Cyber Security Researcher

Hitachi Energy Research are looking for a Researcher with expertise in the area of Cyber Security. You will join a dynamic, motivated and creative team with a broad range of experience and competences. As part of our team you will combine theory with practice, creating, testing and validating new technologies to enable the energy transition.

Your Responsibilities

• Develop security architectures for embedded systems and IoT/cloud applications and new security mechanisms customized to application domain and architecture
• Identify weaknesses in embedded systems and IoT/cloud applications by means of conceptual analysis of requirements, architecture and design documents
• Advise R&D units on security weaknesses and mitigations and evangelize for security and support incident response teams with deep technical expertise
• Monitor the global IT security landscape for relevant developments
• Network in the company and actively distribute your knowledge and expertise
• Collaborate with local and global external partners including universities, open-source communities, startups and vendors
• Disseminate your results in scientific publications, patent applications, and technical reports

• PhD or Master's Degree in Cyber Security, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or other relevant discipline
• Deep knowledge of security vulnerabilities and security measures
• Experience with threat modeling approaches and tools
• SW/HW development experience beneficial
• Relevant certifications (e.g. GIAC, OSCP/OSCE) welcome
• Excellent spoken and written communication skills in English and good presentation skills
• Innovation focused personality with desire to continuously improve yourself and the organization around you.