RS/HS Security Engineer

Your opportunity:

NXP is a global player in Semiconductor industry, and security is an essential and integral part of our business. Security Operations & Threat Defense

Job Responsibility:

Operational Mentality and Vision:

• Collaborate with a regional team of cybersecurity professionals focused on threat detection, monitoring, and incident response for IT, OT, and R&D environments.
• Propose and enhance Security Operations Center (SOC) processes, including playbooks, automation, and alert triage.

Incident Response

• Provide SOC Tier 3 Incident response capabilities and coordinate regional cyber incident response efforts, ensuring timely containment, eradication, and recovery.

OT & R&D Security Strategy:

Limited experience in security controls and frameworks tailored for ICS/SCADA, industrial IoT (IIoT), and embedded systems in OT environments.

• Ability to work closely with regional engineering and R&D teams to integrate security into product development lifecycles.
• Ensure compliance with industry regulations and frameworks such as NIST CSF, IEC 62443, and MITRE ATT&CK for ICS.

Vulnerability Management & Hardening

• Oversee regional vulnerability assessments and risk management programs across IT, OT, and R&D.
• Guide patch management and compensating controls for systems where direct patching is not feasible.
• Work with asset owners to implement segmentation, access controls, and Zero Trust strategies.

Risk Management and Ethical Considerations

• Work closely with regional security and risk peers to foresee and mitigate risks, ensuring ethical operations and compliance with upcoming regulations.

Job Qualification:

Required Qualifications & Experience:

• 4+ years of experience in cybersecurity with a focus on blue teaming, security operations, and cyber defense.
• 2+ years working with the Crowdstrike Falcon Platform
• Required at least two (2) of the Certifications from the “Desired Certifications” list.
• Foundational expertise in both IT and OT security, with knowledge of ICS, SCADA, and industrial cyber threats.
• Experience securing R&D environments, including embedded systems, proprietary technologies, and intellectual property.
• Hands-on experience with SIEM, EDR, NDR, threat intelligence platforms, and security automation.
• Knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK (Enterprise & ICS), NIST 800-82, IEC 62443, and Zero Trust principles.
• Experience leading a team of cybersecurity professionals and developing operational security teams.
• Fundamental understanding of cloud security (AWS, Azure, GCP) and hybrid security architectures.

Work Location Requirement

• Due to the nature of the work performed and the need to support security operations across IT, OT, and R&D environments, this position is required to be onsite five (5) days per week.
• The selected candidate must be able to work from the designated NXP location on a full-time basis.
• Remote work and hybrid work arrangements are not available for this role.

Desired Certifications

• GIAC Associate Certified Incident Handler
• GIAC Associate Security Operations Certified
• GIAC Security Essentials (GSEC)
• Associate Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP)
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
• COMPTIA Security +
• COMPTIA CYSA+
• AWS Certified Security
• Microsoft SC - 200

• Regular onsite presence is essential to support incident response activities, collaboration with operational teams, access to secure environments, and business continuity requirements.

Base salary will be between $135K to $147K a year.

NXP Introduction: 

NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) enables a smarter, safer and more sustainable world through innovation. As the world leader in secure connectivity solutions for embedded applications, NXP is pushing boundaries in the automotive, industrial & IoT, mobile, and communication infrastructure markets.

For more information, please visit our website https://www.nxp.com

Career Development Opportunities

The future starts here. Bright Minds. Bright Futures. 

We believe that a key component to growing our business is to develop our people. To enable you to grow your career at NXP, we offer online and offline learning opportunities to help you develop some of your core and professional skills.

We Are NXP! Visit our careers website for more job information.

Commitment At NXP. 

We recognize we can be a powerful change agent as we continue to deliver innovative solutions that advance a more sustainable future. We remain steadfast in our commitment to sustainability and making measurable year-on-year progress. Also, we aim to create an inclusive work environment and we will not tolerate racism, discrimination or harassment of any kind. We have programs in place focused on diversity, inclusion and equality.

The base salary range for this position is as mentioned below per year. We also provide competitive benefits, incentive compensation, and/or equity for certain roles.
Company benefits include health. dental, and vision insurance. 401(k), and paid leave. Please note that the base salary range (OR hourly rate) is a guideline, and individual total compensation may vary based on a number of factors such as qualifications, skill level, work location, and other business and organizational needs. This base pay range is specific to California and is not applicable to other locations. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range as of the date of this posting is:

$114,400 to $157,300 annually

More information about NXP in the United States...

NXP is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer regardless of age, color, national origin, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, status as a disabled veteran and/or veteran of the Vietnam Era or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, NXP will provide reasonable accommodations for otherwise qualified disabled individuals.

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