Sécheron SA

Cyber Security Tester (IEC 62443-4-2 Compliance)

Sécheron SA  •  Canton de Genève, CH (Onsite)  •  5 months ago
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Job Description

With over 140 years of Swiss engineering heritage, Sécheron Hasler Group is a global leader in high-power electrical and electronic equipment. Our solutions power railways, renewable energy, DC and AC networks, and industrial systems worldwide trusted for their precision, reliability, and innovation.

At the heart of modern rail infrastructure, our Traction Power Systems unit delivers cutting-edge DC and AC traction substations, protection systems, power conversion and digital monitoring solutions. Join us to shape the future of sustainable mobility with technology that keeps cities and countries moving. For the expansion of our team, we are seeking to hire in Geneva a dynamic and motivated Cyber Security Tester.

You will be the security reference inside the development teams building our protection relay platform, which integrates PLC functions and protocol-gateway capabilities for railway substations. The product runs on a Yocto-based Linux system.

Your mission: ensure conformity with IEC 62443-4-2, challenge the application of IEC 62443-4-1 in the development workflow, and help the teams establish a robust security-testing process aligned with agile sprints.

Main tasks:

  • Drive security conformity testing for IEC 62443-4-2 across the product.
  • Design, deploy, and maintain your own testing tools, scripts, and procedures.
  • Produce structured reports and evidence for internal reviews and certification activities.
  • Participate directly in development sprints, bringing security input into day-to-day discussions and decisions.
  • Challenge and support the implementation of IEC 62443-4-1 practices within engineering teams.
  • Contribute to building a repeatable workflow for security testing across the product lifecycle.

Requirements

  • 3–5 years of experience in cybersecurity testing or equivalent experience with industrial or embedded products.
  • Ability to work autonomously: deploying tools, automating checks, setting up test environments.
  • Comfortable reviewing and interpreting security requirements and norms (IEC 62443 family, or similar).
  • Scripting skills for automation (Python or equivalent).
  • Strong communication and collaboration mindset, especially within agile development flows.
  • Bachelor or Master in Computer Science, preferably with a minor on Cyber Security
  • Hands-on experience with industrial or embedded systems
  • Practical experience applying security standards (IEC 62443 or similar)
  • Proven experience building a custom testing bench and related tooling scripts (Python or equivalent)
  • Proven collaboration with a development team
  • Professional English, with willingness to learn French fluently.

Nice to have

  • Experience with industrial protocols or railway-related systems.
  • Experience with test of RADIUS, PKI, TPM, Secure boot technologies
  • Familiarity with embedded hardware test setups.
  • Solid understanding of Linux-based systems; Yocto experience is a plus.
Sécheron SA

About Sécheron SA

Sécheron SA is focused on railway industry, and industrial segments manufacturing high power electric equipment. We design, manufacture, test and deliver products and solutions covering the following scope

Electrical Safety Solutions

Sécheron SA offers an extensive range of products, solutions and services dedicated to the switching and protection of high voltage traction and auxiliary equipment installed on railway and mass transit vehicles. Our ranges of DC and AC circuit breakers, contactors and disconnecting switches, as well as master controllers and wheel flange lubricators, are used on locomotives, conventional and high-speed trains, EMU's, metros, light rail vehicles, tramways and trolley buses.

Traction Power Systems

Sécheron SA offers a complete range of components, solutions, systems and services for DC Traction Substations powering and protecting mass transit and railway networks. With more than 60 years experience in this activity, Sécheron has developed a unique expertise making our equipment to be used in most of the major cities worldwide operating metros and light rails networks, as well as in countries equipped with DC railway lines. Starting from the delivery of individual components such as DC circuit-breakers, disconnect switches or protection and control devices, Sécheron supplies up to the complete DC substation, including transformer-rectifier groups, DC switchgear, regenerative inverter/energy storage systems and other panels. Supported by a strong and expertise project management and engineering team, we also offer a complete range of services to guarantee the quality and performances of the project and equipment.

Industry
Manufacturing & Production
Company Size
201-500 employees
Headquarters
Satigny - Geneva, CH
Year Founded
Unknown
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