Senior Automotive Cybersecurity Specialist

WHAT AWAITS YOU.

• Responsibility and Authority: Oversees standards, methods, processes, and implementation of vulnerability and incident management for all E/E systems in the US (in coordination with Munich), with authority to order mitigation, lead incident treatment, escalate non-compliance, and schedule security audits.
• Budget and Resource Management: Manages budget (aligned with Munich/BMW NA) for environmental, vulnerability, and incident analyses, including external tools and test support.
• Incident and Vulnerability Handling: Authorized to implement immediate measures for critical incidents impacting vehicle fleet/customers and coordinate mitigation with relevant departments and CoCs.
• Development and Regulatory Compliance: Prepares release recommendations for cybersecurity focus areas to achieve regulatory development goals.
• Technology and Threat Monitoring: Conducts technology scouting and monitors hacker activities/threat scenarios in the US, integrating findings into automotive security processes and threat intelligence.
• Awareness and Collaboration: Supports industrialization of new security approaches, co-develops incident management scope with Munich, and promotes automotive security awareness in junior programs, dealerships, and technicians.

WHAT YOU SHOULD BRING.

• Master’s degree in computer science or electrical engineering, preferred post-grad education/PhD.
• 3 - 5 years of professional experience in the field of (IT) security.
• Knowledge in the areas of specialization specified above or adequate training/experience.
• Extensive practical experience in project management. BMW experience appreciated.
• Knowledge in the field of 'ethical hacking' in particular in embedded and automotive-specific protocol areas, of (wireless) communication protocols with IoT or smartphone devices, and backend as well as electronics, software development and reverse engineering.
• Broad knowledge of components, procedures and specialist processes in the ProEV.
• Comprehensive understanding of strategic positions, overall vehicle, information (protection), security and data protection contexts.

Even more so than the generous compensation and benefits, the culture and values of BMW of North America makes it the ultimate working environment. These values are Responsibility, Appreciation, Transparency, Trust, and Openness. We allow these values to guide the way we conduct ourselves and our business.

BMW in the United States is an equal opportunity employer. It is the policy of BMW Group in the United States to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all qualified persons regardless of age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.