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We are seeking a full-time Firmware Security Certification Engineer in Vancouver to provide hands-on technical expertise for the execution of Common Criteria certification activities for Dune-based devices. This role will work across firmware engineering, security, networking, test, and certification teams to translate certification requirements into implementable technical controls, reproducible evidence, and successful lab evaluations. The ideal candidate combines deep knowledge of Dune firmware with strong networking, automation, scripting, troubleshooting, and technical communication skills.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Serve as a technical subject-matter expert for Common Criteria certification of Dune-based devices.
- Analyze Security Target, Protection Profile, Security Functional Requirement, and assurance evidence needs and map them to Dune firmware architecture and device behavior.
- Partner with firmware and security architects to identify gaps, define remediation plans, and validate implementation readiness.
- Configure, build, deploy, and troubleshoot Dune firmware in certification test environments.
- Develop and maintain automated tests, scripts, utilities, and repeatable workflows that produce objective certification evidence.
- Execute functional, security, negative, regression, and interoperability testing, including network protocol and secure communications testing.
- Investigate test failures across firmware, networking, services, authentication, cryptography, and device configuration.
- Prepare clear technical artifacts, test procedures, results, defect reports, and responses to evaluator questions.
- Work directly with internal engineering teams and external evaluation laboratories to resolve technical issues and maintain certification schedules.
- Improve certification efficiency through reusable automation, documented methods, and earlier validation within the development lifecycle.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Cybersecurity, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Demonstrated experience developing, integrating, debugging, or validating Dune firmware or a closely related embedded device platform.
- Strong understanding of embedded firmware architecture, operating-system services, device configuration, logging, and diagnostic methods.
- Practical networking expertise, including TCP/IP, IPv4/IPv6, DNS, DHCP, HTTP/HTTPS, TLS, SNMP, 802.1X, certificates, and network troubleshooting.
- Experience creating automated tests and scripts using Python, shell scripting, PowerShell, or comparable languages.
- Ability to analyze complex technical requirements, isolate defects, reproduce issues, and drive them to closure across multiple teams.
- Experience with source control, defect tracking, build environments, test frameworks, and continuous integration workflows.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to produce precise technical evidence and explain issues to engineers, evaluators, and program stakeholders.
Ability to work on site or in a hybrid arrangement in Vancouver, as required by the team. Relocation will be offered.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Direct experience supporting a Common Criteria evaluation, including Security Target development, evaluation evidence, evaluator interactions, vulnerability analysis, or certification maintenance.
- Knowledge of Common Criteria concepts, Protection Profiles, assurance activities, and certification-lab workflows.
- Experience with enterprise printers, multifunction devices, embedded Linux, secure boot, cryptographic services, authentication, access control, audit logging, or secure update mechanisms.
- Familiarity with packet capture and network diagnostic tools, security testing tools, and API or protocol test automation.
- Experience developing test harnesses, managing test data, and integrating automated security tests into continuous integration pipelines.
- Understanding of secure development lifecycle practices, threat modeling, vulnerability remediation, and security certification dependencies.
COMPENSATION
- The pay range for this role is $105,050 to $161,800 USD annually with additional opportunities for pay in the form of bonus and/or equity (applies to United States of America candidates only). Pay varies by work location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
BENEFITS
HP offers a comprehensive benefits package for this position, including:
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Long term/short term disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Life insurance
- Generous time off policies, including:
- 4-12 weeks fully paid parental leave based on tenure
- 11 paid holidays
- Additional flexible paid vacation and sick leave (US benefits overview)
The compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.
JOB
Software
SCHEDULE
Full time
SHIFT
No shift premium (United States of America)
TRAVEL
RELOCATION
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER (EEO)
HP, Inc. provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and prospective employees, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sexual orientation, age, disability, or status as a protected veteran, marital status, familial status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic predisposition or carrier status, uniformed service status, political affiliation or any other characteristic protected by applicable national, federal, state, and local law(s).
Please be assured that you will not be subject to any adverse treatment if you choose to disclose the information requested. This information is provided voluntarily. The information obtained will be kept in strict confidence.
For more information, review HP’s EEO Policy or read about your rights as an applicant under the law here: “Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal"
INTRODUCTION
We are seeking a full-time Firmware Security Certification Engineer in Vancouver to provide hands-on technical expertise for the execution of Common Criteria certification activities for Dune-based devices. This role will work across firmware engineering, security, networking, test, and certification teams to translate certification requirements into implementable technical controls, reproducible evidence, and successful lab evaluations. The ideal candidate combines deep knowledge of Dune firmware with strong networking, automation, scripting, troubleshooting, and technical communication skills.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Serve as a technical subject-matter expert for Common Criteria certification of Dune-based devices.
- Analyze Security Target, Protection Profile, Security Functional Requirement, and assurance evidence needs and map them to Dune firmware architecture and device behavior.
- Partner with firmware and security architects to identify gaps, define remediation plans, and validate implementation readiness.
- Configure, build, deploy, and troubleshoot Dune firmware in certification test environments.
- Develop and maintain automated tests, scripts, utilities, and repeatable workflows that produce objective certification evidence.
- Execute functional, security, negative, regression, and interoperability testing, including network protocol and secure communications testing.
- Investigate test failures across firmware, networking, services, authentication, cryptography, and device configuration.
- Prepare clear technical artifacts, test procedures, results, defect reports, and responses to evaluator questions.
- Work directly with internal engineering teams and external evaluation laboratories to resolve technical issues and maintain certification schedules.
- Improve certification efficiency through reusable automation, documented methods, and earlier validation within the development lifecycle.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Cybersecurity, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Demonstrated experience developing, integrating, debugging, or validating Dune firmware or a closely related embedded device platform.
- Strong understanding of embedded firmware architecture, operating-system services, device configuration, logging, and diagnostic methods.
- Practical networking expertise, including TCP/IP, IPv4/IPv6, DNS, DHCP, HTTP/HTTPS, TLS, SNMP, 802.1X, certificates, and network troubleshooting.
- Experience creating automated tests and scripts using Python, shell scripting, PowerShell, or comparable languages.
- Ability to analyze complex technical requirements, isolate defects, reproduce issues, and drive them to closure across multiple teams.
- Experience with source control, defect tracking, build environments, test frameworks, and continuous integration workflows.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to produce precise technical evidence and explain issues to engineers, evaluators, and program stakeholders.
Ability to work on site or in a hybrid arrangement in Vancouver, as required by the team. Relocation will be offered.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Direct experience supporting a Common Criteria evaluation, including Security Target development, evaluation evidence, evaluator interactions, vulnerability analysis, or certification maintenance.
- Knowledge of Common Criteria concepts, Protection Profiles, assurance activities, and certification-lab workflows.
- Experience with enterprise printers, multifunction devices, embedded Linux, secure boot, cryptographic services, authentication, access control, audit logging, or secure update mechanisms.
- Familiarity with packet capture and network diagnostic tools, security testing tools, and API or protocol test automation.
- Experience developing test harnesses, managing test data, and integrating automated security tests into continuous integration pipelines.
- Understanding of secure development lifecycle practices, threat modeling, vulnerability remediation, and security certification dependencies.
COMPENSATION
- The pay range for this role is $105,050 to $161,800 USD annually with additional opportunities for pay in the form of bonus and/or equity (applies to United States of America candidates only). Pay varies by work location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
BENEFITS
HP offers a comprehensive benefits package for this position, including:
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Long term/short term disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Life insurance
- Generous time off policies, including:
- 4-12 weeks fully paid parental leave based on tenure
- 11 paid holidays
- Additional flexible paid vacation and sick leave (US benefits overview)
The compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.
JOB
Software
SCHEDULE
Full time
SHIFT
No shift premium (United States of America)
TRAVEL
RELOCATION
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER (EEO)
HP, Inc. provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and prospective employees, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sexual orientation, age, disability, or status as a protected veteran, marital status, familial status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic predisposition or carrier status, uniformed service status, political affiliation or any other characteristic protected by applicable national, federal, state, and local law(s).
Please be assured that you will not be subject to any adverse treatment if you choose to disclose the information requested. This information is provided voluntarily. The information obtained will be kept in strict confidence.
For more information, review HP’s EEO Policy or read about your rights as an applicant under the law here: “Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal"
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship in Firmware
Document your embedded systems specialization early
PERM requires your employer to define a specific job requirement tied to your background. Gather evidence of your firmware stack expertise, microcontroller families you've worked with, and any proprietary protocol experience before the recruitment process begins.
Target employers with active PERM filing history
Semiconductor companies, defense contractors, and IoT hardware manufacturers file PERM petitions for firmware roles far more frequently than software-only firms. Filtering your job search by employers with documented sponsorship history cuts wasted outreach significantly.
Search green card sponsoring firmware roles on Migrate Mate
Migrate Mate surfaces firmware jobs at employers with verified green card sponsorship history, so you're applying to roles where the PERM pathway is already established rather than negotiating it from scratch.
Clarify EB-2 versus EB-3 eligibility before accepting an offer
If your role requires a master's degree or you hold a bachelor's with five-plus years of specialized firmware experience, your employer may file under EB-2, which can shorten your wait time significantly depending on your country of birth.
Negotiate the PERM timeline into your offer discussion
Ask whether the employer has worked with immigration counsel and how soon after your start date they'll initiate the PERM prevailing wage determination with DOL. Delays in starting this step add months to your overall green card timeline.
Verify your job duties align with DOL prevailing wage classifications
Firmware roles can fall under multiple SOC codes depending on whether your work is classified as electrical engineering or software development. Use the OFLC Wage Search to check how your actual duties map to each code before your employer files the LCA.
Green Card Firmware: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a firmware engineer role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship?
Firmware engineering roles typically qualify under EB-3 as skilled worker positions requiring a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a related field. If the role specifically requires a master's degree or you can demonstrate advanced credentials, your employer may pursue EB-2 instead. The deciding factor is how the employer defines the minimum job requirements in the PERM filing, not your personal degree level alone.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B sponsorship for firmware roles?
H-1B visa sponsorship is temporary and subject to an annual lottery cap, while PERM-based green card sponsorship leads to permanent residency with no lottery. For firmware engineers born outside India and China, EB-3 priority dates are current or close to current, meaning the total timeline from PERM filing to a green card can run two to four years without a backlog. The employer also commits to a permanent position rather than a fixed-term one.
How can I find firmware jobs where the employer will sponsor a green card?
Migrate Mate filters firmware roles by employers with verified green card sponsorship history, so you can focus on companies that have already navigated the PERM process for similar positions. This is more reliable than asking employers cold during the interview process, when many HR teams don't yet know their own sponsorship policy for technical roles.
What is the PERM labor certification process for a firmware engineering position?
PERM, or Program Electronic Review Management, requires your employer to conduct a supervised recruitment process proving no qualified U.S. worker was available for the role. DOL reviews the application and, if approved, your employer files an I-140 immigrant petition with USCIS. For firmware roles, the employer must define specific technical requirements that match your background and document why generalist candidates didn't meet them.
Can my employer start the green card process while I'm on an H-1B?
Yes. Many firmware engineers begin the PERM process while on H-1B status, and the two are independent of each other. Starting PERM before your sixth H-1B year is strategically useful because an approved I-140 petition unlocks H-1B extensions beyond six years under AC21. USCIS allows these extensions in one-year increments until your priority date becomes current and you can file for adjustment of status.