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5G Security Expert

Gent, België

We are seeking a hands-on, innovative, and ambitious 5G Security Architect/Expert to drive cutting-edge secure communications technology across our next-generation satcom products. Working directly with our CTO and  engineering teams, this role entails a hybrid of secure architecture design and hands-on software development to pioneer resilient, state-of-the-art defenses and keep our 5G product innovations running at the forefront of technology.

Innovation
Organization
Autonomy
Technical expertise

Required skills


  • Education: Master’s degree or PhD in Computer Science, Telecommunications, or Cybersecurity, or equivalent through experience.
  • Track record in 3GPP dataplane and control plane design work. Preferably via 5G technology firms (Nokia, Ericsson, Accelleran,…).
  • Networking: Proficiency in networking and transport layer protocols. Including the 3GPP/5G networking stack.
  • Advanced Networking Techniques: Proficiency in SR-IOV (Single Root I/O Virtualization), Zero-copy memory management, and hugepage-backed buffers.
  • eSIM/SIM & Identity: Expertise in Subscriber Identity Protection (SUPI/SUCI), Authentication and Key Agreement (5G AKA), and Secure Element/eSIM lifecycle management.
  • 3GPP Security Specifications: Knowledge of security architecture and procedures.
  • Encryption & Integrity: Proficiency in 5G encryption algorithms and integrity protection for both control and user planes.
  • NTN-Specific Security: Understanding of security challenges in long-delay environments (e.g. impacts on authentication timers).
  • Protocol Security: Hands-on experience securing NAS, NGAP, and XnAP interfaces using IPsec or DTLS.
  • Key distribution: Knowledge of robust key hierarchy and distribution mechanisms from the Core to the gNB and UE.
  • Assessment and certifications: Knowledge about threat modeling, risk assessments, and  certifications.
  • Networking: Proficiency in networking and transport layer protocols. Specifically, 5G network stack.
Ons product

Get a glimpse of what we do.

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Why this role is different?

You will directly shape our product design, be empowered to make critical architectural decisions and drive the technical strategy that guides our engineering roadmap.


Benefits

Impact Driven Career - Full-time role
Flexible Mobility - DKV - Meal vouchers


Extra's

Work hard Play hard - 32 days holiday 
Continuous Mastery - Training


Team

Ambitious Peers
Can-Do Culture


SpaceTech

Bleeding Edge Tech - Satellites, 5G, AI,...  
Hyper-growth Environment