Purple Teaming Engineer - Embedded Security
Lucid Motors
| Company | Lucid Motors |
| Category | Engineering |
| Location | Riyadh |
| Remote | On-site (inferred) |
| Employment | Not stated |
| Level | Not stated |
| Salary | Not stated by the employer |
| Posted | 18 Nov 2025 |
| Last verified | 30 Jul 2026 |
| Source | Employer career page (greenhouse) |
Description
About Lucid
At Lucid, we are creating exceptional mobility experiences through innovation to drive the world forward. Built on Lucid’s proprietary technology and software-defined vehicle architecture, our award-winning vehicles bring our “Compromise Nothing™” approach to the global automotive market. That means refusing to choose between performance and sustainability, design and engineering, ambition and integrity. In Lucid Air and Lucid Gravity, we have designed and built vehicles that have redefined their segments, combining exceptional range, performance, design, and expansive space in a single experience.
We achieve this through deep vertical integration, with design, engineering, and production happening in-house across our global offices and manufacturing facilities. Our teams come from industries around the world, united by a shared commitment to excellence. By refusing to settle, you can help redefine what’s possible and shape the future of mobility. Job Summary:
We are seeking a Purple Teaming Engineer with hands-on experience in both offensive and defensive security, with a focus on embedded systems.
The ideal candidate will have practical experience with SOC operations, adversary simulation, detection engineering, and security testing across embedded or cloud-connected systems.
You will play a key role in executing threat emulation, automating adversary TTPs, and enhancing detection capabilities in collaboration with Red and SOC team.
Experience with vehicle SOC and security operations is a plus.
Key Responsibilities:
• Operationalize Purple Team and Attack Simulation exercises across embedded and cloud-connected systems.
• Develop and execute adversary simulation plans that align with threat intelligence.
• Collaborate with Red and Blue teams to identify detection gaps and improve SOC effectiveness.
• Identify relevant log sources across assets, ECUs, and infrastructure; document the type, location, and format of logs required for effective cybersecurity anomaly detection.
• Regularly review the availability, completeness, and integrity of logs; highlight gaps and work with asset/ECU owners to ensure alignment with best security logging practices.
• Share recommendations with system and asset owners on required logging improvements, event visibility, and adherence to secure logging practices.
• Support offensive testing across RTOS, Linux, Android, and MCU-based systems.
• Draft and present technical reports and summaries of Purple Team activities to technical and management stakeholders.
• Communicate findings, detecting weaknesses, meeting the logging requirements and prioritized remediation strategies. Collaborative Objectives:
• Work closely with SOC & Red teams to convert threat intel into actionable TTPs and test cases.
• Support SOC operations and help validate detection logic with real-world simulations.
• Assist in control validation, SIEM optimization, and threat modeling automation.
• Provide mentorship to junior team members on simulation workflows and embedded systems.
• Contribute to the ongoing development of the team’s offensive and defensive testing capabilities.
Required Qualifications:
• Bachelor's Degree in Cybersecurity, Information Security, Computer Science, or Information Technology and at least 5 years of professional experience.
3–6 years of combined experience in Red Teaming, SOC, detection engineering, or embedded security testing.
• Strong knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK, threat simulation tools, and detection principles.
• Experience working with embedded Linux, Android systems, RTOS, or MCU platforms.
• Familiarity with SIEM systems (e.g., Splunk, ELK), log analysis.
• Proficiency in scripting/automation using Python.
• Exposure to
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