Sr Software Quality Engineer (Cybersecurity)

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Position Summary:

The Software Quality (Cybersecurity) group is a highly specialized group within Design Quality. The Sr. Software Quality Engineer provides support to Illumina’s product security and product/software development teams to ensure compliance with cybersecurity regulations, lead safety risk management activities related to cybersecurity, and support cybersecurity activities across the product lifecycle.

Please note that this is not a testing position.

Position Responsibilities:

• Provide quality compliance support to new and sustaining product development teams focusing on cybersecurity and design control processes
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate cybersecurity into product development and maintain compliance
• Lead safety risk management activities related to cybersecurity (e.g., risk assessments, hazard analyses)
• Support threat modeling, security risk and vulnerability assessments, and penetration testing
• Assist in incorporating security risks into the safety risk management process
• Develop and maintain safety risk management deliverables (e.g., Risk Management Files, FMEAs) addressing cybersecurity-related risks
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including development, security, operations, quality, and regulatory, to integrate cybersecurity measures seamlessly into the development lifecycle and post-market process
• Assist in regulatory submissions, ensuring cybersecurity documentation aligns with FDA and other regulatory bodies
• Provide training to internal teams on cybersecurity compliance and safety risk management
• Collaborate closely with security and development team to define and maintain medical device pre- and post-market security program activities
• Ensure process compliance with relevant regulatory requirements, including, but not limited to, FDA cybersecurity guidelines, ISO 13485, IEC 62304, ISO 14971, and other applicable regulations and standards
• Collaborate with Product Security, Regulatory Affairs, and Product Development to interpret and implement pre- and post-market cybersecurity-related changes in regulations
• Ensure quality and completeness of design history files for the product
• Participate in strategic/technical discussions and risk-based decision making
• Support post market activities related to product anomalies - Complaint Handling, Quality Investigations, CAPAs
• Encourage partners and stakeholders in product development to accept responsibility and accountability to product quality

All listed tasks and responsibilities are deemed as essential functions to this position; however, business conditions may require reasonable accommodations for additional task and responsibilities.

Position Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Biomedical, Cybersecurity or related discipline
• Working knowledge of product development, and specifically software development (SDLC) processes, Software Engineering Best Practices
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in (software) quality engineering or related role in a medical device / IVD company environment
• Working experience with relevant industry standards (ISO 13485, ISO 14971, IEC 62304)
• Good understanding of cybersecurity standards (AAMI SW96, IEC 81001-5-1), risk management, and FDA regulations; experience with safety risk management (FMEAs, risk assessments)
• Able to deliver quality output under some supervision and with general direction
• Ability to operate flexibly in a fast-paced environment
• Partners with other functions (Product Security, Product Development, Testing, Validation, etc.) to drive a culture of Quality
• Good interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
• Apply Quality Engineering principles (structured development process, risk management, etc.) effectively
• Quality and/or Regulatory Certifications (ASQ, RAPS, AAMI, etc.)
• Occasional travel may be required

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