Job Description
This senior role is accountable for providing strategic security leadership guidance and trusted partnership across key Enterprise Security domains. You will work closely with engineering product security information technology legal and commercial teams to protect Arm's most valuable innovation while helping teams deliver at pace in the complex semiconductor environment.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and deliver the strategic roadmap for Secure Engineering Enablement across Arm's IP and Silicon businesses aligning security priorities with engineering roadmaps business objectives and enterprise risk.
- Act as a trusted Enterprise Security thought partner for engineering teams providing guidance across design development manufacturing tooling infrastructure data flows and collaboration models.
- Drive security-by-design adoption across engineering infrastructure embedding controls guardrails and enable risk-informed decision making without slowing innovation.
- Provide expert guidance on IP protection silicon engineering environments EDA/tooling ecosystems secure collaboration access models and engineering data protection.
- Translate emerging threats regulatory expectations customer requirements and industry developments into priorities measurable improvements and tangible guidance.
- Build security strategies/roadmaps and advise on Security Architecture designs across IP and Silicon IT environments providing practical threat modelling and experienced technical counsel enabling teams identify risks early make informed design decisions and embed appropriate security controls.
- Create meaningful governance metrics and reporting to demonstrate delivery performance security effectiveness and continuous improvement.
- Champion innovation across secure engineering practices including use of automation data insight and AI-enabled tooling!
- Success in this role means engineering teams can move faster with greater confidence supported by clear security principles pragmatic controls and trusted expert guidance.
Required skills and experience:
- Significant experience working in Enterprise Security teams within the semiconductor industry with strong understanding of IP development silicon engineering lifecycles and high-value technology protection.
- Strong enterprise security architecture background with demonstrable experience developing practical principles patterns roadmaps and assurance approaches in complex technical environments.
- Proven ability to lead strategic projects deliver results through effective collaboration and influence and drive improvements in processes policies and capabilities.
- Deep understanding of enterprise security domains including architecture GRC IAM data protection secure development cloud/infrastructure security third-party risk and security operations.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to explain complex security issues to senior technical and non-technical audiences.
- Strong customer management skills with experience influencing engineering product legal procurement commercial and executive teams.
- Good awareness of semiconductor supply chain security considerations including third-party collaboration supplier assurance data sharing access control and IP protection.
- Demonstrated commercial awareness and ability to balance risk delivery cost user experience and engineering efficiency.
- Experience developing people role-modelling high standards and fostering a culture of trust accountability and continuous learning.
"Nice to have" skills & experience:
- BSc/MSc or equivalent experience in cybersecurity computer science electronic engineering semiconductor engineering or a related subject.
- Certifications such as CISSP SABSA TOGAF CCSP CISM CRISC or relevant cloud/security architecture credentials.
- Experience with semiconductor supply chain security foundries OSATs IP partners strategic customers or ecosystem suppliers.
- Experience with EDA environments secure engineering workspaces regulated customer assurance or secure third-party collaboration models.
- Familiarity with frameworks such as ISO 27001 NIST CSF NIST 800-53/171 SOC 2 or equivalent security control frameworks.
Growth and opportunity:
- This role is designed to grow over time. As context relationships and experience develop there will be opportunities to take on greater ownership and play an increasingly important role in shaping how semiconductor engineering is delivered securely at Arm.
- This role will become a trusted partner to Engineering helping influence priorities improve secure delivery and support broader security transformation initiatives across the organisation.
Salary Range:
$198100-$268000 per year
We value people as individuals and our dedication is to reward people competitively and equitably for the work they do and the skills and experience they bring to Arm. Salary is only one component of Arm's offering. The total reward package will be shared with candidates during the recruitment and selection process.
Accommodations at Arm
At Arm we want to build extraordinary teams. If you need an adjustment or an accommodation during the recruitment process please email [email protected] . To note by sending us the requested information you consent to its use by Arm to arrange for appropriate accommodations. All accommodation or adjustment requests will be treated with confidentiality and information concerning these requests will only be disclosed as necessary to provide the accommodation. Although this is not an exhaustive list examples of support include breaks between interviews having documents read aloud or office accessibility. Please email us about anything we can do to accommodate you during the recruitment process.
Hybrid Working at Arm
Arm's approach to hybrid working is designed to create a working environment that supports both high performance and personal wellbeing. We believe in bringing people together face to face to enable us to work at pace whilst recognizing the value of flexibility. Within that framework we empower groups/teams to determine their own hybrid working patterns depending on the work and the team's needs. Details of what this means for each role will be shared upon application. In some cases the flexibility we can offer is limited by local legal regulatory tax or other considerations and where this is the case we will collaborate with you to find the best solution. Please talk to us to find out more about what this could look like for you.
Equal Opportunities at Arm
Arm is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal opportunities are available to all applicants and colleagues. We are a diverse organization of dedicated and innovative individuals and don't discriminate on the basis of race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or status as a protected veteran.
Skills Required
- Significant experience in Enterprise Security teams within semiconductor industry
- Strong understanding of IP development and silicon engineering lifecycles
- Proven ability to lead strategic projects and collaborate effectively
- Deep understanding of security architecture and enterprise security domains
- Excellent interpersonal skills to explain complex issues to various audiences
- Strong customer management skills and experience influencing teams
- Good awareness of semiconductor supply chain security considerations
- Demonstrated commercial awareness balancing risk and delivery
- Experience developing people and fostering a culture of accountability
What We Do
We bring brilliant people together in a global ecosystem that is sparking the world’s potential. Arm technology enables specialized processing built on the economics design freedom and accessibility of general-purpose compute that has so far led to more than 180 billion chips being shipped by our partners.
Why Work With Us
At Arm we build the future of computing powering everything from smartphones to AI. Our 10x mindset drives bold thinking and deep collaboration to solve complex problems together. With a people first culture flexible work and strong support for growth and wellbeing your ideas can make a global impact while your career thrives.
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