At Axon, we are on a Mission to Protect Life. We are seeking a Senior Product Security Engineer II to drive product security across our hardware portfolio. In this role, you will lead threat modeling, security architecture, and design reviews, while defining and operationalizing assessment strategies for our engineering and product teams.
What You'll Do
- Serve as the primary product-security resource for engineering and product teams, advising on architecture and risk.
- Run and facilitate threat modeling and design-review sessions for features and platforms.
- Conduct security assessments across hardware, firmware, cloud, and client components and drive remediation.
- Define and enforce secure design patterns and architectural controls across product lines.
- Prioritize security work from a product-risk perspective and shepherd solutions through to completion in partnership with stakeholders.
What We're Looking For
- 8+ years of professional experience.
- Strong hardware and systems engineering background with hands-on experience in security architecture and threat modeling.
- Proven ability to identify systemic product risks and propose pragmatic, scalable mitigations.
- Deep understanding of security design principles across cloud, device/firmware, and client components.
- Experience performing diverse security assessments (architecture reviews, threat models, penetration testing coordination, red/blue exercises).
- Familiarity with secure design patterns for authentication, authorization, encryption, and data protection.
- Experience communicating technical risk and remediation plans effectively to engineers and product managers.
- Ability to work independently and comfortably in a fast-paced environment.
Nice to Have
- Passionate about product security and engaged with the broader security community.
- Experience teaching secure design and threat-modeling practices to engineers and product teams.
- Experience with IoT device/firmware security and constraints-driven threat modeling.
- Experience with DevOps and secure engineering practices in Cloud/SaaS environments.
- Experience with mobile and embedded device security assessments.
- Experience operating and interpreting results from a range of security testing tools and driving prioritized remediation.
Team & Environment
You will report to a Senior Product Security Manager and join a team of explorers pursuing society's most critical safety and justice issues. We connect with candor and care, seeking out diverse perspectives in a fast-paced, challenging, and meaningful work environment.
Benefits & Compensation
- Competitive salary and 401k with employer match.
- Discretionary paid time off.
- Paid parental leave for all.
- Medical, Dental, Vision plans.
- Fitness Programs.
- Emotional & Mental Wellness support.
- Learning & Development programs.
- Employee Resource Groups (ERGs).
- Snacks in our offices.
Work Mode
This is a hybrid position based in one of our offices in Atlanta, Boston, Scottsdale, or Seattle.
Axon is an equal opportunity employer.
