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Your Role

The Cyber Architect will define, validate, and drive cybersecurity architecture for Automotive ECU programs, ensuring compliance with automotive cybersecurity standards while supporting risk assessments, security feature implementation, validation, and incident remediation.

In this role, you will:

Ideal Candidate Profile

Experience: 8–15+ years in Embedded/Automotive Cybersecurity.

Domain: Automotive OEM, Tier-1 supplier, or Automotive Cybersecurity consulting.

Technical Depth: ECU architecture, AUTOSAR, TARA, cryptography, secure diagnostics, penetration testing.

Leadership: Ability to guide architecture decisions and influence cross-functional teams.

Compliance Knowledge: Strong understanding of ISO 21434 and UNECE cybersecurity requirements.

Overall Hiring Weightage

Automotive Cybersecurity Architecture – 30%

TARA & Risk Management – 20%

Embedded Security & Cryptography – 20%

Security Validation/Pen Testing – 15%

Automotive Standards & Compliance – 10%

Communication & Leadership – 5%

This profile aligns most closely with a Senior Cybersecurity Architect / Lead Cybersecurity Engineer supporting automotive ECU programs.

Your Profile

Key Technical Competencies

Must-Have Skills

Automotive ECU Architecture

ECU design and integration

AUTOSAR Classic and Adaptive architectures

Embedded software lifecycle

Automotive Networks & Diagnostics

CAN, CAN-FD

Automotive Ethernet

UDS

DoIP

Automotive Cryptography

AES/AES-CMAC

Key Management

HSM/SHE

Message Authentication Codes (MAC)

Automotive Security Mechanisms

SecOC

Diagnostic Security Hardening

Secure Boot

Secure Flashing

Authentication & Authorization

Threat Analysis & Risk Assessment (TARA)

Asset identification

Attack path analysis

Risk scoring

Mitigation planning

Security Validation

Penetration Testing

Vulnerability Assessment

Security Testing Methodologies

Software Supply Chain Security

SBOM

SPDX

Open-source licensing compliance

Automotive Cybersecurity Standards

ISO 21434

UNECE R155/R156

Security Engineering Processes

Preferred Skills

HARDN

MAC3

ECSEC

Hands-on cybersecurity feature implementation in OEM programs

Incident response and vulnerability remediation experience

About Capgemini in India

Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organizations to accelerate their dual transition to a digital and sustainable world, while creating tangible impact for enterprises and society. It is a responsible and diverse group of 340,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong over 55-year heritage, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to unlock the value of technology to address the entire breadth of their business needs. It delivers end-to-end services and solutions leveraging strengths from strategy and design to engineering, all fueled by its market leading capabilities in AI, generative AI, cloud and data, combined with its deep industry expertise and partner ecosystem.