Dolby Careers Engineering and Core Technology Manager, Security

Join the leader in entertainment innovation and help us design the future. At Dolby science meets art and high tech means more than computer code. As a member of the Dolby team youll see and hear the results of your work everywhere from movie theaters to smartphones. We continue to revolutionize how people create deliver and enjoy entertainment worldwide. To do that we need the absolute best talent. Were big enough to give you all the resources you need and small enough so you can make a real difference and earn recognition for your work. We offer a collegial culture challenging projects and excellent compensation and benefits not to mention a Flex Work approach that is truly flexible to support where when and how you do your best work.

The Engineering and Core Technology Manager will be a member of a team of core technology managers responsible for managing audio and imaging technologies used in a wide variety of products to deliver best-in-class experiences with Dolby addition this role acts as an Engineering Manager with line management responsibility for engineers supporting their performance growth and career development.

Dolbys Intellectual Property (IP) & Software security program is a key part of our overall IP protection and software security strategy and makes a significant contribution to Dolbys business.

In this role you will help model our long-term IP and Software Security program by providing a combination of corporate guidance and technical advice in order to advance our licensing model for the is a highly visible role blending the business needs and the controls necessary to protect our investments and revenue streams. They will ensure alignment with leaders from various business sales and legal groups and actively represent the IP Security function as a key contributor within internal working groups. They will contribute significantly to the definition strategy development and execution of IP security across several businesses. This position offers the chance to make a fundamental contribution to the way Dolby deploys its Intellectual Property and develops secure software.

This role will require regular interaction with Dolbys IP and software protection personnel engineering various business groups sales and operations teams as well as third party tool vendors service providers and customers

We are looking for an accomplished business or engineering professional with IP or software security technical proficiency.

Responsibilities:

• Define create and deliver Dolbys IP Security vision and value proposition.
• Drive consensus across multiple stakeholder teams in order to obtain buy-in from those groups on proposed solutions.
• Use sound business judgment to influence and change mindsets to drive IP Security as the next frontier in driving profitability and shareholder value.
• Together with a dedicated architect define processes and tools that Dolby engineering teams should use to develop secure code to minimize vulnerabilities in our software products.
• Understand the company and customer business ecosystem to better integrate the IP Security value proposition throughout the supply chain while balancing the needs of both Dolby and our customers.
• Create and maintain forward looking IP Security technology strategy.
• Define the IP Security requirements and longer-term roadmaps ensuring Dolbys IP is secure and protected in our partner implementations.
• Based on the defined roadmap create and execute a tactical plan for development of security controls.
• Drive the IP and Software Security engineering teams to deliver these security controls using agile methodology AI tools and be adaptable to changes in the market or in the internal environment.
• Drive cross-functional teams toward common goals by effectively navigating the organization and using IP and Software Security thought leadership to influence the process.
• Engineering Manager function: line management responsibility for a team of engineers including hiring and onboarding goal setting regular 1:1s coaching and feedback performance management and career development.

Requirements:

• MS/BS in Computer Science or other related technical field or equivalent experience.
• 8 years of industry experience.
• Able to think strategically and tactically with business results in mind.
• An evangelizer of new and innovative ideas persuasive communicator able to articulate ideas and thoughts clearly through various means including written and oral communications with all levels of the organization.
• Wide-ranging knowledge of IP protection and security landscape:
  • Key technologies and players in the market.
  • Mechanisms and techniques to protect both hardware and software IP.
• In-depth knowledge of the hardware and software mechanisms available in embedded and consumer devices:
  • Software protection techniques and countermeasures against reverse engineering.
  • Knowledge of cryptographic concepts.
  • Trusted Execution Environment TrustZone and Virtualization.
  • Watermarking and tracking techniques.
  • Provisioning of security assets.
  • Code protection.
  • SOC architecture.
• In-dept knowledge of software security mechanisms:
  • Exploitability research and vulnerabilities discovery.
  • Fuzzing.
  • Using AI-models for the above.
  • Security research.
• Previous experience as a people manager.
• Experience in the leadership of technical teams.
• Strong ability to navigate internal and external partners build relationships and trust in a team environment.
• Ability to build collaborative engineering culture in consensus-oriented organization.
• Clarity of thought and strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Speaks the language of technologists business and product people.
• Curious and up to date on relevant market developments.

Nice to have:

• Programming skills.
• Audio Video or Machine Learning background.
• Passion for high-fidelity.

Dolby Hiring Entity:

77 Sir John Rogersons Quay Block C
Grand Canal Docklands
Dublin D02 VK60
Ireland