The Role
Assess and improve embedded device security via firmware extraction, static/dynamic analysis, low-level memory forensics, and debugging. Work on Embedded Linux and RTOS platforms, board bring-up, kernel driver debugging, network and hardware interfaces, and secure coding using reverse-engineering and embedded-debug toolchains.
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About Globals:
Globals has drastically grown from a small home office to a globally recognized enterprise
offering world-class quality solutions on Cybersecurity, Cyberwarfare, ERP Systems, AI, and
Enterprise Application Development for various industries including Defence, Education,
Government, Financial Services and Transport Industries. Globals has enabled its customers
to be game-changers in their industry through its disruptive and innovative solutions.
Globals is certified as a "Great Place to Work" organization for its laudable work culture that
helps its team members manage work-life, have dedicated hours to upskill and reskill
themselves, and most important to ensure that the projects that they are working on are always
unique, challenging their status quo every time. Our unique work culture has made us one of
the world’s fastest-growing technology companies as recognized and
featured by The Economist.
Our excellence in technical stewardship and service-offering expertise has facilitated our clients
ranging from individual entrepreneurs to Fortune Global 500 – to explore new business
opportunities, reduce their operational costs significantly and boost their revenues. Today,
Globals enjoys a strong position in the industry as a high-performing leader through its
technology innovation and remarkable domain expertise. Globals is a CMMI Level 5 certified
company.
About Job Role:
We are seeking an Embedded Security Engineer with strong experience in firmware
extraction, reverse engineering, and low-level memory analysis of embedded systems. The
role focuses on assessing and improving the security of embedded firmware, storage, and
communication interfaces across devices running Embedded Linux and RTOS, with exposure
to drone and UAV platforms.
Responsibilities:
- Programming & Systems
Strong proficiency in C ,C++, Python and bash scripting
- Experience working with Embedded Linux
- Experience with RTOS-based systems
- Solid understanding of network programming and embedded communication stack
Embedded Security & Firmware Analysis
- Firmware extraction from embedded devices, including:
Flash dumping
ISP-based extraction
Debug interfaces (JTAG, SWD, UART, etc.)
- ow-level memory analysis, including:
EEPROM and flash storage hexdumps
Understanding of memory layouts, data encoding, and persistence mechanisms
- Static and dynamic analysis of embedded firmware
- Strong understanding of embedded boot processes and firmware execution flow
Tools
Reverse Engineering & Analysis
• Ghidra – firmware reverse engineering and binary analysis
- Binwalk – firmware unpacking and filesystem extraction
- GDB – runtime debugging and firmware behavior analysis
- IDA Pro / Radare2 – advanced disassembly and reverse engineering
- objdump / readelf / nm / strings – ELF and binary inspection
- QEMU – firmware emulation and dynamic analysis
- strace / ltrace – syscall and library call tracing (Embedded Linux)
Firmware & Embedded Debugging
- OpenOCD – on-chip debugging and flash extraction via JTAG/SWD
- avrdude – flash and EEPROM extraction for AVR-based devices
- JTAG/SWD toolchains (J-Link, ST-Link, CMSIS-DAP)
- Flashrom – SPI/NOR flash dumping and analysis
- Protocol & Interface Analysis
- Wireshark – network and protocol traffic analysis
- UART/Serial tools (minicom, picocom, screen)
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering,
Computer Science, or related field.
- 3+ years of experience in embedded systems development.
- Proficiency in C/C++ and Python for embedded software development.
- Hands-on experience with Embedded Linux distributions (e.g., Yocto, Buildroot).
- Proven experience in board bring-up and hardware-software integration.
- Strong knowledge of Linux kernel driver development and debugging.
- Good understanding of networking concepts (TCP/IP, UDP, sockets programming).
- Experience in firmware development for microcontrollers (e.g., ARM Cortex-M, AVR).
- Familiarity with communication protocols (e.g., I2C, SPI, UART, CAN, Ethernet).
- Knowledge of wireless protocols (e.g., Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Zigbee).
- Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git) and CI/CD pipelines.
- Knowledge of secure coding practices and vulnerability mitigation techniques.
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
- 3+ years of experience in embedded systems development.
- Proficiency in C, C++ and Python for embedded software development.
- Proficiency in Bash scripting.
- Hands-on experience with Embedded Linux distributions (e.g., Yocto, Buildroot).
- Experience with RTOS-based systems.
- Proven experience in board bring-up and hardware-software integration.
- Strong knowledge of Linux kernel driver development and debugging.
- Good understanding of networking concepts (TCP/IP, UDP, sockets programming).
- Experience in firmware development for microcontrollers (e.g., ARM Cortex-M, AVR).
- Familiarity with communication protocols (I2C, SPI, UART, CAN, Ethernet).
- Knowledge of wireless protocols (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Zigbee).
- Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git) and CI/CD pipelines.
- Knowledge of secure coding practices and vulnerability mitigation techniques.
- Strong problem-solving skills and excellent communication and teamwork skills.
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The Company
What We Do
Globals is a technology company providing cybersecurity, cyberwarfare, ERP systems, artificial intelligence, and enterprise application development solutions. Its services support defense, education, government, financial services, transportation, entrepreneurs, and Fortune Global 500 organizations. The company emphasizes innovative technology, secure digital ecosystems, technical stewardship, domain expertise, and helping clients reduce costs, increase revenues, and pursue new business opportunities.
