Software Security Analyst

Trellis Ware launched in 2000 with an innovative culture striving to push technological boundaries in the area of wireless communications. We are now a worldwide leader in highly advanced algorithms, waveforms, and communications systems that range from small form factor radio products to fully integrated solutions.

At Trellis Ware, we connect passion with purpose and together we make an impact- on our careers, our company, and the world. And you can too. If you love to innovate and collaborate in a dynamic environment where boundaries are being pushed, you belong re the opportunity to serve is not a challenge but a gift.

Where you’re never going alone.
Because there’s too much at stake to go solo.

Our Radio Products Team is seeking a hybrid Software Security Analyst. You would be a member of the Cyber Security Team working on next generation self-networking hand-held software defined radios and associated companion products for domestic and foreign defense forces. Specifically, you are responsible for evaluating to ensure that Trellis Ware software radio products are designed and implemented with security as a core requirement utilizing defensive radio product security measures.

The Software Security Analyst is expected to perform vulnerability assessment and penetration testing, threat modeling, incident response, ensure regulator compliance and policy enforcement while building trust with the end customer.

A typical day might start with you working in your personal office researching emerging threats, and hacking techniques. It could move into one of our many state-of-the-art labs with your teammates to conduct a vulnerability assessment and risk analysis. Enhancing cohesiveness and maintaining team morale is a responsibility of all our team members, as is the ambition for self-improvement and talent development.

Through this dedication to unity and professional advancement, each team member is directly impacting the successful outcome of Trellis Ware’s deliverables and setting the tone for our core values of delivering excellence, pushing boundaries, and empowering people.

The essential duties and responsibilities include:

• Conduct software product security assessments and vulnerability testing.
  • Regular scanning and penetration testing.
  • Threat analysis.
  • Static and dynamic analysis and security testing.
  • Maintain currency of evolving security threats, technologies, and regulatory changes.
• Analyze and review functional system design specifications, and ensure security policy compliance.
  • Participate in software system architectural and component design reviews .
  • Reverse engineer software components for hidden bugs or malicious code.
• Evaluate and ensure secure COMSEC key and certificate distribution, authentication, and assignment.
• Investigate security related incidents.
  • Determine root cause and verify mitigation updates.
• Document and present product security compliance using standard professional practices and corporate defined engineering processes.
  • FIPS 140 compliance.
  • NIST STIG compliance.
• Develop relationships with team members built on trust and respect.

Education and work experience requirements are:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or Information Technology or related field of study required.
• Minimum of 5 years’ industry experience with at least three years in software development and at least two years in auditing and vulnerability testing.
• Proficiency with Python, C/C++ and an understanding of operating systems, and network protocols.
• Experience performing penetration testing (ethical hacking) and security scans.
• At least one certification:
  CompTIA Security+, CISSP, OSCP, or SANS/GIAC.

To be considered for this position, you would need to meet, at a minimum, the knowledge,…