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Product Security Systems Architect

Job ID 2025-15044 Date posted Aug. 18, 2025 Location Cambridge, United Kingdom Category Software Engineering Apply

Are you an experienced software, hardware or systems engineer seeking a leadership role? If you are able to design and implement new systems to enable product security engineering then we need to speak to you!

Arm's Product Security division has an opening for a skilled and motivated security systems architect to be part of our team in the UK. The role is based in our Cambridge office (preferred) but could also be performed from our Sheffield office.

Job Description

In this context 'security systems' means the particular processes and platforms that engineering teams use to optimise security when developing products, for example, Security Development Lifecycles and associated tracking tools. It also includes security Monitoring and Incident Response that occur post-development.

Our team creates and maintains these systems. We are now seeking an experienced practitioner to drive the design and implementation of new security systems in Arm's expanding range of engineering activities!

Responsibilities

You will be a key member of our team that, together, must deliver efficient and effective security engineering processes across Arm. Your personal responsibility will be to own and complete some larger initiatives we have identified to establish new security systems. The role involves both defining and doing the work, and negotiating with others to do the work.

These systems must meet the needs of Arm's engineering teams, particularly the community of security experts distributed across the company. The systems will also need to integrate with other platforms and processes such as workflow, quality, configuration management, supplier management, procurement and legal.

Required Skills and Experience

The successful candidate will

  • Have significant experience as an engineer or manager in distributed engineering teams that operated formal development lifecycles.
  • Believe in process, and have successfully led changes to engineering processes, being strategic in the intent, and tactical, flexible and pragmatic in the implementation.
  • Be diplomatic and personable. Able to build a professional network inside the company, present proposals to senior colleagues and influence others to effect change.

“Nice To Have” Skills and Experience

Experience with

  • Product Security processes in either software or hardware, such as a Security Development Lifecycle, or vulnerability management process.
  • Outsourced engineering and related contracts, quality management, testing and acceptance, and systems integration.
  • Software composition analysis (SCA) tools, such as Black Duck
  • Data management and scripting in python.

In Return:

In addition to Arm's attractive salary and benefits. This role offers an opportunity for an engineer with the right skills to step into a leadership role, and to gain valuable experience of Product Security.

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