customers and stakeholders.
Drive architecture reviews, threat modeling (TARA) and attack surface analysis; contribute to work products and reports
- Conduct firmware/boot-chain testing (secure boot, OTA) and embedded Linux/RTOS security reviews.
- Execute hardware-level testing (JTAG/UART/SPI/IC, flash extraction, debug interface analysis) and support SDR/RF assessments.
- Lead security architecture reviews, threat modeling (TARA), and attack-surface reduction across platforms.
Set and evolve methodologies aligned to ISO/SAE 21434, UNECE R155/R156, NIST SP 800, OWASP/ASVS/MAS/MASTG, ISA/IEC 62443; ensure audit-readiness
- Build/extend tools, scripts, and exploits to validate real-world attacks; leverage AI/ML tools where beneficial.
- Mentor junior testers; improve team practices, tooling, and reporting quality.
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