Software Security Architect – Qt & Chromium Platforms

Software Security Architect – Qt & Chromium Platforms

We are looking for an experienced Software Security Architect with strong hands-on development skills to lead, guide and actively contribute to the remediation of security issues in Qt and Chromium-based platforms. This role will involve deep technical leadership, secure software architecture design, hands-on threat modelling, and collaboration with engineers to ensure secure, scalable, and maintainable remediation strategies across complex C++ frameworks.

Responsibilities:

• Guide and mentor a team of Qt and Chromium developers focused on security hardening.
• Lead technical efforts in security remediation, including root cause analysis and secure refactoring.
• Actively develop and fix security vulnerabilities in Qt and Chromium codebases, including UI, networking, rendering, and inter-process communication layers.
• Design and implement secure architectural patterns for Qt and Chromium frameworks.
• Perform and drive code reviews.
• Define and implement secure coding standards, patterns, and CI/CD security checks.
• Investigate public CVEs and determine mitigation and patch strategies.
• Serve as a technical escalation point and ensure quality, performance, and security in all deliverables.

Qualifications:

Educational qualification: B.E / B.Tech

Experience: 10+ years of experience in C++ software development, with deep knowledge of Qt and/or Chromium.

Mandatory/requires skills:

• Strong proficiency in C++ software development, with deep knowledge of Qt and/or Chromium.
• Proven experience in identifying, analyzing, and fixing security vulnerabilities in large C++ codebases.
• Deep understanding of Qt internals (e.g., QtCore, QtNetwork, etc) and Chromium subsystems.
• Strong grasp of secure software design principles, common vulnerability classes (CWE), and mitigation techniques.
• Knowledge of exploit mitigation, memory safety, and sandboxing strategies.
• Familiarity with cross-platform development
• Experience working with open-source communities or upstream contribution processes is a plus.