Position Reference:    748

For an exciting Defence related project, we are currently looking for a Security Expert (Common Criteria and Crypto Approval) to work at our client’s premises in the city of Bremen, Germany.

Tasks and Activities
The scope of work will include:
•    Guiding the implementation from the perspective of crypto approval needs with the goal of risk minimization during equipment development.
•    Preparing security analyses on equipment and subsystem level.
•    Preparing crypto concepts.
•    Managing the overall crypto approval process.
•    Supporting on TEMPEST design, analyses and test organization.
•    Organizing the certification after Common Criteria standard.
•    Evaluating the support-software to help on the certification work.
•    Preparing the documents after Common Criteria standard such as security target, threat analyses, development documentation, guidance documentation, definition of formal admission tests.
•    Creating and maintaining a close collaboration with evaluation labs and the national institutes for data security (i.e. BSI).
•    Supporting proposals and technical studies.

Skills and Experience
The following skills and experience are mandatory:
•    Doctoral or engineering degree in information technology, mathematics or physics.
•    Proven experience in the area of IT-security, approval of crypto equipment or certification after Common Criteria Standard.
•    Experience in the area IT security.
•    Good knowledge in formal definition of secure systems as well as definition of formal security targets according to Common Criteria framework.
•    Good knowledge in the preparation of Common Criteria documents.
•    Good knowledge in support of approval processes for crypto equipment.
•    Competent Common Criteria evaluator.
•    Good communication skills.

How to Apply
Looking to take your career to the next level? Interested applicants should submit their CV and Cover Letter to RHEA’s Recruitment team at careers@rheagroup.com no later than 05/02/2021.
Preference will be given to candidates eligible for an EU or national personal security clearance at the level of CONFIDENTIAL or above.