SanDisk’s Security Platform team is looking for an enthusiastic product security architect to lead the security architecture function for the Flash business unit’s product portfolio. The security architecture team will be responsible for specifying the security solutions for Flash’s various product lines including enterprise, client, retail, mobile and automotive.
- Interface with ecosystem, product security assurance (PSA) and product teams to gather security requirements from customers, regulatory, compliance, risk, and industry trends.
- Define the roadmap for security architecture for Flash products, including firmware and hardware, and secure manufacturing infrastructure.
- Drive threat modeling and reference embedded security architectures for product lines and drive BU wide adoption.
- Architect interactions between various system components and peripherals.
- Contribute to requirements and strategy for verification and validation of security features.
- Lead internal security reviews of developed products (HW and/or embedded SW), and guide external evaluations and compliance activities.
- Collaborate with multi-functional teams, including hardware design, firmware development, and product security assurance, to ensure that security requirements are incorporated into product design and development processes.
- Follow and promote a secure design mindset from conception to productization across multiple projects and product lines.
- Keep abreast of emerging industry security standards and best practices to guide the team to raise the bar on security.
- Master/PhD degree in electrical engineering, computer science, or a related field, preferably with a specialization in embedded security (HW and/or SW)
- 10+ years of experience in embedded product security.
- Expert understanding of practical modern cryptography
- Proficient in security protocols, cryptography, authentication, attestation, authorization, secure boot, secure communication, digital signatures, certificates and post-quantum cryptography. Solid understanding of creating and validating threat models.
- Experience providing technical leadership and mentoring to other architects and/or development teams.
- Experience in driving FIPS, Common Criteria certification is an asset.
- Knowledge of data storage controllers' architectures is strongly preferred.
- Strong analytical, problem solving and creative thinking skills.
- Strong commitment to technical quality and proper documentation during all phases of design and development.
- Excellent communication skills; interact with suppliers, senior management, and other team members professionally, in writing, in person, and virtually, as necessary.
Based on our experience, we anticipate that the application deadline will be 11/03/2026 (3 months from posting), although we reserve the right to close the application process sooner if we hire an applicant for this position before the application deadline. If we are not able to hire someone from this role before the application deadline, we will update this posting with a new anticipated application deadline.
- An employee’s pay position within the salary range may be based on several factors including but not limited to (1) relevant education; qualifications; certifications; and experience; (2) skills, ability, knowledge of the job; (3) performance, contribution and results; (4) geographic location; (5) shift; (6) internal and external equity; and (7) business and organizational needs.
- The salary range is what we believe to be the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in California, Colorado, New York or remote jobs that can be performed in California, Colorado and New York. This range may be modified in the future.
- You will be eligible to participate in Sandisk's Short-Term Incentive (STI) Plan, which provides incentive awards based on Company and individual performance. Depending on your role and your performance, you may be eligible to participate in our annual Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program, which consists of restricted stock units (RSUs) or cash equivalents, pursuant to the terms of the LTI plan. Please note that not all roles are eligible to participate in the LTI program, and not all roles are eligible for equity under the LTI plan. RSU awards are also available to eligible new hires, subject to Sandisk's Standard Terms and Conditions for Restricted Stock Unit Awards.
- We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid vacation time; paid sick leave; medical/dental/vision insurance; life, accident and disability insurance; tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts; employee assistance program; other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity; tuition reimbursement; transit; the Applause Program, employee stock purchase plan, and the Sandisk's Savings 401(k) Plan.
- Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law. REQUIRED:
- Master/PhD degree in electrical engineering, computer science, or a related field, preferably with a specialization in embedded security (HW and/or SW)
- 10+ years of experience in embedded product security.
- Expert understanding of practical modern cryptography
- Proficient in security protocols, cryptography, authentication, attestation, authorization, secure boot, secure communication, digital signatures, certificates and post-quantum cryptography. Solid understanding of creating and validating threat models.
- Experience providing technical leadership and mentoring to other architects and/or development teams.
- Experience in driving FIPS, Common Criteria certification is an asset.
- Knowledge of data storage controllers' architectures is strongly preferred.
- Strong analytical, problem solving and creative thinking skills.
- Strong commitment to technical quality and proper documentation during all phases of design and development.
- Excellent communication skills; interact with suppliers, senior management, and other team members professionally, in writing, in person, and virtually, as necessary. SanDisk’s Security Platform team is looking for an enthusiastic product security architect to lead the security architecture function for the Flash business unit’s product portfolio. The security architecture team will be responsible for specifying the security solutions for Flash’s various product lines including enterprise, client, retail, mobile and automotive.
- Interface with ecosystem, product security assurance (PSA) and product teams to gather security requirements from customers, regulatory, compliance, risk, and industry trends.
- Define the roadmap for security architecture for Flash products, including firmware and hardware, and secure manufacturing infrastructure.
- Drive threat modeling and reference embedded security architectures for product lines and drive BU wide adoption.
- Architect interactions between various system components and peripherals.
- Contribute to requirements and strategy for verification and validation of security features.
- Lead internal security reviews of developed products (HW and/or embedded SW), and guide external evaluations and compliance activities.
- Collaborate with multi-functional teams, including hardware design, firmware development, and product security assurance, to ensure that security requirements are incorporated into product design and development processes.
- Follow and promote a secure design mindset from conception to productization across multiple projects and product lines.
- Keep abreast of emerging industry security standards and best practices to guide the team to raise the bar on security.