🔐 Staff Product Security Engineer
📍 Location: Limerick City, Munster, Ireland (Onsite – minimum 4 days per week)
🏢 Industry: Medical Devices / Healthcare Technology
🧠 Level: Mid–Senior
💼 Employment Type: Full-Time
✈️ Travel: Occasional
🛂 Visa Sponsorship: Not available
💶 Salary Range: €85,000 – €95,000
🎁 Benefits: Full benefits package
🚀 The Opportunity
An innovative global medical technology organisation is seeking a Staff Product Security Engineer to play a critical role in shaping and strengthening product security across next-generation healthcare solutions.
This is a highly visible position offering the opportunity to:
Influence security strategy across product portfolios
Embed secure-by-design principles across the full product lifecycle
Lead security maturity improvements
Work cross-functionally with R&D, Quality, Regulatory, and IT
Protect products in an evolving threat landscape
If you're passionate about cybersecurity, product resilience, and impact-driven work in healthcare, this role offers both purpose and technical depth.
🎯 Key Responsibilities
Lead and develop a high-performing Product Security function
Define and guide product security strategy aligned with regulatory and enterprise cybersecurity objectives
Embed secure-by-design practices, threat modelling, and proactive vulnerability management
Partner with R&D, Quality, Regulatory, and IT teams to ensure security is integrated throughout the product lifecycle
Conduct product security risk assessments and support remediation strategies
Support product security documentation, including governance and compliance artefacts
Review technical designs and source code; provide clear, actionable recommendations
Support incident response and vulnerability management efforts
Implement best practices for:
Encryption & PKI
Authentication & access control
Audit logging
Secure hardening
Patch management
Vulnerability monitoring
Track and report security posture using meaningful metrics
Ensure adherence to development policies and quality management systems
🧠 Required Experience & Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
5+ years experience in:
Security architecture
Secure software development
Systems and architecture design
Experience working in regulated environments with strong QMS adherence
Proven experience leading or mentoring teams
Strong understanding of:
Encryption algorithms and PKI
Embedded device security
Networking and threat models
Dynamic and static code analysis tools
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong collaboration and stakeholder management abilities
🧩 Technical Skills Snapshot
Domain
Experience
Product Security
Secure-by-design, threat modelling, vulnerability management
Cryptography
Encryption, PKI
AppSec
Static/Dynamic analysis, secure SDLC
Embedded Security
Yes
Networking
Security controls, common threats
Documentation
SAP, SharePoint, DocuSign or similar
Regulated Environments
Medical / highly regulated industries
Tools
Microsoft Office, security tooling
🏢 Work Style & Culture
Strong emphasis on onsite collaboration (minimum 4 days/week in office)
Cross-functional, high-impact environment
Focus on innovation, continuous improvement, and ownership
Opportunity to influence product direction at a strategic level
📌 Candidate Snapshot
Attribute
Details
Role
Staff Product Security Engineer
Location
Limerick, Ireland
Experience
10–15 years ideal
Leadership
Yes (influence & team leadership expected)
Domain
Medical device security
Environment
Regulated, high-compliance
Work Model
Onsite-first
🌍 Why This Role Matters
Your work will directly contribute to:
Protecting patient safety
Strengthening cybersecurity in healthcare systems
Ensuring regulatory compliance
Driving security maturity across critical medical technologies
This is a career-defining role for someone who wants both technical depth and meaningful impact.