Senior Penetration Tester - Hardware Security (Embedded/IoT)

packetlabs • Canada

Remote

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AI Summary

Lead rigorous hardware penetration testing for embedded and IoT devices, assessing vulnerabilities in silicon, firmware, and physical security. Combine offensive security expertise with deep hardware fundamentals to deliver actionable findings for high-stakes clients. Requires hands-on reverse engineering, debug interface exploitation, and client-facing advisory skills.

Key Highlights

Specialized role focused on hardware-level security assessments of embedded/IoT devices

Hands-on reverse engineering, firmware extraction, and side-channel/fault injection testing

Client-facing advisory with clear communication of technical and non-technical stakeholders

Key Responsibilities

Plan and execute end-to-end hardware penetration tests on embedded/IoT devices

Exploit debug interfaces (JTAG, SWD, UART) and extract firmware via SPI/I2C/NAND or chip-off

Perform side-channel analysis and fault injection to bypass secure boot and readout protection

Reverse engineer firmware to identify logic flaws, hardcoded secrets, and exploitable conditions

Assess physical attack surfaces, tamper resistance, and key/secret storage mechanisms

Write technical reports and advise clients on prioritized remediation strategies

Build and maintain lab tooling, test rigs, and internal methodology for hardware security

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Technical Skills Required

Hardware Penetration Testing (JTAG, SWD, UART, SPI, I2C, fault injection) Firmware Reverse Engineering (Ghidra, IDA, Binwalk) Embedded Systems (ARM/Cortex-M, RTOS, bare-metal, secure boot chains)

Benefits & Perks

Competitive compensation and growth opportunity

Fully remote within Canada

Immediate offensive security training, mentorship, and professional development

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Nice to Have

Side-channel/fault-injection experience (e.g., ChipWhisperer)

RF/wireless work (SDR, BLE, sub-GHz, Wi-Fi)

Secure boot chains, TEEs, secure elements, and HSMs knowledge

PCB design familiarity (KiCad/Altium)

Published CVEs, conference talks, or open-source tooling contributions

Job Description

Packetlabs is a cybersecurity consulting firm specializing in advanced Penetration Testing. We exist to eliminate the false sense of security that comes from shallow testing and checkbox-driven assessments. Our slogan, "Ready for more than a VA scan?", reflects a simple standard: real security work should be rigorous, manual, and built to uncover what automated approaches miss. Our clients span government, technology, law enforcement, retail, healthcare, and financial services, and they rely on us because credibility matters when the stakes are high.

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