Staff Security Architect (m/f/d) in München

Garmin is a leading active tech company.

The company develops innovative products for people who lead an active life - from smartwatches and diving watches to bike computers, cockpits for sports airplanes and radars for yachts.

Founded in 1989 by engineer friends Gary Burrell and Min Kao in Olathe, Kansas, Garmin today stands for a broad, highly differentiated product portfolio in the outdoor, fitness, aviation, automotive and marine sectors.

Over 20,000 employees in 35 countries worldwide help customers discover their passions and live more active, conscious and healthy lives every day in line with the motto “Beat Yesterday”.

Garmin is represented in the DACH region with locations in Garching near Munich (D), Graz (A) and Neuhausen am Rheinfall (CH).

Around 300 employees work there.

The company also has its own research and development site in Würzburg (D).

• OUR AOEM CYBER SECURITY TEAM IS LOOKING FOR A
• Staff Security Architect (m/f/d)

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Lead product security strategy and architecture across the full product lifecycle
• Provide technical leadership for secure product design, development, and deployment
• Drive threat modeling, risk assessments, and security reviews
• Define and implement security standards, policies, and best practices
• Partner with engineering, customers, suppliers, and regulatory stakeholders on security initiatives
• Champion security tools, automation, and scalable engineering solutions
• Provide strategic security guidance for product and business decisions
• Represent the company as a trusted security expert in external engagements
• Build security awareness and capability through training and mentoring

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND SKILLS REQUIRED

• Bachelor's degree plus 14 years of relevant engineering experience
• Relevant product security or information security experience, including working knowledge of cryptography, Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), software and application security (App Sec), secure software development practices, and hardware-based security controls
• Demonstrates expertise in product security architecture, threat modeling and risk assessment, security requirements and acceptance criteria, secure design review, vulnerability management, security verification planning, and pragmatic risk mitigation
• Demonstrates ability to lead major technical efforts, influence cross-functional engineering decisions, author standards and guidance, and communicate security risk and recommendations to both technical and business stakeholders
• Demonstrates strong and effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Demonstrates ability to work collaboratively and professionally with others under challenging circumstances
• Must possess detailed knowledge and experience with high-level language structure in C, C++, C#, Rust, Python, and/or Java relevant to Garmin business needs
• Capable of mentoring junior engineer associates in security engineering practices
• Must possess pragmatic business analysis skills and apply them to threat prioritization, architecture trade-offs, and security investment decisions
• WIR BIETEN DIR
• free use of our products
• Tax-advantaged benefits via a prepaid benefit card
• EGYM Wellpass membership
• Deutschlandticket (job ticket)
• Job bike leasing (Job Rad)
• Participation in the Garmin employee stock purchase plan
• Kindergarten allowance
• Family & Friends discounts
• Employee events (Christmas party, Oktoberfest, Global Running Day, etc.)
• Company pension plan