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Security Engineer - Remote/Hybrid - Systematic Trading Firm - Austin, Texas - Up to $150 P/H 12+ Months Contract (Possible Extension) Acquire me are working with a leading Quantitative hedge fund renowned for its rapid innovation in trading technology and real-time risk management. As they continue to strengthen their cybersecurity division, they’re looking for a skilled
Security Engineer (Contract)
to join their high-performing team and support critical initiatives in a fast-paced, regulated environment. Job Responsibilities Design and deploy secure provisioning, attestation, and verification processes throughout the hardware and firmware lifecycle Partner with silicon vendors, OEMs, and internal teams to validate trust anchors and key lifecycle events Help shape architecture and tooling for secure boot enforcement, firmware transparency, and device integrity verification Build out workflows to ingest firmware and hardware telemetry, detect anomalies, and support audit reporting Contribute to internal and external supply chain threat modelling, security assessments, and mitigation strategies Stay current on evolving supply chain threats, hardware security standards, and low-level vulnerability classes Support clarification of security requirements across multiple networks to enable multi-level security models Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills Formal education or certification in software engineering, computer science, or data science, with 5+ years of hands-on experience Strong track record in security engineering, hardware/firmware systems, or supply chain risk management Deep understanding of firmware architectures like UEFI, BIOS, BMC, NVMe, etc. Familiar with open-source firmware projects (e.g., coreboot, U-Boot, OpenBMC) Experience working with cryptographic building blocks used in attestation (e.g., ECC, SHA, PCRs, X.509) Proficient in Go, Rust, or C/C++ for systems-level development Knowledge of SBOM standards, firmware signing processes, and secure boot implementations If this role is of interest to you, feel free to apply or reach out directly. Seniority level
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Security Engineer - Remote/Hybrid - Systematic Trading Firm - Austin, Texas - Up to $150 P/H 12+ Months Contract (Possible Extension) Acquire me are working with a leading Quantitative hedge fund renowned for its rapid innovation in trading technology and real-time risk management. As they continue to strengthen their cybersecurity division, they’re looking for a skilled
Security Engineer (Contract)
to join their high-performing team and support critical initiatives in a fast-paced, regulated environment. Job Responsibilities Design and deploy secure provisioning, attestation, and verification processes throughout the hardware and firmware lifecycle Partner with silicon vendors, OEMs, and internal teams to validate trust anchors and key lifecycle events Help shape architecture and tooling for secure boot enforcement, firmware transparency, and device integrity verification Build out workflows to ingest firmware and hardware telemetry, detect anomalies, and support audit reporting Contribute to internal and external supply chain threat modelling, security assessments, and mitigation strategies Stay current on evolving supply chain threats, hardware security standards, and low-level vulnerability classes Support clarification of security requirements across multiple networks to enable multi-level security models Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills Formal education or certification in software engineering, computer science, or data science, with 5+ years of hands-on experience Strong track record in security engineering, hardware/firmware systems, or supply chain risk management Deep understanding of firmware architectures like UEFI, BIOS, BMC, NVMe, etc. Familiar with open-source firmware projects (e.g., coreboot, U-Boot, OpenBMC) Experience working with cryptographic building blocks used in attestation (e.g., ECC, SHA, PCRs, X.509) Proficient in Go, Rust, or C/C++ for systems-level development Knowledge of SBOM standards, firmware signing processes, and secure boot implementations If this role is of interest to you, feel free to apply or reach out directly. Seniority level
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