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This position reports to

Engineering Manager

Your role and responsibilities

In this role, you will have the opportunity to act as a design authority for an engineering discipline with low to medium complexity. Each day, you will complete assignments on small projects or portions of larger projects in a cost-effective manner. You will also showcase your expertise by applying basic design thinking/design for excellence concepts in projects. The work model for the role is: This role is contributing to the Robotics & Discrete Automation in Bangalore, India. You will be mainly accountable for:

• Configure, deploy, and troubleshoot custom Ubuntu Linux distributions for Edge AI platforms, ensuring secure boot setups and OS hardening.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate security risks through penetration testing, threat modeling, and vulnerability patching on Linux-based systems.
• Ensure compliance with open-source licensing policies, track OSS updates, and integrate secure open-source software into commercial products.
• Develop and automate Linux system utilities, security scripts, and embedded tools using C, C++, Python, and C#, optimizing performance and security.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation of security assessments, system hardening steps, and compliance processes while collaborating with cybersecurity teams.
  
  

Qualifications For The Role

• B.Tech / M.Tech degree with 4-8 years of experience in Linux system administration, security hardening, and kernel management.
• Hands-on expertise in cybersecurity, including OS and network hardening, firewall configuration, and secure software deployment.
• Experience with open-source compliance, adhering to OSS policies, tracking usage, and ensuring compatibility with commercial licensing.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language such as C, C++, Python, or C# for system-level development.
• Strong knowledge of kernel security patching, network security configurations, and package management.
• Experience in firewall configuration, intrusion detection, and maintaining secure Linux environments.
• Proven ability to troubleshoot dependency resolution, kernel patching, and package conflicts effectively.
• Familiarity with real-time Linux, TPM-based security, Secure Boot, and AI-powered edge computing is a plus.
  
  

More about us

ABB Robotics & Discrete Automation Business area provides robotics, and machine and factory automation including products, software, solutions and services. Revenues are generated both from direct sales to end users as well as from indirect sales mainly through system integrators and machine builders. www.abb.com/robotics. We value people from different backgrounds. Apply today for your next career step within ABB and visit www.abb.com to learn about the impact of our solutions across the globe. #MyABBStory