Engineer IV, Product Security

Ovii's Interpretation of the Role

The Senior Product Security Engineer will secure Netgear networking products by finding and fixing vulnerabilities, enhancing secure development practices, and collaborating with engineering teams. The role requires hands‑on security expertise and ownership of product‑level security initiatives.

Role Snapshot

• Hands‑on product security
• Vulnerability identification & remediation
• Secure development lifecycle improvement
• Collaboration with engineering & QA
• Security tooling implementation
• Threat monitoring and analysis

Must-Have Requirements

• Application security
• Product security
• IoT security
• Secure software development
• Vulnerability research
• Static Application Security Testing (SAST) tools (e.g., Semgrep, CodeQL)
• Software Composition Analysis (SCA) tools
• Fuzzing or dynamic testing
• Understanding of OWASP Top 10 / CWE
• Network security fundamentals
• application security
• product security
• BE or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field

Nice-to-Have Signals

• Firmware or embedded software security
• CTF participation or OWASP chapter involvement
• CVE analysis or bug bounty experience
• Open‑source security tooling contributions
• firmware security
• security community involvement

Work Setup

• Location: Bengaluru, India
• Work mode: HYBRID
• Employment type: Full-Time

Not Specified in JD

• Visa sponsorship
• Salary range
• Remote eligibility
• Travel requirement
• Security clearance
• Coding test

What You'll Likely Work On

• Partner with product engineering teams to discover, analyze, remediate, and validate security flaws in software, firmware, and services
• Conduct code reviews, design reviews, and vulnerability analyses as part of product security assessments
• Deploy and enhance security tooling such as SAST, SCA/OSS scanning, and CI/CD security checks
• Guide engineering groups on secure coding, defensive programming, and SSDLC best practices
• Apply modern discovery methods—including fuzzing, static analysis, and manual testing—to find issues at scale
• Monitor emerging threats, CVEs, and security trends and evaluate their impact on Netgear products
• Collaborate with senior security leaders to continuously evolve secure software development processes

Good Fit If You Have

• Experience with firmware or embedded device security
• Active participation in security communities, CTFs, or OWASP chapters
• Contributions to open‑source security tools or projects
• Familiarity with CVE analysis, bug bounty, or responsible disclosure programs