Senior Common Criteria Certification Specialist

Overview

Key Responsibilities

• Senior Certifier is responsible for the conduct of the day to day certification, validation, oversight, certificate maintenance and mutual recognition with the common criteria standards.
• Ensuring that the highest standards of competence and impartiality are maintained, and that consistency is achieved across all evaluation and certification activities;
• Possess a deep understanding of Common Criteria standards, Protection Profiles, Security Targets, Evaluation Assurance Levels (EALs), and related documentation
• Provide guidance and mentorship to CB team members Certifiers and evaluators, ensuring their understanding of the certification process and helping them with complex evaluations.
• Lead and oversee the review and assessment of documentation submitted by product developers, including Security Target documents, design specifications, and test plans.
• Conduct advanced technical risk assessments, identifying potential security weaknesses or flaws in products or systems and providing expert guidance for mitigation.
• Oversee and manage the testing phase, ensuring that security testing is conducted rigorously and accurately.
• Conduct of day-to-day certification, certificate maintenance and mutual recognition projects and in compliance with scheme documentations.
• Assisting with the development of policies, standards, procedures and guidelines.
• Make recommendations regarding certification at specific Evaluation Assurance Levels (EALs) based on extensive evaluation expertise and knowledge of the certification process.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest developments in security, emerging threats, and evolving technology to ensure the certification process remains relevant.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, such as developers, evaluators, and national certification authorities, to ensure a consistent and accurate evaluation process.