Product Security Engineer

Function

Our Company

We’re Hitachi Vantara, the data foundation trusted by the world’s innovators. Our resilient, high-performance data infrastructure means that customers – from banks to theme parks ­– can focus on achieving the incredible with data.

If you’ve seen the Las Vegas Sphere, you’ve seen just one example of how we empower businesses to automate, optimize, innovate – and wow their customers. Right now, we’re laying the foundation for our next wave of growth. We’re looking for people who love being part of a diverse, global team – and who get excited about making a real-world impact with data.

Job description

Product Security Engineer

Role Summary

The Product Security Engineer strengthens Hitachi Vantara's product security across the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), driving vulnerability management, security assessments, remediation, Secure SDLC, and DevSecOps initiatives in collaboration with Engineering, Product, Cloud Operations, Support, and Security teams.

Key Responsibilities

1. Product Security Expertise

• Develop understanding of product architecture, technology stacks, APIs, integrations, and deployment models; act as the primary security contact for Engineering, Product, and Support teams.
• Identify product security risks and support security assessments and customer escalations.
• Familiarity with NFS, SMB, LDAP, Active Directory, Kerberos, TLS/SSH, PKI, REST API security, access controls, Amazon S3, tenant isolation, Kubernetes RBAC, secrets management, and encryption.

2. Security Triage & Vulnerability Management

• Perform vulnerability triage, reproduction, validation, and risk assessment using CVSS, exploitability, and business/customer impact.
• Lead vulnerability identification, prioritization, remediation, and reporting across SAST, DAST, SCA, penetration tests, bug bounty programs, and customer-reported issues.
• Establish remediation SLAs, track findings to closure, validate fixes, and drive root cause analysis and corrective actions.

3. Secure Software Development & DevSecOps

• Promote Secure SDLC and secure coding practices across Java, Python, Node.js, .NET, and cloud-native applications.
• Develop security standards, conduct code reviews, validate fixes, and guide engineering teams on sustainable remediation.
• Integrate security controls and scanning tools into CI/CD pipelines, automate security validation, and promote shift-left practices.
• Support security implementation across Kubernetes, Docker, containers, IaC, and cloud-native deployment pipelines.

4. Incident Response & Governance

• Investigate and remediate product security incidents, conduct root cause analysis, and recommend preventive controls.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Cloud Operations, Support, and Security teams during incident response.
• Support SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST, CIS, customer security assessments, audits, evidence collection, and remediation tracking.
• Maintain security documentation and ensure alignment with corporate security policies and risk governance frameworks.

5. Security Leadership & Enablement

• Act as Product Security SME, mentor teams on security best practices, and deliver security awareness and secure coding training.
• Stay updated on emerging vulnerabilities, threats, attack techniques, and mitigation strategies.

Required Skills & Experience

• 8+ years of experience in Application Security, Product Security, Cybersecurity, DevSecOps, or Software Engineering.
• Strong knowledge of OWASP Top 10, CWE, CVSS, secure coding, vulnerability assessment, security triage, remediation, and risk analysis.
• Understanding of enterprise architectures, APIs, microservices, distributed systems, SaaS, OAuth, OIDC, SAML, and IAM.
• Hands-on experience with Black Duck, Black Duck SRM, AppScan, Qualys, SonarQube, Burp Suite, and dependency scanning tools.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD security, DevSecOps, AWS/Azure, container security, and cloud-native environments.
• Proven vulnerability remediation experience with strong analytical, troubleshooting, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Preferred Certifications

CISSP, CSSLP, Security+, GIAC, CCSP, AWS Security, or Azure Security.

Success Metrics

• Reduced critical/high vulnerabilities and security incidents.
• Improved remediation SLAs and vulnerability resolution.
• Increased DevSecOps adoption and security automation.
• Improved product security, compliance, and audit readiness.
• Enhanced security awareness across Engineering and Support teams.

Works Closely With: Engineering Managers, Product Owners, Architects, DevOps Leads, Customer Support, Security Operations, and Customer Escalation Teams.

About us

We’re a global team of innovators. Together, we harness engineering excellence and passion for insight to co-create meaningful solutions to complex challenges. We turn organizations into data-driven leaders that can a make positive impact on their industries and society. If you believe that innovation can inspire the future, this is the place to fulfil your purpose and achieve your potential.

Fostering innovation through diverse perspectives

Hitachi is a global company operating across a wide range of industries and regions. One of the things that sets Hitachi apart is the diversity of our business and people, which drives our innovation and growth.

We are committed to building an inclusive culture based on mutual respect and merit-based systems. We believe that when people feel valued, heard, and safe to express themselves, they do their best work.

How we look after you

We help take care of your today and tomorrow with industry-leading benefits, support, and services that look after your holistic health and wellbeing. We’re also champions of life balance and offer flexible arrangements that work for you (role and location dependent). We’re always looking for new ways of working that bring out our best, which leads to unexpected ideas. So here, you’ll experience a sense of belonging, and discover autonomy, freedom, and ownership as you work alongside talented people you enjoy sharing knowledge with.

We’re proud to say we’re an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, age, disability status or any other protected characteristic. Should you need reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know so that we can do our best to set you up for success.

About Us

Hitachi brings together the world’s greatest minds to help breathe life into new possibilities – and drive innovation for a better future. That’s why we look for individuals who share our pioneering spirit, have imaginative ideas and are fearless when it comes to tackling the world’s biggest challenges.