Senior FIPS Tester III Entropy - Ottawa, ON

Intertek EWA is looking for a Senior FIPS Tester III Entropy to join our team in Ottawa, ON.



*Based on a candidate geographical location, we are open to this position being Hybrid or Remote.

Job Overview

Intertek EWA-Canada is searching for a Senior FIPS Tester III Entropy with experience in entropy source analysis to join our Connected World team.

This position will specialize in the requirements for Entropy Source Validation (ESV).

The Senior FIPS Tester III Entropy will be a part of the High Security Certification team that will be part of the team that assesses the compliance of cryptographic modules against the Federal Information Processing Standard Information Technology (FIPS) 140-3 and ISO 19790/24579 Security Evaluation standard as well as Entropy Source Validation (ESV).

The successful candidate will join an existing successful Entropy team that addressed all the entropy certification requirements for both FIPS and Common Criteria submissions for all of Intertek’s Certification Laboratories which includes Acumen Security and EWA-Canada.

EWA-Canada has a proven track record in hardware based Cryptographic Modules Security Level 3.

EWA-Canada is a center of excellence in all aspects of entropy analysis for vendors with both physical and non-physical noise sources.

We have deep expertise in semi-conductors and an ever-growing set of Stochastic Models we adapt for various types of noise sources.

EWA-Canada is unique in our ability to offer staff the possibility to work in both domains while being able to offer experts a satisfying career that specializes in entropy or cryptographic modules.

This job description therefore will include the requirements for cryptographic module specialist

Scope of Work


* Entropy specialist:
+ Lead ESV activities for FIPS 140-3 validation projects and Common Criteria projects.
+ Analysis and testing for hardware and software entropy sources.
+ Create Entropy Assessment Reports (EAR) for FIPS and Common Criteria projects.
This includes either creating the Stochastic Model or Heuristic Argument or peer reviews of other existing mathematicians in the ESV team.
+ Prepare and submit ESV packages to NIST/CMVP


* For the record Cryptographic Module specialist:
+ Lead FIPS 140-3 module validations.
+ Lead CAVP algorithm testing using ACVP/ACVTS.


* Lead customer Gap Analysis workshops and create related documentation.


* Project point of contact (POC) with NIST/CMVP and technical POC with customers.


* Assist in the development and review of all test reports and required certification documentation.


* Review/comment submission-related output from other FIPS Testers.


* Provide technical assistance and mentorship to FIPS Testers.


* Participate in industry groups and conferences including presentations.


* Perform other duties as required.

What we're looking for


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