Embedded Security Engineer

Primary Location

United States (US) - Iowa - Johnston

Product Engineering (CA)

Staff Embedded Security Engineer - 120472

Onsite Position

As a Staff Embedded Security Engineer for JD Financial Worldwide Headquarters located in Moline, IL, you will operate as a technical leader and security subject matter expert, influencing architecture, development practices, and risk decisions across multiple product lines. You will work closely with embedded software, electrical systems, and cloud platform teams to implement cryptographic security controls.

• Define and review security architectures for embedded systems, influencing the design of new features (embedded, cloud and mobile) to ensure that our security needs can be met
• Design secure boot, secure update, identity, key management, and access control mechanisms for resource‑constrained embedded environments
• Design and develop new security solutions to support autonomy
• Evaluate and influence hardware security capabilities (e.g., secure elements, TPMs, HSMs)

Not available for this position

• 8+ years of full‑stack software development experience, including Python‑based backend services
• Experience with Linux distributions
• Experience in the application of cryptographic security controls for embedded systems
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Software Engineering, or equivalent experience
• Experience with ISO/SAE 21434 (Road Vehicle Cybersecurity Engineering)
• Experience in the development of embedded systems for vehicles
• Experience in the development of IoT devices
• PKI experience, including certificate lifecycle management and key protection
• Experience in a Dev Ops role
• Experience developing AWS‑native applications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Software Engineering, or equivalent experience

• Flexible work arrangements
• Highly competitive base pay
• Savings & Retirement benefits (401K and Defined Contribution)
• Healthcare benefits with a generous company contribution in the Health Savings Account
• Adoption assistance
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Tuition assistance
• Fitness subsidies and on‑site gyms at specific Deere locations
• Charitable contribution match
• Employee Purchase Plan & various discount programs for personal use
• Vacation and Holiday Pay

Salary: $ – $ + Benefits

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Must be 18 years of age or older to apply

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