Security Certification Engineer - Android, Common Criteria & FIPS 140-3
Samsung Research America · Posted Nov 11, 2026
- Mountain View, California, United States
- Hybrid
- Full-time · Senior
- $164K–$225K per year
- 3+ years
The Security Certification Engineer is an individual contributor (100% hands on security engineering) role dedicated to certifying Mobile Device, File Encryption (Samsung Products) using US security certification standards Common Criteria (NIAP) and FIPS 140-3 cryptographic certifications across our mobile device ecosystem.
Compensation
Base Pay Range $163,600—$224,600 USD
Responsibilities
- Working knowledge of the Android Framework, Linux kernel security, code level analysis of the Android Framework
- Trace and debug security controls across the Android OS Framework (AOSP), BoringSSL/OpenSSL, Keystore, StrongBox/TEE, SELinux policies, and native C/C++ cryptographic libraries
- Perform source code and protocol level analysis to ensure compliance to the specifications
- Drive hands on evaluations against Mobile Device Fundamentals Protection Profile (MDFPP), Application Software PP (App PP), Functional Package for TLS (PKG_TLS), and VPN Client (MOD_VPNC)
- Assist in the development and review of all test reports and required certification documentation for all the Common Criteria evaluations and FIPS 140-2/3 accreditation
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related engineering discipline
- Nice to have: Master's in Computer Science or Security
- Nice to have: Ph.D. in Computer Science or Security