Sr. Cyber Security Engineer

InterDigital is a global research and development company focused primarily on wireless, video, artificial intelligence (“AI”), and related technologies. We design and develop foundational technologies that enable connected, immersive experiences in a broad range of communications and entertainment products and services. We license our innovations worldwide to companies providing such products and services, including makers of wireless communications devices, consumer electronics, IoT devices, cars and other motor vehicles, and providers of cloud-based services such as video streaming. As a leader in wireless technology, our engineers have designed and developed a wide range of innovations that are used in wireless products and networks, from the earliest digital cellular systems to 5G and today’s most advanced Wi-Fi technologies. We are also a leader in video processing and video encoding/decoding technology, with a significant AI research effort that intersects with both wireless and video technologies. Founded in 1972, InterDigital is listed on Nasdaq.

InterDigital is a registered trademark of InterDigital, Inc.

Summary

InterDigital is seeking a Senior Cyber Security Engineer to strengthen enterprise security capabilities across infrastructure, cloud, applications, data, AI, and R&D environments. This role will support security engineering, governance, risk and compliance, identity and access management, and emerging technology protection. This role is ideal for a senior security professional who can balance hands‑on engineering with forward‑looking security strategy, helping shape scalable security practices across InterDigital’s enterprise and R&D environments. This role will report to the Sr Director, Head of Cybersecurity & Networking

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain security solutions across enterprise, cloud, AI, IAM, and hybrid environments.
• Support GRC activities, including risk assessments, control validation, policy alignment, audits, and security framework adoption.
• Partner with IT, R&D, engineering, and business teams to identify risks and recommend practical security improvements.
• Support security reviews for R&D initiatives, AI-enabled systems, applications, platforms, and emerging technologies.
• Contribute to threat modeling, vulnerability management, incident response, identity governance, and access control improvements.
• Evaluate emerging threats, tools, and technologies to improve InterDigital’s security posture.
• Develop security standards, architecture patterns, documentation, and roadmap inputs.
• Mentor team members and provide technical leadership on security projects.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in cyber security engineering, enterprise security, cloud security, IAM, GRC, or infrastructure security.
• Expert level knowledge of AI security concepts, identity and access management, network security, endpoint security, vulnerability management, and incident response.
• Experience supporting research, engineering, or technology-driven environments is preferred.
• Familiarity with security frameworks such as NIST, ISO 27001, CIS, SOC 2, or related standards.
• Ability to communicate security risks and recommendations clearly to technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Strong problem‑solving skills, ownership mindset, and ability to collaborate across IT, R&D, engineering, and business teams.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience; relevant certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, CISM, GSEC, GIAC, AWS/Azure Security, or similar are preferred.

Location

Conshohocken, PA. We are open to one of our InterDigital locations in France.

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