Project Cybersecurity Manager

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About the Role

The Project Cybersecurity Manager (PCSM) will be located inside Connectivity department of the Automotive Division of HARMAN. You will be overall responsible to drive and manage cybersecurity life cycle in the project. PCSM will be responsible for plan and coordinate Cybersecurity activities in the development and post-development phase of cybersecurity Life cycle.
Your Team

The Project Cybersecurity Manager will report to the System Engineering Manager/Director and will typically be assigned to multiple projects. This position does not have any direct reports. 

What You Will Do

• Overall responsible to drive and manage cybersecurity life cycle in the project

• Plan and coordinate Cybersecurity activities in the development and post-development phase of cybersecurity Life cycle

• Develop and maintain cybersecurity plan in the projects

• Review Cybersecurity Interface Agreement for Development (CIAD) with the customer and the suppliers

• Review and support Threat Analysis and Risk Assessment

• Analyze customer cybersecurity requirements and support definition of internal cybersecurity requirements for system, hardware, software, and post-development

• Support definition of cybersecurity concept in the project

• Support monitoring of cybersecurity process activities along with Program manager

• Maintain the cybersecurity case

• Plan, coordinate and contribute to cybersecurity compliance review at defined Maturity Gate, cybersecurity audits and assessments

• Interface with the customer and support the supplier interface on cybersecurity requirements and clarifications

• Support Program manager to monitor suppliers for distributed cybersecurity activities agreed in the CIAD

• Report the progress of cybersecurity lifecycle to program management.

• Ensure information cybersecurity in usage of software tools utilized by the project

• Support incident response

• Authorize Product releases from a Cybersecurity perspective.

• Act as second approver in the Change Request flow, when cybersecurity content is required

• Technical Responsibility of security domains within Harman Telematics projects

• Planning, Controlling and Monitoring of all tasks related to this domain

What You Need

• Master`s/Bachelor’s degree required in electronically engineering or related fields

• 5 years+ of SW Development Experiences with embedded environments

• Good understanding of of SDL (Secure Development Lifecycle) / CSMS (Cyber Security Management System) processes and methodologies

• Knowledge and experience in state-of-the-art security concepts including data protection, identity management, applied cryptography, key management systems, embedded systems security principles, HW security principles, PKI, secure communication protocols, Linux and Android security concepts, architecture, and design

• Knowledge of Industry Standards ISO/SAE-21434 or UNECE WP.29 R155 (CSMS) + R156 (SUMS)

• Automotive security experience (preferably from Tier-1 or OEM)

• Experience/familiarity with Product Development Life Cycle and familiar with cybersecurity analysis methods like EVITA

• Offensive security experience in embedded systems (pen-testing/red-teaming/research)

• Knowledge of requirements, configuration, risk and change management rules and tools

• Knowledge of qualification of SW- HW components and tools

• Knowledge of process reference models such as Automotive SPICE® and IATF 16949

• Good knowledge in testing embedded systems.

• Self-driven, strong entrepreneurship abilities and high level of independence; Strong team-player and interpersonal skills

• Good English communication skills both written and verbal

• Efficiently meeting deadlines, schedules, and target dates

• Efficiently supervising, leading, and delegating tasks and authority

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of Automotive Standard (A-SPICE) cybersecurity Process Groups

• Knowledge of automotive-specific technologies (e.g. CAN, Automotive ethernet, diagnostics, SW updates, telematics etc.)

• Expertise in working with distributed development teams

What Makes You Eligible

• Be willing to travel up to 20%, domestic only OR domestic and international travel

What We Offer

• Work in international teams with the biggest worldwide automotive customer

• Attractive salary package

• Training on the job and extensive technical trainings

• Further career development opportunities

• A great package of additional benefits, such as:
             o Flexible working time
             o Medical subscription
             o Free parking spaces
             o Meal tickets
             o Employee discounts on our HARMAN products (JBL, AKG, HARMAN Kardon)
             o Bookster account
             o Gym subscription, and much more...

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