Adversarial Security Test Engineer

Responsibilities

• Conduct adversarial security testing against firmware, embedded systems, and storage products to identify attack paths
• Evaluate attack surfaces including secure boot, authentication workflows, and debug interfaces (UART/JTAG)
• Develop proof-of-concept exploits and attack simulations to validate vulnerability severity
• Research emerging attack techniques relevant to firmware and hardware/firmware interfaces
• Leverage AI/LLM-assisted techniques for fuzzing optimization and reverse engineering acceleration
• Develop repeatable testing methodologies, scripts, and automation frameworks
• Partner with Firmware Engineering, Platform Security, and PSIRT teams to provide remediation guidance

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Cybersecurity, or related field
• 5+ years of experience in offensive security, embedded systems security, or firmware security
• Strong experience with penetration testing, fuzzing, and reverse engineering
• Proficiency in exploitability analysis and debugging low-level systems
• Understanding of secure boot, firmware architectures, and cryptography fundamentals
• Programming or scripting experience in Python or C/C++

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with SSDs, storage controllers, or flash technologies
• Proficiency with tools such as Ghidra, IDA Pro, Frida, AFL, or libFuzzer
• Experience leveraging AI/LLM technologies for vulnerability research or offensive security workflows
• Familiarity with agentic workflows and security automation

About the Company

Sandisk understands how people and businesses consume data and relentlessly innovates to deliver solutions that enable today’s needs and tomorrow’s next big ideas through groundbreaking innovations in Flash and advanced memory technologies.