About this role
Salary: £41,500 - 71,000 per year
Requirements: 5-10 years of experience in automotive embedded systems, including at least 3 years in automotive cybersecurity rolesDeep practical knowledge of the ISO/SAE 21434 lifecycle and its work products from Item Definition to CS CaseDemonstrable experience delivering TARA using recognised methodsStrong requirements engineering skills using Polarion or DOORS, including bidirectional traceability across the V-cycleWorking knowledge of Automotive SPICE processes and ISO 26262 co-dependencies, including safety-security co-engineeringSolid understanding of automotive E/E architectures, communication buses, and typical attack surfacesArchitectural understanding of cryptographic primitives, PKI, key lifecycle, and secure boot conceptsWorking knowledge of AUTOSAR Classic security architecture Responsibilities: Lead the front end of the ISO/SAE 21434 cybersecurity lifecycle across our productsDrive cybersecurity activities from Item Definition and Threat Analysis & Risk Assessment through Cybersecurity Goals, Cybersecurity Concepts, and the derivation of system and software cybersecurity requirementsAct as the technical authority for cybersecurity across the development lifecycleWork closely with OEM customersCollaborate with Systems, Software, Functional Safety, Hardware, Quality, and Programme teams to deliver secure, compliant products Technologies: AUTOSAREmbeddedHardwareSecuritySPICE More:
We specialise in electro-mechanical systems for the Automotive and EV industry and are seeking a Cyber Security Engineer (TARA) for a contract role based in Surrey, initially for 6 months. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Automotive Cybersecurity Engineer to influence product architecture, customer engagements, and our organisational cybersecurity maturity while working across key engineering and quality teams.
last updated 32 week of 2026