Software Engineer

Chicago, IL

Why Work at Lenovo

Here at Lenovo, we believe in smarter technology that builds a brighter, more sustainable and inclusive future for our customers, colleagues, communities, and the planet.

And we go big. No, not big—huge.

We’re not just a US$70 billion revenue Fortune Global 500 company, we’re one of Fortune’s Most Admired. We’re transforming the world through intelligent transformation, offering the world’s most complete portfolio of smart devices, infrastructure, and solutions. With more than 71,500 employees doing business in 180 markets, we help millions—not just the select few—experience our version of a smarter future.

The one thing that’s missing? Well… you...

As a member of the Software Platform Security team, you will work on delivering world-class, secure smartphones that protect our customers and enable new features and experiences. You will work closely with a small, global team of software security engineers, and other software teams, to enhance the overall security of our Android-based software platform. You will be an active contributor to our automated security analysis tools, and use these tools to help discover and mitigate vulnerabilities.

Scope of Responsibilities

Design and implement security features into our Android-based software platform. Features may impact the bootloader, Trustzone, kernel, and/or the Android platform.
Work closely with both fellow software security engineers and other software and hardware engineers to analyze software design and code (mostly Java, Kotlin, C/C++ - both platform code and applications) for security vulnerabilities, and help work out mitigation strategies
Drive improvement of technologies for identifying and mediating security issues
Share security incident management and response duties with the rest of the team
Develop and maintain our SELinux policy infrastructure, and help analyze and debug sepolicy issues
Cultivate a strong security engineering culture at Motorola, and help drive secure software development practices in the organization

Basic Qualifications

BS/MS degree in CS, EE, or a related engineering discipline
5+ years embedded firmware development experience; Linux and/or Android a plus
Proficient in one or more of the following: C, C++, Java, Kotlin, Python
Knowledge of mobile platform security threats and mitigation strategies
Familiarity with security testing tools and techniques
Familiarity with cryptography and application of cryptographic protocols
Excellent debugging skills to solve challenging problems
Effective communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with basic security and cryptography and/or hardware security concepts
Experience in Android Application Development
Experience developing Enterprise security solutions including EMM/MDM solutions
Familiarity with wireless protocols (e.g. broadband cellular, WiFi, Bluetooth, NFC, USB, etc.) and sensors
Experience in product security certifications such as FIPS, Common Criteria

About Motorola Mobility

Motorola Mobility, A Lenovo Company, is one of the world’s fastest-growing smartphone providers, creating groundbreaking, affordable, high-quality products. And it’s our people who make this all happen. We are thinkers, risk-takers and problem solvers, working together to constantly challenge the status quo. We are a global company, but each team is small, and team members have a huge influence over the products they work on. Come help us develop our smartphones!

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