System Security Research Engineer
Huawei
System Security Research Engineer
Huawei
Global ICT infrastructure and devices provider
Huawei Canada has an immediate permanent opening for a System Security Research Engineer.
About the team:
The Digital Trust Lab is dedicated to ensuring user data flows while maintaining privacy. Researchers focus on key areas such as user identity authentication, data integrity, privacy protection, extensive model privacy assessment, multi-modal data identification, differential privacy, and federated learning. The lab supports deep research and encourages publications in leading journals. Research outcomes are applied across various Huawei product lines, including mobile phones, smart devices, and communications technologies.
About the job:
Conduct research and prototyping of new security technologies to protect OS kernels, firmware, mobile systems, and devices.
Analyze and understand advanced threat vectors, including memory corruption, privilege escalation, side-channel attacks, and firmware exploitation.
Evaluate and build upon hardware-based protections such as Hypervisors, Trusted Execution Environments (TEE), and Secure Boot.
Design innovative security features that improve isolation, access control, exploit resistance, or threat detection.
Work closely with product teams to transition successful research into practical solutions and hardened products.
Monitor and assess emerging vulnerabilities, industry trends, and academic advancements.
Publish research, propose patents, or present at internal or external technical forums.
The total target annual compensation for this position ranges from $127,000 to $225,000 depending on education, experience, and demonstrated expertise.
Huawei designs and sells ICT infrastructure, devices, and cloud services for telecom operators, enterprises, and consumers. Its products span telecom networks, IT infrastructure, smart devices, and cloud offerings, and they operate globally in more than 170 countries. Huawei’s technology works by combining hardware and software across networking gear, servers, consumer electronics, and cloud platforms, enabling connectivity, data processing, and smart solutions for businesses and homes, with a focus on secure, open collaboration with ecosystem partners. Differences from competitors come from its large scale, employee ownership structure, extensive R&D investment, and broad end-to-end solutions that integrate networks, IT, devices, and cloud. The company aims to empower people, enrich home life, and drive organizational innovation by delivering value through collaboration, advanced technologies, and customer-focused services.
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