Solution Architect HW- SW

Presentation

This organization specializes in the development of sovereign hardware-based security architectures, engineered to safeguard interconnected systems, data transmissions, and critical digital frameworks against the challenges of the AI and post-quantum landscape.

Description

Role Overview

A prominent player in the high-assurance technology sector is looking for a Principal Systems Architect to spearhead the development of comprehensive, end-to-end security frameworks. This position requires a rare blend of low-level hardware proficiency and high-level software orchestration. The successful candidate will oversee the entire security stack—from silicon-level primitives to cloud-based management interfaces—while championing advanced cryptographic standards and lifecycle management protocols.

Key Accountabilities

• Direct the architectural strategy for secure hardware-based solutions, encompassing firmware, application layers, and remote management ecosystems.
• Maintain end-to-end ownership of the technical stack, ensuring seamless interoperability between bare-metal environments and distributed cloud services.
• Synthesize complex market requirements and client-specific needs into actionable, high-level technical specifications.
• Establish and govern product requirements, focusing on performance benchmarks, security hardening, and system-wide integration constraints.
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering units to validate architectural concepts, prioritizing modularity, scalability, and long-term platform viability.
• Synchronize efforts across silicon design, firmware development, and system integration to ensure unified product delivery.
• Manage the long-term technical roadmap, strategically balancing cutting-edge innovation with the necessity for platform stability and client commitments.
• Ensure all developments adhere to rigorous international security certifications and evolving industry compliance standards.

Ideal profile

Professional Background

• Master’s degree with more than 10 years of experience
• A decade of high-level technical expertise within the secure systems domain, supported by a consistent history of successful project delivery.
• Extensive proficiency in the design and maintenance of hardened embedded software environments and their associated security frameworks.
• FR/EU citizenship or French work permit.

Core Competencies

• Demonstrated ability to architect complex solutions by bridging high-level system requirements with low-level hardware and software implementations, specifically regarding cryptographic modules and trust anchors.
• Comprehensive mastery of hardware-based security principles, including secure boot sequences, device attestation, lifecycle key management, and mitigation strategies against side-channel vulnerabilities.
• Advanced development capabilities in C/C++ for resource-constrained environments (bare-metal, RTOS, or embedded Linux) and specialized secure operating systems.
• Solid grasp of emerging Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) standards as defined by global regulatory bodies.
• Expertise in Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) protocols, with a focus on certificate management and secure device provisioning workflows.
• End-to-end knowledge of key management lifecycles, spanning from cloud-based infrastructure down to silicon-level storage and field-deployed device management.
• Capacity to facilitate high-level technical discourse with engineering teams while ensuring alignment with broader product strategy.
• Familiarity with international security certification frameworks and industry-standard compliance benchmarks is highly valued.
• Strong analytical mindset, capable of conducting rigorous trade-off assessments to balance technical constraints.
• Strategic technical advisory: ability to collaborate with commercial and product leadership to assess market opportunities, evaluate RFP feasibility, and define security scopes during the early stages of development.
• Operational leadership: adept at managing engineering backlogs, prioritizing technical tasks, and guiding development teams through daily execution.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, serving as a vital link between technical architects, business stakeholders, and end-clients.
• Versatility in navigating both granular technical challenges and high-level product vision.
• A pragmatic, results-driven approach to problem-solving, with a focus on optimizing the intersection of performance, cost-efficiency, and security.
• Full professional proficiency in both English and French.

Benefits and perks

• TOIL (time off in lieu)
• Remote
• Company health insurance
• Profit sharing
• Meal voucher<