Senior Lead Embedded Security Engineer

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Date: Feb 6, 2026

Location: Pune, Maharashtra, IN

Company: John Deere

There are 7 billion people on this planet. And by 2050, there will be 2 billion more... many moving into urban centers at an unprecedented rate. Making sure there is enough food, fiber and infrastructure for our rapidly growing world is what we’re all about at John Deere. And it’s why we’re investing in our people and our technology like never before in our 175-year history. Here the world’s brightest minds are tackling the world’s biggest challenges. If you believe one person can make the world a better place, we’ll put you to work. RIGHT NOW.

Primary Location: India (IN) - Maharashtra  - Pune  
Function: Technology (CA)
Title: Senior Lead Embedded Security Engineer - 115760

Your Position:

Duties

System thinking & Security Risk Assessments
  • Threat modelling at the vehicle level, component level and the ECU level
  • Influencing & driving the architecture design and embedded cybersecurity requirements to ensure security needs
  • Drive process improvements. Ideate and deploy innovative security solutions
 
Embedded/Automotive cryptography software development
  • Identifying and implementing cryptographic security controls in embedded hardware
  • Developing tools and frameworks that make it easy for teams to adopt security
  • Performing penetration testing on new products to find vulnerabilities
     
Technical Leadership
  • Providing technical leadership to teams to help them grow their security capability
  • Identify the new opportunities to grow team's portfolio and contribution to organization to create significant impact
  • Proficient in articulation of work impact, value creation, and communicating to higher leadership
  • Excellent presentation skills
  • Ability to engage and work with diverse work force and create value through collaboration and utilizing each other's strength 

 

Desired

  • Experience in the development of embedded systems for Automotive vehicles   

  • Experience with embedded Linux and other Real Time Operating Systems (RTOS)
  • Experience in the application of cryptographic security controls for embedded systems
  • Experience in the development of IoT devices
  • Experience performing penetration testing of embedded systems
  • PKI experience
  • Experience in a DevOps role
  • Developed AWS-native applications
  • Understanding of FTP, TLS, UDP, PCI/IP

Education

  • Bachelor's degree Electronics/Instrumentation Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunications, Cyber Security / Security Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience
  • Advanced degree is a plus

What You'll Get
At John Deere, you are empowered to create a career that will take you to where you want to go. Here, you'll enjoy the freedom to explore new projects, the support to think outside the box and the advanced tools and technology that foster innovation and achievement. We offer comprehensive relocation and reward packages to help you get started on your new career path. 

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The information contained herein is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and qualifications required of individuals performing the job. The qualifications detailed in this job description are not considered the minimum requirements necessary to perform the job, but rather as guidelines.  An Equal Opportunity Employer, John Deere requires a diversity of people, perspectives and ideas to address the complex challenges of its global business.  John Deere is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability.


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