Applied Cryptographer

As an Applied Cryptographer at Fortaegis Technologies, you will design, analyze, and implement robust cryptographic solutions for next-generation hardware and software products. You bring deep understanding of cryptographic principles, hands-on implementation experience, and a passion for solving complex security challenges. You will work with diverse hardware and software teams to shape the design of a groundbreaking semiconductor product.

What you'll do

• Design, develop, and implement advanced cryptographic algorithms and protocols
• Identify and mitigate vulnerabilities in existing and proposed cryptographic algorithms and protocols
• Perform formal verification and security proofs for cryptographic algorithms and protocols
• Work closely with diverse hardware and software teams to incorporate cryptographic solutions into system architectures
• Conduct rigorous security audits, code reviews, and analysis to ensure compliance with top security assurance certifications
• Stay updated with the latest cryptographic research, attacks, and best practices, and evaluate their impact on our products
• Create and maintain detailed documentation for cryptographic designs, specifications, and security analyses
• Provide regular project updates, reporting progress against key milestones and identifying risks early

What you bring

• Master's degree or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Mathematics, or Computer Engineering with a focus on cryptography
• Expertise in cryptography, including both classical and modern algorithms and protocols such as symmetric, asymmetric, and post-quantum cryptography
• Proven experience implementing cryptographic libraries and maintaining them in production
• Demonstrable ability to perform formal methods, formal verification, or create formal security proofs
• Strong mathematical foundation, including number theory, complexity theory, information theory, probability theory, abstract algebra, and formal analysis