Software Security Analyst (m/f/d) (Embedded Security)

Location: Gratkorn, Austria

Company

hirify.global develops semiconductor technologies and embedded systems.

What you will do

• Perform in-depth vulnerability analysis of bare-metal, RTOS, and trusted execution environment software.
• Analyze boot flows, privilege boundaries, memory isolation, cryptographic libraries, and key-handling mechanisms.
• Conduct root-cause analysis and assess the exploitability and impact of identified weaknesses.
• Support PSA, SESIP, Common Criteria, and other security certifications and evaluations.
• Develop analysis methodologies and tooling using static analysis, fuzzing, scripting, automation, and AI-assisted workflows.
• Collaborate with development and architecture teams to translate findings into concrete mitigations.

Requirements

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of low-level system behavior, including memory layout, interrupts, privilege levels, and concurrency.
• Solid C programming experience and familiarity with ARM and/or RISC-V architectures.
• Experience with assembly-level debugging and analysis.
• Strong analytical thinking, independent investigation skills, and clear communication of technical findings.
• Reliable working practices appropriate for security-related tasks and certification activities.

Nice to have

• Experience in vulnerability research, reverse engineering, or exploit development.
• Familiarity with dynamic analysis, symbolic execution, debugging interfaces such as JTAG and GDB, or trace tooling.
• Experience with AI-assisted code analysis, automated analysis workflows, scripting pipelines, or agent-based approaches.
• Rust experience or interest in memory-safe system design.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with compensation benchmarked against the Austrian electronics and semiconductor industry.
• Employment Group V under the applicable Austrian collective bargaining agreement.
• Home office options and flexible working time.
• Meal benefits and additional employee benefits.