Job Title

Specialist I - OS & Security

Job Description

Responsibilities:

Responsible for Requirements, Design, implementation, test and integration of design Units in accordance with the higher level Requirement and - Design specifications / architectures including alignment with all the relevant internal and external stakeholders.
Ensures the mutual consistency and efficient integration of the separate modules in modular, easy-to-maintain units that meets the product specification.
Develop in depth knowledge on various OS hardening procedures, product security needs across BUs, working closely with the architects of BUs.
Responsible to lead the customized OS (Win XP/7/10 embedded) releases for various products.
Ensure OS releases seamlessly for different H/W configurations across various products in different BUs.
Track, Analyze & integrate regular security patches to the OSes.
Provide inputs to the technology roadmap for compute platform (OS & Security) aligning business needs with the current & future trends.
Support the standardization in the OS & Security baselines, leveraging the commonality in the requirements across businesses, resulting in cost & effort optimization in R&D.
Has in depth understanding of the complete stack (HW-Virtualization-OS-Security) and the influence of each other.
Has strong focus in optimization and drives efficiency bringing in automation in the realization steps & release activities.
Understands and communicates consequences of his/her design on the architecture.
Determines the Unit interfaces (HW/SW), in close consultation with relevant disciplines.
Ensures that there is proper documentation for his/her design.
Defines, executes and takes the lead in concept and feasibility studies with a limited scope to investigate the usability of new technologies.
Defines test/verification specification documents, performs verification and generates verification reports of hardware components/peripherals.
Contributes to technology roadmaps and other strategic related activities.
Contributes to the Work Breakdown Structure, the planning process of his, her area
Reviews detailed design and critical artefacts from team.
Support risk management, feature integration, sub-system verification and defect management activities.
Responsible for quality and stability of the platform in the install base.
Responsible for bringing in continuous improvements in release quality, release efficiency and cost efficiency.
Obtains and maintains internal and external network for knowledge build-up.
Support lead specialist/architect in setting long-term directions for technologies and methodologies including tools used during design phase.
Establish a strong technical organization and sustain it with highest level of competency.
Assist management team in identifying current and future competency needs of the team
Hire, coach and mentor other team members in the R&D teams.
Collaborate across all cross functions and with customers to deliver solutions that grows business + improves customer satisfaction.
Performs work in line with the processes defined in the department.

In addition to specific areas specific job knowledge, skills and experience are:

At least a Bachelor degree in Informatics, Computer Science or equivalent
Extensive knowledge & experience in working with windows internals- installation, configuration, customization
Good experience in integrating, configuring, optimizing 3rd party software & device drivers as per functional & non-functional requirements.
Strong experience in scripting languages, MS Build, Perl, PHP, VB Script, Python, Powershell.
Knowledge on OS security, firewall configurations, STIG, Nessus guidelines & policies.
Experience in tools like Windows AIK, MDT, Norton Ghost, Win PE.
Good programming experience in C#.Net.
Experience in working with tools like Enterprise Architect for UML, TFS, GIT, Clear case, Clear Quest, Caliber RM.
Strong windows debugging skills, with experience in using various debugging tools to analyze - performance, memory & security issues: WinDBG, PerfMon, WireShark etc.
Configure / implement, test and integrate the operating system.
Develop and maintain the required (test) tooling and installation scripts conform the departmental procedures.
Analyze & solve problems on system level related to the operating system.
Document according to departmental procedures.
Define and implement build, infrastructure and script improvements that will improve and speed-up the operating system lifecycle
Ability to test the functionality of the Operating System Products
Experience working with Scaled Agile

Personal Characteristics:

Ability to plan, organize and prioritize work.
Quality conscious and Process & customer Oriented.
Excellent verbal, written communication and presentation skills.
Proactive and self-driven, possesses due sense of urgency
Self-starter, quick learner, ability to work independently.
Ability to solve a wide range of complex technical problems, requiring ingenuity and innovation.
Ability to work in evolving areas with potentially high ambiguity levels.
Effectively work locally and with global teams.
Eagerness to continuously develop self and team.
Analytical and Creative.
Good Team player.

How we work together
We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week.
Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company's facilities.
Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company's main facilities, generally at the customers or suppliers locations.
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